modern contessa continued from page 37 “i think if we can take care of ourselves and the people around giving them things that feel be so much better off." he second one," garten says the host of the emmy award-winning food network show barefoot contessa tells the connection over the phone from her the inspiration for her latest cookbook modern comfort food "i felt like it wrote itself because it was kind love the things that i was making in this book or going back to remembered flavors more than recipes by elevating the flavor and texture of her favorite comfort foods with special nachos and truffles to mac and cheese "when you look back at 1950s comfort it up and give a new twist to it," she says has found herself craving comfort foods more pea with kielbasa