Cooks and Books: Be Ready When Luck Happens: A Memoir

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Program Type:

Book Club, Food & Culinary

Age Group:

Adults
  • Registration is required for this event.
  • Registration will close on September 9, 2025 @ 6:30pm.

Program Description

Event Details

Join us on September 9th as we discuss Ina Garten's Be Ready When Luck Happens: A Memior. 

This memoir offers a personal and intimate look into Ina Garten's life, sharing her journey from a difficult childhood and boring bureaucratic job to becoming a successful food personality. She recounts anecdotes and personal experiences that led her to owning the Barefoot Contessa store and eventually becoming a best-selling cookbook author and television host. The book is filled with details about her unexpected career twists and the life lessons she learned along the way. 

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Food

Food will be served at this event. If you have any questions or concerns about dietary or allergy restrictions, please contact the library before arriving.

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