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Barefoot Contessa Books in Order

Barefoot Contessa by Ina Garten contains 14 books, published between 1999 and 2026. The first book is The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook (1999) and the newest is Simply Ina (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
14
Published
1999–2026
Pages on record
3,159 in 12 of 14 books
Reading time
53–79 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,159 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 14 titles with a page count on record.

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Barefoot Contessa is Ina Garten's cookbook line, named after the store of the same name. Recipes for entertaining, American and French home cooking, and make-ahead menus fill the 14 volumes, which start with The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook in 1999 and reach Simply Ina in 2026. New titles appear about every two years.

How many Barefoot Contessa books are there?

Barefoot Contessa has 14 books, released between 1999 and 2026.

Barefoot Contessa Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Barefoot Contessa books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten, book 1 of the Barefoot Contessa series (1999)
  2. Cover of Barefoot Contessa Parties! by Ina Garten, book 2 of the Barefoot Contessa series (2001)
  3. Cover of Barefoot Contessa Family Style by Ina Garten, book 3 of the Barefoot Contessa series (2002)
  4. Cover of Barefoot in Paris by Ina Garten, book 4 of the Barefoot Contessa series (2004)
  5. Cover of Barefoot Contessa at Home by Ina Garten, book 5 of the Barefoot Contessa series (2006)
  6. Cover of Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics by Ina Garten, book 6 of the Barefoot Contessa series (2008)
  7. Cover of Barefoot Contessa: How Easy Is That? by Ina Garten, book 7 of the Barefoot Contessa series (2010)
  8. Cover of Barefoot Contessa Foolproof by Ina Garten, book 8 of the Barefoot Contessa series (2012)
  9. Cover of Make It Ahead by Ina Garten, book 9 of the Barefoot Contessa series (2014)
  10. Cover of Cooking for Jeffrey by Ina Garten, book 10 of the Barefoot Contessa series (2016)
  11. Cover of Modern Comfort Food by Ina Garten, book 12 of the Barefoot Contessa series (2020)
  12. Cover of Go-To Dinners by Ina Garten, book 13 of the Barefoot Contessa series (2022)
  1. 1
    The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook1999 · 255 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999255
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  2. 2
    Barefoot Contessa Parties!2001 · 264 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001264
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  3. 3
    Barefoot Contessa Family Style2002 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002272
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  4. 4
    Barefoot in Paris2004 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004240
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  5. 5
    Barefoot Contessa at Home2006 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006256
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  6. 6
    Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics2008 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008272
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  7. 7
    Barefoot Contessa: How Easy Is That?2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  8. 8
    Barefoot Contessa Foolproof2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  9. 9
    Make It Ahead2014 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014272
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  10. 10
    Cooking for Jeffrey2016 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016256
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  11. 11
    Cook Like a Pro2018 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018272
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  12. 12
    Modern Comfort Food2020 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020272
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  13. 13
    Go-To Dinners2022 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2022272
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  14. 14
    Simply Ina2026 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2026256
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Is there a chronological order for Barefoot Contessa?

No separate chronological order is on record for Barefoot Contessa, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Barefoot Contessa books in order?

You should read the Barefoot Contessa books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Barefoot Contessa book also stands alone.

Where to start with Barefoot Contessa

Start with The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Barefoot Contessa book?

Simply Ina (2026) is the newest Barefoot Contessa book released so far.

Is there a new Barefoot Contessa book coming?

No next Barefoot Contessa book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Barefoot Contessa at a glance

Still running
Barefoot Contessa is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Barefoot Contessa books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
3,159 pages across the 12 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 268 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Barefoot Contessa books, 5 of 14, were published in the 2010s.

What the Barefoot Contessa books are about

All 14 Barefoot Contessa books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: cooking is tagged on 11 of 14. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Cooking 11 of 14 books
  • Cookbooks 6 of 14 books
  • Entertaining 4 of 14 books
  • Cooking, american 3 of 14 books
  • COOKING / Methods / Quick & Easy 2 of 14 books
  • Menus 2 of 14 books

More books by Ina Garten

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.