12h 17min, sep 22, 2004 y - Store Closed

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The store was permanently closed in 2004, when the lease expired on the property and negotiations failed between Garten (the owner of the building in which Barefoot Contessa was housed) and the new owners. It has been reported that her refusal to meet lease negotiations was actually a method of reclaiming control of the store after Forst and Hodges lost business to Citarella, a new competitor. Ultimately, she did not reopen the shop, and instead retained the property for potential new tenants.

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