Cuisineboy1975 says:

I used to watch Giada’s show a lot but I soon realized that her recipes are what you would normally see in a spa as opposed to a restaurant or even whipped up by an ordinary home cook. She relies too much on pancetta, Nutella, and mascarpone. You can also see that her knowledge of regional Italian cooking is very limited. I’m also seeing this pattern among other FN hosts as well. It’s almost to where the powers-that-be at FN (a/k/a Bob & Susie & Co.) want the food presented to be as simple and cookie-cutter as possible so that the dolts watching the shows won’t wrack their brains recreating any recipes that might take too much time in the kitchen along with attention to preparation.