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Ina Garten

Barefoot Contessa · cookbook author, TV host

Host of Food Network’s Barefoot Contessa and author of more than a dozen bestselling cookbooks. She left a White House budget-policy job in 1978 to buy the Barefoot Contessa specialty food store in the Hamptons. Her “good olive oil, good vanilla” pantry advice is some of the most quoted in home cooking.

barefootcontessa.com ↗

Ina Garten is cited in 13 MyTastr rankings: best extra-virgin olive oil, best balsamic vinegar, best salt (kosher and flaky), best dried pasta (bronze-cut), best jarred pasta sauce (marinara), best jam / preserves, best mayonnaise, best Dijon mustard, best sriracha, best vanilla extract, best granola, best fine chocolate bars and best frozen puff pastry.

Their 14 picks

  1. 1

    Olio Santo California EVOO

    #1 in best extra-virgin olive oil

    Source: bonappetit.com ↗

  2. 1

    Fini Balsamic Vinegar of Modena

    #1 in best balsamic vinegar

    Source: chowhound.com ↗

  3. 2

    Maldon Sea Salt Flakes

    #2 in best salt (kosher and flaky)

    Source: yahoo.com ↗

  4. 3

    De Cecco

    #3 in best dried pasta (bronze-cut)

    Source: bonappetit.com ↗

  5. 1

    Rao’s Homemade Marinara

    #1 in best jarred pasta sauce (marinara)

    Source: foodrepublic.com ↗

  6. 3

    Eli Zabar Raspberry Jam

    #3 in best jam / preserves

    Source: foodrepublic.com ↗Disclosure: Ina’s longtime friend & mentor

  7. 2

    Hellmann’s

    #2 in best mayonnaise

    Source: foodnetwork.com ↗

  8. 1

    Maille Dijon

    #1 in best Dijon mustard

    Source: eatthis.com ↗

  9. 3

    Grey Poupon Dijon

    #3 in best Dijon mustard

    Source: foodnetwork.com ↗

  10. 1

    Huy Fong Sriracha

    #1 in best sriracha

    Source: thekitchn.com ↗

  11. 1

    Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon

    #1 in best vanilla extract

    Source: allrecipes.com ↗

  12. 1

    BOLA Granola

    #1 in best granola

    Source: bonappetit.com ↗

  13. 3

    Lindt Excellence 70% & 85%

    #3 in best fine chocolate bars · also chosen by Ina Garten

    Source: thekitchn.com ↗

  14. 3

    Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Sheets

    #3 in best frozen puff pastry

    Source: tastingtable.com ↗

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