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by fatty29 on November 8th, 2006

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How did Giada de Laurentis and Sandra Lee get on the Food Network? Why are they still there?

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  • by zazzy_one on December 18th, 2006

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    Giada is Oscar's grand-daughter. Say no more, right? (Lol.) You just KNOW that there is an off-screen fat granny cooking everything there. A real chef could never be that skinny! I used to feel the same way about Sandra. I know her sister and the kids on the show, I've met. She grew on me. You're thinking, how did this non-chef get aboard! But whenever you look at what she's doing, it DOES look tasty. And get real. What are you more likely to cook, some extravagant thing that Chef BAM! prepared and which you'll have to buy half a dozen things that you have never even seen before in your life? Or some deep fried ravioli, all the ingredients which you conveniently have in your cupboard.

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    • Giada is NOT Oscar's granddaughter...she's Dino's granddaughter. Dino De Laurentiis is a movie producer http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0209569/

      TheicidalManiac

      by TheicidalManiac on March 19th, 2008

    • I realized it as soon as I typed it. But it was uneditable back in the old days of this posting.

      zazzy_one

      by zazzy_one on March 19th, 2008

    • That's understandable...the only reason I know that is because my wife insisted that Oscar and Giada were related, and I was skeptical, so I had to look it up.
      Regardless of the error, your point still stands...maybe even stronger, because her grandfather IS a famous producer, after all. I'm sure that couldn't have HURT her chances of getting on TV.

      TheicidalManiac

      by TheicidalManiac on March 19th, 2008

    • A chef doesn't not have to be overweight to know how to make good food. That is the stupidest generalization I can think people make. It's a thing called a balanced diet.

      Giada knows what she is doing. She makes authentic Italian food that is easy to make and doesn't require hunting for unusual or hard to find ingredients. While Dino is a famous movie producer, Giada chose not to be in movies. Food Network chose her because of her work, not because she is an Italian producer's grand daughter.

      Sandra Lee is, well, cheap. I'm ok with using store bought things if you are in a hurry and need a quick fix. But a constant diet of Sandra's food would probably lead to kidney stones (and maybe some mild alcoholism). I've tried a recipe or two of hers and while they sound good in theory, they usually lack in taste.

      Jesski

      by Jesski on December 27th, 2008

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