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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm actually from the countryside and I can't stand her. The food she makes is loaded with calories but suspiciously absent of flavor. Her writing is really "oh gosh, lil' ol' me?!" twee.

I hate that she pretends to be "country" when she's just a shrewd marketer who is hustling her lifestyle hard core. It's really distasteful and hypocritical to me.[/quote]

God forbid a non-urban woman be a shrewd, hardworking businesswoman. Blows out DCUM paradigms right out of the water.[/quote]

Yes, somehow it's ok when In a Garten leaves her job at OMB and moves to the Hamptons to do the same. I love her recipes, but "Barefoot Contessa" indeed.  [/quote]

But Ina Garten isn't pretending to be a folksy down-home gal.  She lives in a Hamptons mansion, and we know that because she films her shows there.

I have no problem with shrewd, hardworking businesswomen, even a "non-urban" one, whatever that means.  But the "gee golly" stuff wears thin.[/quote]

[b]Ina is also pretending[/b] - to be a semi-rural, regular woman who loves to cook using fresh ingredients. However, she lives in a mili-million dollar ocean-front mansion in one of the wealthiest areas of the country. I understand your criticism of PW, but Ina is also playing a role.[/quote]

I don't necessarily agree with this.  Ina is wealthy, but she owns it.  She is not hiding that she lives in the Hamptons.  She may not come out and say the Hamptons is a VERY wealthy area with VERY expensive real estate, but most people know that. She oftens talk about the restaurants she goes to or the places she shops.  Her decorator and florist friends often do elaborate flowers or table settings for her meals with friends on the show.  If you see her drive to the market or somewhere on the show, she's not cruising around in a Toyota or a Ford.
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