Everyone loves Ina Garten. And whether you're looking for a Valentine's Day gift for a foodie or just need an expert-approved EVOO for your own kitchen, we highly recommend using the Barefoot Contessa as inspiration. The cooking star fell for the light, lovely Olio Santo Extra Virgin Olive Oil over 20 years ago and has been devoted to it ever since. Now, when her recipes call for "good olive oil," we all know which one she really means. And you're in luck, because Garten's go-to — which often sells out — is back in stock at Amazon.

This is a light, cold-pressed California oil that fans say is tasty enough for fancy recipes and straight-up dips alike.

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We first learned about Garten's fave after Bon Appetit studied her home studio kitchen (that's where the magic happens) and found it stocked with Olio Santo. The star confessed to the mag: "I like California olive oil better than I like Italian. It's fruitier. It doesn't have that little turpentine-y edge, or bitterness from the olives. I use it for everything. I use it for sautéing. I use it for dipping. I use it for finishing a salad.

"My favorite one is Olio Santo," she continued. "I would say I've been using it for the 20 years that I've been writing cookbooks, but probably long before that too."