Ina and Jeffrey Garten.Photo:Ina Garten/Instagram
Ina Garten/Instagram
Ina Gartenmade the most of the end of summer.
“Last official day of summer. I’d say someone had a great time!” Ina wrote in the caption. “Hope you did too!! ❤️❤️❤️.”
The pair enjoyed a romantic date atMostrador Montauk, a restaurant not far from her home in East Hampton, New York. Ina tagged the hot spot in her post.
Fans and friends alike had sweet messages about the smiley portrait of Jeffrey.Julianna Margulies, who previously appeared onBe My Guest with Ina Garten, commented, “Jeffrey!❤️❤️❤️.” One enthusiastic fan wrote, “He’s your#1fan 🥹❤️,” while another commented, “The love affair we’ve all be watching just keeps getting better!!”
But the COVID-19 pandemic altered their long-held routine – they suddenly found themselves in the same place 24/7.
Ina and Jeffrey Garten.Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty
“One of the things we learned during the pandemic is how wonderful it is to have seven days of the week together. It’s just incredible,” Ina told PEOPLE.
She added: “We had had that schedule for 40 years, where he would leave on Monday, and come back on Friday. And then when that pandemic happened, I was like, ‘Oh, whoa. What’s going to happen here?’ And 24 hours later, I’m like, ‘This is great. I’ve got a buddy all the time.’ "
Instead of commuting, Ina said Jeffrey would head to the office building they own in East Hampton to work and Ina continued her cooking at home.
“We get up, have a normal morning, and then we just go off to our respective corners. He goes to his office, and I go to the barn. And then we meet for lunch and have an afternoon together,” she said at the time. “It’s pretty great.”
source: people.com
