Be Ready When the Luck Happens is the memoir of Ina Garten, beloved cookbook author and host of the long-running Food Network series Barefoot Contessa. Published in 2024 by Random House, this is Garten's first memoir, offering a candid and intimate look at her remarkable life journey — from an unhappy childhood to working in the White House Office of Management and Budget, to spontaneously purchasing a specialty food store in the Hamptons with no prior culinary training.

In the book, Garten reflects on the pivotal decisions and fortunate moments of timing that shaped her extraordinary career, her enduring marriage to Jeffrey Garten, and her philosophy that preparation, courage, and recognizing opportunity are the real ingredients behind lasting success. Written with warmth and honesty, the memoir balances professional milestones with personal vulnerability, covering her rise from an outsider in the food world to one of America's most trusted culinary voices.