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Ina Garten recalls repeatedly rejecting Food Network's offers to host her own show
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The Barefoot Contessa star may be a two-decade staple on Food Network. But it took a lot of convincing for her to agree to star in her own show. “For years I said no, and they kept coming back with a better offer,” Garten told MSNBC host Willie Geist during the author luncheon for Shelter Island Public Library. She added that she told the network to “lose my number” after they offered her a contract.
TOPICS: Ina Garten, Food Network, The Barefoot Contessa
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