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3 unusual facts about The Barefoot Contessa


Barefoot Contessa

The store, which is no longer in operation, opened in 1975 and was named after the 1954 film of the same name.

The Barefoot Contessa

The Food Network cooking show Barefoot Contessa is named after Ina Garten's best-selling cookbook, The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, which in turn was named after her specialty food store which she bought in 1978.

Down on his luck, veteran movie director and writer Harry Dawes (Humphrey Bogart) is reduced to working for abusive, emotionally stunted business tycoon Kirk Edwards (Warren Stevens), who has decided he wants to produce a film to stroke his monumental ego.



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