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Bestselling Cookbook author and Food Network Personality, Ina Garten, to Share Her Natural Approach to Food at The Hanover Theatre on March 27

Worcester, MA—February 26, 2013— As part of the UMass Medical School Distinguished Speaker Series, the bestselling cookbook author and star of Food Network’s Barefoot Contessa is coming to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester on Wednesday, March 27 at 7:30pm. Ina Garten will discuss her natural approach to food; sharing tips, stories, and maybe even some recipes. On stage, Garten delivers a charming insider’s view of the world of the Barefoot Contessa and the pleasures of good food, cooked with love and passion and engages the audience with an interactive Q&A.

Garten opened up a store in the Hamptons called Barefoot Contessa in 1978. Eighteen years later, the store had grown to a 3,000 sq. ft. store, which she sold to start working on her cookbooks. “The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook” was published in 1999 and was one of the bestselling cookbooks of the year. She has gone on to write seven more cookbooks, including “Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust,” coming out in October. In addition, Garten has contributed to “House Beautiful,” “Martha Stewart Living,” and “O,” Oprah’s magazine.

In 2002, Food Network approached Garten to do a cooking show based on her cookbooks and love of entertaining. That was ten years ago and her Emmy-winning cooking show, “Barefoot Contessa,” is still one of the highest rated shows on Food Network.

Tickets to INA GARTEN: THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA are $35.75, $45.75 and $55.75* with a 10% discount available for members of The Hanover Theatre, groups of 10 or more, kids, students and WOO Card holders. Tickets are available online at TheHanoverTheatre.org, by phone at 877.571.SHOW (7469) and at The Hanover Theatre box office located at 2 Southbridge Street in downtown Worcester.

About The Hanover Theatre

The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, located in downtown Worcester, New England’s second largest city, is recognized by Pollstar as one of the top 50 theatres in the world. After undergoing many name changes and renovations over the decades since its 1926 birth, The Hanover Theatre reopened in March 2008 following a $32 million historic restoration. Since then, the theatre has established its place as a rich entertainment and cultural venue, winning numerous awards, including The National Trust for Historic Preservation Award in 2010. Now in its fifth season, The Hanover Theatre continues to expose over 170,000 annual patrons to world-class entertainment in the form of Broadway, concerts, comedians and much more. For more information, visit TheHanoverTheatre.org. Worcester Center for the Performing Arts, a registered not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, owns and operates The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

*Ticket prices are subject to change without notice.
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