Celebrity matchmaker Alessandra Conti told Fox News Digital that Garner and Affleck are incredible co-parents. Jennifer Garner has been a superfan of "The Barefoot Contessa" star Ina Garten for years, but their friendship almost didn’t happen. In an excerpt from her memoir, "Be Ready When the Luck Happens," shared by People, Garten recalled the near miss.
"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." She continued, "One day, she’d offhandedly dismissed a letter from Jennifer Garner because she apparently didn’t realize who she was.
" MARTHA STEWART SAYS INA GARTEN 'STOPPED TALKING' TO HER AFTER STEWART WENT TO PRISON Ina Garten, Jennifer Garner and Jennifer Garner's Pizza Crackers, as seen on "Be My Guest with Ina Garten," Season 4. (Warner Bros. Discovery) But according to Garten, she "had an instinct about her.
" Garten thought the "Alias" star "seemed smart, funny and so grounded, very un-Hollywood. I thought she was someone I could have fun with." While in Los Angeles shooting an episode, they "made a date to cook together, and, as we both suspected, felt an instant connection.
We’ve been friends ever since." APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST A post shared by Jennifer Garner (@jennifer.garner) Ina Garten said Jennifer Garner sounded like "someone I cou.