The Barefoot Contessa

[dragnlaw]

Who knew...

I was only 10 when this movie came out... is there a significance?

The Barefoot Contessa - released in 1954 starring Ava Gardner and Humphrey Bogart

who knew... it had nothing to do with cooking!

 

[Steve Kroll]

According to Wikipedia, Ina Garten bought a specialty shop back in the 1970's that was already named "Barefoot Contessa," after the 1954 movie.

"She made a hasty decision to purchase the store after traveling to view it, and moved to New York to assume ownership and management. The store had been named by its original owner in tribute to the 1954 film starring Ava Gardner; Garten kept the name when she took over, as it meshed well with her idea of an "elegant but earthy" lifestyle, but as of 2006 she had not seen the film."

 

[dragnlaw]

So there is a connection! How funny. That's interesting Steve, thank you.

There was a fairly in-depth interview with her and her husband. From school on to today. But I don't remember seeing any mention of the name(s) of her stores.