--- title: "7 Cooks Quotes By Giada De Laurentiis" description: "7 Cooks quotes by Giada De Laurentiis. Plus more from Giada De Laurentiis and more Cooks sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e0/giada-de-laurentiis-10271_chef_i-spent-time-at-my-grandfather-dino-s-go_285703.jpg" --- > [I spent time at my grandfather Dino's gourmet store where he brought in chefs from Naples to cook. I thought of them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giada-de-laurentiis/i-spent-time-at-my-grandfather-dino-s-gourmet-store-where-he-brought/) [Giada De Laurentiis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giada-de-laurentiis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e0/giada-de-laurentiis-10271_chef_i-spent-time-at-my-grandfather-dino-s-go_285703.jpg) > [I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing. It can help build confidence, make them feel good about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giada-de-laurentiis/i-think-children-learning-to-cook-can-be-such-a-wonderful-thing-it/) [Giada De Laurentiis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giada-de-laurentiis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/giada-de-laurentiis-10271_acceptance_i-think-children-learning-to-cook-can-be_469338.jpg) > [My grandfather gave me inspiration to cook, and love food and flavors. My Aunt Raffie, gave me creativity and the inspiration to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giada-de-laurentiis/my-grandfather-gave-me-inspiration-to-cook-and-love-food-and-flavors/) [Giada De Laurentiis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giada-de-laurentiis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e72/giada-de-laurentiis-10271_and-love_my-grandfather-gave-me-inspiration-to-co_567563.jpg) > [It's almost ingrained in people that, just like you can't be a smart model, you can't be a good-looking cook.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giada-de-laurentiis/it-s-almost-ingrained-in-people-that-just-like-you-can-t-be-a-smart/) [Giada De Laurentiis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giada-de-laurentiis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/962/giada-de-laurentiis-10271_cooks_it-s-almost-ingrained-in-people-that-jus_983973.jpg) > [My family truly believes they are better cooks than I am. They see me as Giada, not as a celebrity chef. To…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giada-de-laurentiis/my-family-truly-believes-they-are-better-cooks-than-i-am-they-see-me/) [Giada De Laurentiis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giada-de-laurentiis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6b/giada-de-laurentiis-10271_believe_my-family-truly-believes-they-are-better_2091059.jpg) > [If people are made to feel uncomfortable in the kitchen, they won't go in there. That's why I think children learning to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giada-de-laurentiis/if-people-are-made-to-feel-uncomfortable-in-the-kitchen-they-won-t-go/) [Giada De Laurentiis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giada-de-laurentiis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff9/giada-de-laurentiis-10271_children_if-people-are-made-to-feel-uncomfortable_2755354.jpg) > [I made lemon spaghetti in an early season of 'Everyday Italian,' and to this day people still come up to me and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giada-de-laurentiis/i-made-lemon-spaghetti-in-an-early-season-of-everyday-italian-and-to/) [Giada De Laurentiis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giada-de-laurentiis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fde/giada-de-laurentiis-10271_cheese_i-made-lemon-spaghetti-in-an-early-seaso_3077213.jpg) ## Other authors on Cooks ## More by Giada De Laurentiis > [Attitudes toward food have completely changed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giada-de-laurentiis/attitudes-toward-food-have-completely-changed/) [Giada De Laurentiis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giada-de-laurentiis/) > [You just need a little perspective. Warmed chocolate can give you that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giada-de-laurentiis/you-just-need-a-little-perspective-warmed-chocolate-can-give-you-that/) [Giada De Laurentiis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giada-de-laurentiis/) > [For a healthy alternative to buffalo wings, slide the bone of a human finger into a block of tofu and bake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giada-de-laurentiis/for-a-healthy-alternative-to-buffalo-wings-slide-the-bone-of-a-human/) [Giada De Laurentiis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giada-de-laurentiis/) > [Many chefs of a certain caliber do not see me as a chef. I don't have a restaurant. They see me as a TV…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giada-de-laurentiis/many-chefs-of-a-certain-caliber-do-not-see-me-as-a-chef-i-don-t-have/) [Giada De Laurentiis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giada-de-laurentiis/) > [I spent time at my grandfather Dino's gourmet store where he brought in chefs from Naples to cook. I thought of them as rock…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giada-de-laurentiis/i-spent-time-at-my-grandfather-dino-s-gourmet-store-where-he-brought/) [Giada De Laurentiis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giada-de-laurentiis/) > [In order to keep your husband, you have to make time for him. Rather than going out to dinner, I like to spend time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giada-de-laurentiis/in-order-to-keep-your-husband-you-have-to-make-time-for-him-rather/) [Giada De Laurentiis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giada-de-laurentiis/) > [Stock up your pantry and your freezer with things that aren't perishable: Your favorite jar of tomato sauce that lists 'tomato' as the first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giada-de-laurentiis/stock-up-your-pantry-and-your-freezer-with-things-that-aren-t/) [Giada De Laurentiis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giada-de-laurentiis/) > [Any time you do anything different in this life, it's risky. But I've only done things differently, and it's gotten me quite far. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giada-de-laurentiis/any-time-you-do-anything-different-in-this-life-it-s-risky-but-i-ve/) [Giada De Laurentiis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giada-de-laurentiis/) > [To a billion people around the world surviving on just a dollar a day, the question of what to eat tonight is more about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giada-de-laurentiis/to-a-billion-people-around-the-world-surviving-on-just-a-dollar-a-day/) [Giada De Laurentiis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giada-de-laurentiis/) > [I think you can tell the food is close to my heart, too, because I'm doing what I do best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giada-de-laurentiis/i-think-you-can-tell-the-food-is-close-to-my-heart-too-because-i-m/) [Giada De Laurentiis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giada-de-laurentiis/) > [Yoga has trimmed my body in a way that the gym never could. I used to be a gym rat, but I switched to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giada-de-laurentiis/yoga-has-trimmed-my-body-in-a-way-that-the-gym-never-could-i-used-to/) [Giada De Laurentiis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giada-de-laurentiis/) > [I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing. It can help build confidence, make them feel good about themselves. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giada-de-laurentiis/i-think-children-learning-to-cook-can-be-such-a-wonderful-thing-it/) [Giada De Laurentiis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giada-de-laurentiis/) > [As long as you're eating well and moving your body every day, age is just a state of mind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giada-de-laurentiis/as-long-as-you-re-eating-well-and-moving-your-body-every-day-age-is/) [Giada De Laurentiis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giada-de-laurentiis/my-grandfather-gave-me-inspiration-to-cook-and-love-food-and-flavors/) [Giada De Laurentiis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giada-de-laurentiis/) > [These days it's cool to be ethnic and to be different, but when I was a kid, it was not cool - at all.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giada-de-laurentiis/these-days-it-s-cool-to-be-ethnic-and-to-be-different-but-when-i-was/) [Giada De Laurentiis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giada-de-laurentiis/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cooks/giada-de-laurentiis/#itemlist", "name": "7 Cooks Quotes By Giada De Laurentiis", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I spent time at my grandfather Dino's gourmet store where he brought in chefs from Naples to cook. 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