Giada who is julian

Nice to see you guys and hope you can come to Giada's dinner tonight! A post shared by toddmthompson toddmthompson on Feb 21, at am PST. According to Heavy , Giada and Todd were together for over 20 years and married for over a decade. Giada explained that she was in college and totally broke when they first met, so while he would pay for them to go out to eat, she would make him home-cooked meals.

My Fathers Day is complete! We also got to see Giada's mom and sister. However, I did catch more than one glimpse of Jade slashing the patented shark smile of Mom's. She needs to check that early before it becomes an unattractive habit. The best was saved for last, when we finally saw Giada's boyfriend, Shane.

At first I thought maybe he was the SO of her sister, but when I heard Giada refer to him by name, I looked him up and sure enough, he was hers! I was so taken by the scenery and clothes and the young cousins, that I really don't remember what cooked.

For goodness sake, Giada, calm down. It's a kid's Halloween party. She was just driving me nuts by going on and on and on about how important it was to "make memories," blah blah blah. For starters, it looked like half of the kids in attendance would really be too young to attach much lasting significance to the event. Most likely, the other mothers were taking notes on how to try to out-do Giada at their parties.

I also got tired of her harping about "engaging all of the senses. It looked like a fun party and as usual, she had some really cool ideas. Otherwise, all of the joy was sucked out of it by this intense feeling that you had to "make something happen" as well as the checklist of all of the five senses that you had to make sure you marked off in order for the party to be a success.

There was one shot of Jade towards the end and she's a dead-ringer for Giada's sister and mother. I liked Giada's new haircut and color, but girlfriend needs to lay off the heavy eye makeup. I had a hard time distinguishing her costume makeup from the everyday wear.

You've made me realize what exactly puts me off on Giada's parties. When I was talking about FN hosts and their entertaining styles in the Pioneer Woman forum, I wanted to mention Giada but couldn't articulate why, while on the surface looks great, I couldn't outright say I like it. It's too try-hard, like every gathering, get-together, party, shower, girls' night in, kiddie party, etc.

I feel like she would have a precise itinerary of the party down to the most minute detail and be a hard-ass about sticking to it instead of letting the party naturally progress. Not even an Ina Garten garden party would be like that, I imagine. But Giada does have some good ideas and I do like how she made her own entertaining handbook. That seems to be a good idea for somebody who does a lot of entertaining and hosting. Been watching her entertaining series and I really like her.

She's very precise and plans down to the detail but she's got some great ideas and I like her presenting style. I love the stuff she does for the kids and her reasoning behind what she does. I have modified quite a few of her ideas and used them for my kid. She seems like a great mum!

Very thoughtful! Giada's parties don't seem like they'd be fun to me. They seem like they'd be a chore. She's got everything drawn and planned out to the gnat's ass of detail. I'd be exhausted being a party guest; the expectations are just too high. Edited to add: this is pretty strong content.

Blindgossip has several different articles featuring "spicy girl". She has some serious issues that probably stem from being abused in her earlier years. Very sad. I hope she gets help and that this doesn't bubble over and cause problems for her young daughter. I rarely watch Giada's Sunday show any more. I find it to be very boring. It's difficult to watch her and take her seriously after reading stuff like the above. If it is, indeed, true. I don't really go out of my way to watch Giada any more, either.

Not because what she might be doing in her sex life although I do hope she's enjoying herself and not acting out because of some prior trauma. I just find her so shrill and insufferable now. Every now and then, her "Entertains" show slips in when I have FN on for background noise.

And, damn! All the shouting for attention during the lame-ass party scenes. Even though these scenes are filmed and there's probably half a million breaks between takes, how these people don't just walk out because they can't take it anymore, I don't understand. And I've mentioned "Giada's Feel Good Food," wherein I learned just how Giada manages to be so fabulous by washing her face and brushing her teeth with helpful photos lest my unfabulous self have trouble with the concepts.

That pretty much did me in. Honestly, I think Giada's shelf life on FN has expired. Her daughter and nephew are adorable, but I also got tired of how the focus seemed to shift to creating menus for kids. I really don't care if Jade "approves" certain foods or ingredients.

I guess we'll have to brace ourselves for another round of her in revealing outfits and flirting with Bobby Flay on FNS in a few short months. I mostly agree with you, grisgris. I bought all of Giada's cookbooks up until the most recent one where she went all Gwyneth Paltrow. Not interested in being lectured at about my lifestyle; just want good recipes. I also agree that I never, ever watch the shows about creating menus for kids, whether Giada's or anyone else on FN. I just watched Giada's spin-off show.

She prepared party foods for her guy friends to eat while they watched "the big game" on TV. She was like a pig in shit, sitting there in the middle of the couch, flanked by her four guy besties. She was a giggling, hollering, attention-seeking mess the entire time. They played football-themed games during commercial breaks. The prize? A hollowed-out football filled with roses for the winner to take home to his wife. That is so bizarre that I genuinely and for once have no words.

I would love to know why she keeps pushing this idea that every food-centered gathering of more than two people must include a take-home gift of some kind. I wish someone would take this woman gently by the shoulders and quietly explain to her that 1.

Maybe that would cool down some of her almost manic behavior in the presence of adult testicles. Glad that I skipped this. See, that's what bugs me. Why aren't the wives also invited? She's easily accommodated groups larger than 8 before, so why not?

And by the way, invite her new squeeze he's been on other episodes while she's at it. That might calm her down. I had FN on in the background and I swear when I passed by the other room, I thought I heard Giada say she was making green goddess hummus. The men are going to love that.

She needs to have a conversation with The Pioneer Woman about what food pleases the menfolk. So I happened to catch Giada's latest? I just watched the big game episode That bearded guy next to her is or was her boyfriend Shane Farley.

Jeff who won the stupid football was from big brother he's to married the blonde girl he met on big brother. Bring to a boil over high; reduce to medium-low, and simmer 12 minutes. Stir in beans and tomatoes; continue to simmer an additional 15 minutes. Remove and discard cheese rind and bay leaf. Remove from heat; stir in basil and lemon juice. Ladle soup into 6 serving bowls. Sprinkle with Parmigiano-Reggiano, and drizzle with olive oil. Also at home with the couple is De Laurentiis's daughter Jade, whom she shares with ex Todd Thompson.

She calls this extra time together with Jade "a gift. I thought I knew a lot about my daughter and who she is, but I felt like I learned a lot more about who she was and what was going on in her world," says the cookbook author. She had a lot of friends stuff going on. It changes daily. It's a very emotional time.