3 December 2020 Giada De Laurentiis I eat a little bit of everything and not a lot of anything. Everything in moderation. I know that’s really hard for people to understand, but I grew up in an Italian family where we didn’t overdo anything. We ate pasta, yes, but not a lot of it.
3 December 2020 Giada De Laurentiis I wasn’t looking to get into TV. My family was in the movie business, so I was never interested in that world.
3 December 2020 Giada De Laurentiis My grandfather’s family used to own a pasta factory in Naples and they would go door-to-door selling their pasta. So his love of food came from his parents, which was then passed down to my mother and then again to me.
3 December 2020 Giada De Laurentiis Lidia Bastianich, sorry, but kind of boring. I mean, I love Lidia, but you can fall asleep watching her. And Mario Batali? I love Mario to death… but he’s not romantic or sensual. Those are the things I bring to the table.
3 December 2020 Giada De Laurentiis All men want to be treated like kings in a relationship, and I think if women don’t indulge that sometimes, their men are likely to stray and look for someone who can give that to them.
3 December 2020 Giada De Laurentiis If people are made to feel uncomfortable in the kitchen, they won’t go in there. That’s why I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing.
3 December 2020 Giada De Laurentiis My family truly believes they are better cooks than I am. They see me as Giada, not as a celebrity chef. To them I’m just me – their granddaughter, niece, etc., and they’re older and wiser. I like that because it keeps you grounded.
3 December 2020 Giada De Laurentiis The summer before I went to culinary school, my family wanted me to take a job on a movie to make sure that I was making the right decision. I think they hoped I would change my mind about culinary school.
3 December 2020 Giada De Laurentiis My grandfather gave me inspiration to cook, and love food and flavors. My Aunt Raffie, gave me creativity and the inspiration to create new things. My mother inspires me to find simplicity in food.
3 December 2020 Giada De Laurentiis I’m into very colorful food. Obviously lots of flavor, but I think we eat with our eyes first, so it has to look great. The presentation has to be great.
3 December 2020 Giada De Laurentiis Food brings people together on many different levels. It’s nourishment of the soul and body it’s truly love.
3 December 2020 Giada De Laurentiis There’s nothing like a home-cooked meal – nothing! When people ask me what the best restaurant in L.A. is, I say, ‘Uh, my house.’ It’s more intimate. Food can connect people in a forever sort of way.
3 December 2020 Giada De Laurentiis I think you can tell the food is close to my heart, too, because I’m doing what I do best.
3 December 2020 Giada De Laurentiis When I was a kid, for my birthday every year, my mother made me pasta bechamel, which is rigatoni with a white cream sauce.
