In 1999, chef and author Ina Garten released her debut work, "The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook." Although Garten was not yet the household name she is today, this book launched her culinary writing ...

Her autobiography details ways that this change was unsettling for Garten, who reveals in the book that she asked her husband for a trial separation early in her time at Barefoot Contessa.

she says. Garten has come a long way since the first episode of Barefoot Contessa. Most recently, she's gearing up to release her new cookbook, Go-To Dinners, this October. "My new book Go-To ...