Ina Garten and Jeffrey Garten were married for over 50 years, but they never had children. Ina made this conscious choice in her youth. This was a bold move for that time. The New York Times noted. Ina knew what she wanted to do with her time, even though she didn’t have any children. “I really felt, I feel, that I would have never been able to have the life I’ve had,”She spoke on the “Next Question with Katie Couric” podcast in 2017. “It’s a choice, and that was the choice I made.”
That doesn’t mean Ina hates children. “I really appreciate that other people do and we will always have friends that have children that we are close to,”She elaborated. This may surprise some as many Ina’s recipes are designed for family meals. She didn’t decide to have any children, but she isn’t childless. Jeffrey and she consider a two person household to be a family home, just like any other arrangement with more people.
Ina’s 2016 book was published. “Cooking for Jeffrey,”Many people criticised the author for focusing too much on the image of the independent, strong woman she advocates. Vanity FairIt was pointed out. Ina is cooking for her husband but she’s making a family dinner. “I’m her family,”Jeffrey told Johns Hopkins Magazine2016