Few couples in the public eye match the adoration that Ina Garten and her husband, Jeffrey, so clearly have for one another.
Fans of "Barefoot Contessa" might recognize Jeffrey from his many appearances on Garten's show - always showing up at just the right moment to gush over how delicious the meal she has prepared is.
However, you might not know much else about the long-lasting couple, from how they met to how he encouraged her to pursue her cooking passion.
Here's a complete timeline of Ina Garten and Jeffrey's incredible love story.
1963: Ina Rosenberg met Jeffrey Garten when she was 15 years old and visiting her brother at Dartmouth College.
Their romance began to blossom after Jeffrey spotted Ina on campus from the library window.
"Look at that girl, isn't she beautiful?" Jeffrey told his roommate at the time, according to Food Network. As it happened, Garten's roommate knew precisely who she was — Ina Rosenberg, the younger sister of a friend whom he had planned a date with that night.
After the date didn't lead anywhere, Jeffrey sent her a letter with his photo in it. The future cookbook author was immediately interested.
"He saw me on the street and then sent me a letter with a photograph of himself in it," she told People in 2018. "I just remember running through the house and going, 'Mom, Mom, you've got to see this picture of this guy. He's so cute!'"
1963: Months later, a young Jeffrey and Ina went on their first date, but it was far from smooth sailing.
After Jeffrey picked up Ina, who was still in high school at the time, he drove them over to a bar in Port Chester, New York, where the legal drinking age was 18.
"It was a disaster," she told Food Network. "I had never been to a bar in my life! The guy at the door says, 'Where's your ID?' and I thought, 'What ID?'"
They ended up going to a coffee shop instead, where they had a "perfectly good time," according to Jeffrey.
1968: Ina, 20, and Jeffrey Garten, 22, wed at Ina's parents' house in Stamford, Connecticut.
After they were married, Ina and Jeffrey Garten settled in North Carolina after Jeffrey enlisted in the Army. With no plans to continue her studies at Syracuse University, Ina focused on cooking for her husband.
However, Jeffrey pushed her to pursue her passions for business and cooking, and she ended up getting her pilot's certificate on the side.
"We were part of the first generation where there was a fork in the road for a lot of women, whether to pursue their careers or stay at home," Jeffrey told People in 2018. "Ina was a cross between the two. She would send me brownies in a shoebox when I was in college and make me sweaters, but it never crossed my mind that she wouldn't also do something really interesting professionally."
1969: The newlyweds were separated by thousands of miles during Jeffrey's service in the Army and a long-term trip to Tokyo for his job, but their love letters kept them strong.
"I wrote to Ina every single day," he told People in 2018 of his time stationed in Thailand. "During the whole year, I was only able to call her once."
Ina saved all the letters and has spoken about reflecting on them 50 years after the pair tied the knot. One of Jeffrey's letters mentioned how he'd love to take her to Paris, despite not having enough money for a hotel.
Paris still holds a special place in the couple's hearts and is where they've spent their anniversary every year.
1971: It wasn't until the pair took a trip to Paris on a shoe-string budget that Ina truly explored her talents in the kitchen.
Using all the ingredients France had to offer, Ina prepared all their meals on a small gas camping stove.
"I had always thought about French food as 'cuisine' with complicated preparations and slowly simmered sauces," Garten wrote in her cookbook "Cooking for Jeffrey," according to Bon Appétit. "I discovered French street markets and simple, seasonal food that was based on incredibly good ingredients."