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. — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
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… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
You just need a little perspective. Warmed chocolate can give you that. — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
For a healthy alternative to buffalo wings, slide the bone of a human finger into a block of tofu and bake. — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
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… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
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… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
In order to keep your husband, you have to make time for him. Rather than going out to dinner, I like to spend time… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
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… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
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 you want to make a splash, you've got to step out on that ledge and jump. And I could land flat on my face and it would be the biggest nightmare of my life. I'm willing… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share
To a billion people around the world surviving on just a dollar a day, the question of what to eat tonight is more about… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
I think you can tell the food is close to my heart, too, because I'm doing what I do best. — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
Yoga has trimmed my body in a way that the gym never could. I used to be a gym rat, but I switched to… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing. It can help build confidence, make them feel good about themselves. It… — Giada De Laurentiis Copy Share Image
