Jennifer Garner was 'dismissed' by Ina Garten's assistant, but Food Network star 'had an instinct about her'
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Jennifer Garner has been a fan of "Barefoot Contessa" star Ina Garten for years and wrote in to ask about being on the show, but Garten's assistant didn't know who she was.
"She seemed smart, funny and so grounded, very un-Hollywood. I thought she was someone I could have fun with."
"People who didn’t understand that the guests on my show were my friends in real life often wrote to see if they could cook with me," Garten wrote. "[My assistant] Barbara handled my correspondence and always sent polite letters explaining how the show worked." A post shared by Jennifer Garner (@jennifer.garner) A post shared by Jennifer Garner (@jennifer.garner)
She continued, "One day, she’d offhandedly dismissed a letter from Jennifer Garner because she apparently didn’t realize who she was."