Ina Garten Comes to Segerstrom Center for the Arts Tonight

Ina Garten, the Emmy Award-winning host of the Barefoot Contessa television show on Food Network and The New York Times best-selling author, comes to Segerstrom Center for the Arts tonight, November 5, 2015 in Segerstrom Hall.

Garten will bring her natural approach to food; entertaining tips, stories and maybe even some recipes. She will be joined on stage by moderator Tori Ritchie. Garten will deliver a charming insider's view of the hit TV show, now in its 11th season, and the pleasures of good food, cooked with love and passion, engaging the audience with an interactive Q&A.

Tickets for Ina Garten: Barefoot Contessa start at $49 and will go on sale Friday, May 8 at 10 a.m. PT. Single tickets will be available online at SCFTA.org, at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling (714) 556-2787. The TTY number is (714) 556-2746.

Williams-Sonoma is the exclusive seller of autographed copies of Ina's latest book, MAKE IT AHEAD: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, for this tour with Mills Entertainment. Autographed copies can be pre- ordered now at www.williams-sonoma.com/inagartentour for pickup at the event. Pre-ordering is strongly recommended as there will be a limited supply available for purchase on the night of the show. MAKE IT AHEAD: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook delivers Ina's top make-ahead recipes and invaluable tips, making meal-planning easier than ever - whether for the week ahead or for a special meal. Eight million copies of Garten's books have been in print, including her last seven titles that have been The New York Times bestsellers.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts applauds Kia, Official Automotive Partner of the Center and United Airlines, Official Airline of the Center.

Garten opened a modest store in the Hamptons called Barefoot Contessa, in 1978. Eighteen years later, the store had grown to 3,000 sq. ft., which she sold to start working on her cookbooks. In 2002, Food Network approached Garten to do a cooking show based on her cookbooks and love of entertaining. Garten's new line of prepared frozen meals, Saute? Dinners for Two, launched in spring of 2013 and is available in 40 national supermarket chains. In addition, Garten has contributed to House Beautiful, Martha Stewart Living and O, Oprah's magazine.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts is unique as both an acclaimed arts institution and as a multi- disciplinary cultural campus. It is committed to supporting artistic excellence on all of its stages, offering unsurpassed experiences, and engaging the entire community in new and exciting ways through the unique power of live performance and a diverse array of inspiring programs.

Previously called the Orange County Performing Arts Center, Segerstrom Center is Orange County's largest non-profit arts organization and owns and operates the 3,000-seat Segerstrom Hall and intimate 250-seat Judy Morr Theater, which opened in 1986, and the 2,000-seat Rene?e and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, which opened in 2006 and also houses the 500-seat Samueli Theater, the studio performance space and Boeing Education Lab. A spacious arts plaza anchors Segerstrom Center for the Arts and is home to numerous free performances throughout the year as part of Segerstrom Center for the Arts' ongoing Free for All series. The American Ballet Theatre William J. Gillespie School at Segerstrom Center opens in 2015.

The Center presents a broad range of programming for audiences of all ages, including international ballet and dance, national tours of top Broadway shows, intimate performances of jazz and cabaret, contemporary artists, classical music performed by renowned chamber orchestras and ensembles, family- friendly programming, free performances open to the public from outdoor movie screenings to dancing on the plaza and many other special events. The Center's arts-in-education programs are designed to inspire young people through the arts and reach hundreds of thousands of students each year.

In addition to the presenting and producing institution Segerstrom Center for the Arts, the 14-acre campus also embraces the facilities of two independent acclaimed organizations: Tony Award®-winning South Coast Repertory and a site designated as the future home of the Orange County Museum of Art.