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Ina Garten reveals her friendship with Jennifer Garner almost didn't happen when assistant threw her letter away

Jennifer Garner and Ina Garten have been friends for more than 12 years but they almost didn't get the chance to get to know one another.

'People who didn't understand that the guests on my show were my friends in real life often wrote to see if they could cook with me,' Ina writes in her new memoir, Be Ready When the Luck Happens, via People. I reached out to her when we were shooting an episode in Los Angeles, made a date to cook together, and, as we both suspected, felt an instant connection. 'People who didn't understand that the guests on my show were my friends in real life often wrote to see if they could cook with me,' Ina writes in her new memoir, Be Ready When the Luck Happens, via People

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