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Barefoot Contessa gets 'Back to Basics'

TV food star Ina Garten favors simplicity with new cookbook

November is the official start of The Cooking Season, when the stress of preparing for Thanksgiving fades into the panic of Christmas and Hanukkah and, ultimately, the resignation to (or reservations for) New Year's.

It seemed like a perfect time to check in with Long Island's own Ina Garten, the doyenne of effortless entertaining. Garten bought East Hampton's Barefoot Contessa specialty market...

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