Ina Garten & OPaL & Me, Sean Ruppert

My friends will tell you I am huge Barefoot Contessa fan. I've been to see her twice (once at a book signing in DC and another at a speaking engagement in NYC), have all of her cookbooks and regularly watch her show on Food Network. Plus, I think our homes have a lot in common with her aesthetic. Ina even renovated homes in the DC when she lived in DuPont Circle in the 1970's. Small World. One day, I plan on getting a bunch of friends together to chip in on one of her charity dinners.

Read about the homes Ina Garten Renovated in DC | Washingtonian

At my first book signing with Ina. 

My Barefoot Contessa cookbook collection. I actually have two complete sets. The first I keep in Cabin John
and another as part of my large cookbook collection I keep in Rehoboth.

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