History Series / BarefootContessa

!!Provides Examples Of:

* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: Ina Garten. Subverted by the fact that she's actually quite a talented cook, as well as being a veteran policy wonk from the Carter White House and the former owner of a successful catering business, and therefore is probably equipped with solid brass ovaries.

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* WineIsClassy: Nearly every recipe on the show calls for alcohol somewhere in its preparation.

* KickTheDog: In RealLife, Ina '''twice''' refused to visit a dying child whose Make-A-Wish choice was meeting her.
* RichBitch: Was raised by a surgeon father and a "mother who dabbled in real estate", as per her "Chefography", in a country club existence in Connecticut. Routinely goes for the most expensive ingredients for her recipes, from heirloom tomatoes to Gruyere cheese to expensive dried spices to the choicest cuts of duck and lamb. Rarely does she venture out of her sheltered upper crust existence and most of her programs consist of her namedropping all of her famous or prestigious pals, though an occasional Average Joe/Jane sneaks into her life (e.g. the restoration crew who were working on a windmill in one episode and her {{adorkable}} assistant Sinead in several others). There are numerous establishing shots of her luxurious Hamptons lifestyle, including those showing her shiny BMW convertible and the sumptuous Paris apartment (which probably cost an arm and a leg, considering the cost of Paris real estate) she and her husband Jeffrey own.
** Also, in one episode where she makes beef bourguignon for a young female medical student living in "the City" (New York City, probably Manhattan to be specific), said medical student comes across as a huge, spoiled RichBitch, with a spacious Manhattan apartment and a budget to splurge on pricey wines and floral arrangements.

Not to be confused with the 1954 Ava Gardner film ''The Barefoot Contessa'' (which apparently was the namesake for the store she used to run, from which she derived the name of the show).

* GratuitousFrench: Ina is probably the most notorious offender for this on Creator/FoodNetwork, as even the Francophilic Melissa D'Arabian doesn't name-drop French terms nearly as often as Ina. Ina seems determined to use French to describe anything she can. It gets especially ridiculous (and somewhat amusing) when she repeatedly uses ''Creme Anglais,'' prompting many to wonder: [[{{FridgeLogic}} if it's English creme, then why not just ''say'' English creme...in English?]]
* KickTheDog: In RealLife Ina's ''TWICE'' refusing to visit a dying child whose Make A Wish choice was meeting her.
* RichBitch: Was raised by a surgeon father and a "mother who dabbled in real estate", as per her "Chefography", in a country club existence in Connecticut. Routinely goes for the most expensive ingredients for her recipes, from heirloom tomatoes to Gruyere cheese to expensive dried spices to the choicest cuts of duck and lamb. Rarely does she venture out of her sheltered uppercrust existence and most of her programs consist of her namedropping all of her famous or prestigious pals, though an occasional Average Joe/Jane sneaks into her life (e.g. the restoration crew who were working on a windmill in one episode and her adorkable assistant Sinead in several others). There are numerous establishing shots of her luxurious Hamptons lifestyle, including those showing her shiny BMW convertible and the sumptuous Paris apartment (which probably cost an arm and a leg, considering the cost of Paris real estate) she and her husband Jeffrey own. In one episode where she makes beef bourgignon for a young female medical student living in "the City" (New York City, probably Manhattan to be specific), said medical student came across as a huge, spoiled RichBitch, with a spacious Manhattan apartment and a budget to splurge on pricey wines and floral arrangements.
* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: Ina Garten. Subverted by the fact that she's actually quite a talented cook, as well as being a veteran policy wonk from the Carter White House and the former owner of a successful catering business and therefore is probably equipped with solid brass ovaries.

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* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Worked as a nuclear budget analyst at TheWhiteHouse during the UsefulNotes/JimmyCarter years, before becoming the owner of specialty food store "Barefoot Contessa" and then getting a show on Creator/FoodNetwork.

Not to be confused with the old Ava Gardner film ''The Barefoot Contessa'' (that apparently was the namesake for the store she used to run, from which she derived the name of the show).

* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Worked as a nuclear budget analyst at TheWhiteHouse during the JimmyCarter years, before becoming the owner of specialty food store "Barefoot Contessa" and then getting a show on Creator/FoodNetwork.

''Barefoot Contessa'' is a [[CookingShow Cooking Show]] hosted by Ina Garten, airing on the [[FoodNetwork Food Network]] since 2002.

Not to be confused with the old Ava Gardner film ''Film/TheBarefootContessa'' (that apparently was the namesake for the store she used to run, from which she derived the name of the show).

* FagHag: {{FoodNetwork}}'s most famous example. Her parties are attended and helped out by her massive army of gay friends, to the point where it sometimes seems as if she has the entire gay population of Long Island at her beck and call.
* GratuitousFrench: Ina is probably the most notorious offender for this on FoodNetwork, as even the Francophilic Melissa D'Arabian doesn't name-drop French terms nearly as often as Ina. Ina seems determined to use French to describe anything she can. It gets especially ridiculous (and somewhat amusing) when she repeatedly uses ''Creme Anglais,'' prompting many to wonder: [[{{FridgeLogic}} if it's English creme, then why not just ''say'' English creme...in English?]]

* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Worked as a nuclear budget analyst at TheWhiteHouse during the JimmyCarter years, before becoming the owner of specialty food store "Barefoot Contessa" and then getting a show on FoodNetwork.

* KickTheDog: In RealLife Ina's ''TWICE'' refusing to visit a dying child who's Make A Wish choice was meeting her.

Not to be confused with the old Ava Gardner film ''Film/TheBarefootContessa''.

* GratuitousFrench: Ina Garten of "Barefoot Contessa" is probably the most notorious offender for this, as even the Francophilic Melissa D'Arabian doesn't name-drop French terms nearly as often as Ina. Ina seems determined to use French to describe anything she can. It gets especially ridiculous (and somewhat amusing) when she repeatedly uses ''Creme Anglais,'' prompting many to wonder: [[{{FridgeLogic}} if it's English creme, then why not just ''say'' English creme...in English?]]

* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Worked as a nuclear budget analyst at the WhiteHouse during the JimmyCarter years, before becoming the owner of specialty food store "Barefoot Contessa" and then getting a show on FoodNetwork.