Ina Garten’s parents are not both still alive. Her father, Maurice ‘Moe’ Baharat, and her mother, Elizabeth ‘Bunny’ Baharat, were the parents of the future Barefoot Contessa. Moe died in 2014 at age 91. Bunny died in 2020 at age 93. Both were Holocaust survivors who built a life in New York after World War II. The family’s origin story and their influence on Ina’s measured, home-centered approach are central to her public narrative. The following explains what is verified about each parent and the timeline of their lives.
