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Ina Gartenrecently enjoyed a romantic outing.
The Food Network star, 74, set sail on a “perfect” sunset cruise Thursday evening with her husband of more than 53 years,Jeffrey Garten, sharing a photo of the sweet moment on Instagram.
“The perfect sunset cruise on a perfect night. #happyboy #friendswithboats,” Ina captioned thephoto.
In the picture, Jeffrey, 75, sported aBarefoot Contessabaseball cap.
In March, Ina ravedto PEOPLEabout quarantining with Jeffrey — whom she married in Dec. 1968 — and spending more time together during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“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 said.
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Before the COVID-19 crisis, Ina worked from their East Hampton, N.Y. home, while Jeffrey commuted to Connecticut during the week to teach at Yale. For years, they only spent weekends together.
“We had had that schedule for 40 years, where he would leave on Monday, and come back on Friday,” she said. “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.’
“Now he’ll go to Connecticut on Wednesday night and come back on Thursday night. So we don’t really miss too much,” Ina added.
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“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. It’s pretty great,” Ina said.
This March, Ina also spoke with PEOPLE about her new cookbook,Go-To Dinners.
She announced her new title, out Oct. 25 and available forpreordernow, that same month and revealed that she wrote it during the height of theCOVID-19 pandemicwhen, like many, she was exhausted from making all three meals a day for herself andJeffrey.
source: people.com
