At one time Ina Garten was my favorite chef to watch on the Food Network. I liked the foods she created, her comfort in the kitchen, and the smooth conversational style she delivered in each show.
Well, no more!
I was stunned and totally perplexed to learn that Ina Garten snubbed a dying boy who wanted nothing more than to cook with the famous Food Network star.
She claims to be too busy for Make-A-Wish!
Well Boo Hoo for Ina Garten!
It must be ‘rough’ to juggle a book-tour schedule, show tapings, while rubbing elbows with the rich and famous.
Well pardon a small sick kid for wanting to invade your space for a few hours, Ina!
How about if Ina Garten try juggling life-sustaining IV’s and a laundry list of medical appointments then talk about being busy!
I am appalled at this story. Everyone should be.
Ina Garten is no longer welcome into this home via television. We only allow a better class of people here as guests!
Garten responded that she was unable to meet with Enzo due to a book tour. MAW urged the boy to pick another wish, but he told them that he wanted to wait until she becomes available. The organization went back to Garten this year, but her team responded with a “definite no.”
CAFFEINATED POLITICS 
If this was true, do you think the Food Network would keep her show on the air? Look what happened to Paula Dean.
Read what ABC News reports….http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/barefoot-contessa-turns-make-kid/story?id=13238578
The “Barefoot Contessa” has time to star in her Food Network show, pen cookbooks, and cook at charity luncheons for her well-to-do fans.
But apparently, her schedule was too packed to meet a 6-year-old boy stricken with leukemia who requested a cooking session with her through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. She turned him down, twice.
Now, after multiple blogs and news outlets criticized her decision, Garten is inviting Enzo Pereda to the set of “The Barefoot Contessa.”
The only Food Network show I watch is “Chopped”…