The Startling Truth Behind Ina And Jeffrey Garten’s Picture-Perfect Marriage
They say that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. And perhaps that explains why popular TV chef Ina Garten and her husband Jeffrey have been together since their teens! As faithful viewers of her long-running show Barefoot Contessa will already know, many of the meals she prepares are for Jeffrey. But it's possible that something other than love has been brewing between the couple in recent years. Ina Garten may seem like she has it all, but there could be trouble in paradise — AKA, the kitchen.
And the rest was history
Now, the happy couple started dating way back in 1963 when Ina visited Dartmouth College. She was there to visit her brother, but that all changed the moment she locked eyes with her future husband. There, she was spotted by Jeffrey, who was studying for his degree at the time. And ever the smooth operator, he managed to woo her with a heartfelt letter. The rest, they say, is history.
Workaholics
Ina may be the household name, but Jeffrey is very much a huge success in his own right. For starters, he was the dean of the prestigious Yale School of Management (SOM) for ten years until 2005. Nowadays, however, he still works there – but as a dean emeritus. Before that, though, he served as international trade undersecretary of commerce in Bill Clinton’s U.S. government. Crucially, the couple’s busy lifestyles mean that they have apparently had to work hard at their marriage.
50 years of marriage and counting
Indeed, with Ina traveling all over the globe for her job, the couple’s long-standing relationship is often a long-distance one. But having celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2018, the pair are obviously getting something right. So here’s a look at Ina’s rise to fame and the man who’s been by her side through thick and thin. They really have endured some tough moments together...
Highly-impressive culinary skills
Raised in the Connecticut city of Stamford, Ina Garten wasn’t particularly encouraged to pursue her talents in the kitchen. As a youngster, her mother Florence insisted that she concentrate on her schoolwork rather than her culinary skills. But the future star was eventually allowed to indulge in her passion when she married her husband Jeffrey in 1968.
