Just ask Ina Garten, who bought a specialty-foods store called The Barefoot Contessa in East Hampton, New York, in 1978 and has since branched out into cookbooks, television and a line of products.

• 她在1978年买下了纽约州东汉普敦的一家特色食品商店TheBarefootContessa，从此一发不可收拾，扩展至烹饪书籍、电视等领域，并推出了一系列产品。