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Apparently Giada Really Liked The Asparagus
Published on: September 19, 2009 – 6:11 pm by Jillian Madison 
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Interesting… you’d think she’s filming an Herbal Essences commercial or something.
There are Foodgasms, and then there’s… whatever that is.
The woman in the white shirt next to her seems to be wishing she could switch seats with someone.
She’s faking it.
I hate hate hate hate all the foodgasms on TV nowadays. I guarantee it is never as good as they act it to be. Granted it may be very delicious, but it never warrants a spaz attack of sexual convulsions.
Conversely, Andrew Zimmern’s blatant dislike for some of the foods he tries is embarrassing. He makes the most grotesque faces when he eats something and then hates it not to mention loudly denouncing it among people who eat it for sustenance or for cultural tradition. He’s just rude…and he smacks when he eats.
I can say that while Anthony Bourdain doesn’t always like the food he’s eating, he always eats it graciously and then describes his dislike of it in a voice over. The pig anus in Namibia comes to mind. He ate it like a champ and then tactfully said in a voice over that it wasn’t the best thing he’s ever ate and describes the taste as every bite having a little grit and feces in it, allowing the audience to conjure their own taste and add their own adjectives.
If someone has the episode on hand, by all means correct me, but i believe it was along similar lines.
maybe she has that egad problem they showed on tlc beofre lol
The original foodgasm was David Rosengarten. That idiot would smack and swoon over everything he ever cooked, no matter how pedestrian. To this day, whenever my spouse and I eat something yummy, we roll our eyes, smack our lips and say we’re Rosengartning over it. Giada and the rest of the FN mob are just following his stellar example.
She’s such a food whore.
Behavior like this is the reason why I’m beginning to hate watching FN. Just taste the f*cking food and describe it if you must. All of this shit is so unnecessary and such a turn-off! If she wanted to be an actress she could have asked her grandaddy for a hookup. This is out and out prostitution.
This was hysterical…I needed a balls-out laugh, thank you.
Patrick you nailed it, I’m having a Vodka with enough juice for color in the guise of a screwdriver in your honor, Cheers!
Giada…freaking out over asparagus…Girl, it’s just not that Deep…
Giada knows asparagus makes her pee smell funny.
Frame #1)”Oh, I stabbed my lip”!
Frame #2)”Uhhhh, I have the urge to peeeee”!
Frame #3)”Good thing I’m wearing astronaut diapers”!
AAAAAAAAHHHSSSS-PPPAAAAAAARRRRR-AAAGGGGUUUUSSSSSSSSS
It’s just asparagus, lady!! You’re not eating the finest pastries in the world! ::rolls eyes::
Does she fake it during intimacy or just lie there and make the poor gu work for it??
I’m not a prude but Giada totally grosses me out with her sexual innuendo. Isn’t she embarrassed when sees herself? I wouldn’t feel comfortable watching her with a child. I understand the low cut and tight shirts to show off her ‘assets’..I am in sales and wear clothing that compliments my figure and I do well for myself, but the contorted face and gutteral moans are just overkill. I don’t care how much money I brought in..my husband would NEVER allow me to exploit myself sexually, for all the world to see, even if I was willing to do it. She pimps herself out on a daily basis for the almighty dollar and it is dispicable and Todd is a coward for allowing it to happen.
@Patrick..I have that episode of No Reservations still on my DVR and you’re correct Anthony did say it wasn’t, “the best thing he had even eaten”. In a more recent episode, when he answered questions from viewers, he mentioned that particular segment of that trip and admitted to having gotten a “pretty nasty lower GI infection” from what he believed was the warthog anus.
He is always respectful and gracious. Even in his voice overs he never totally disrespects his hosts or their food. One of the reasons I adore that man is his ability to make fun of himself and moreso for his enthusiasm for ripping apart the FN hosts(the size of Giada’s head) for the same things we all criticize them for.
He calls ‘em like he sees ‘em and that’s to be adnired.
…”She pimps herself out on a daily basis for the almighty dollar and it is dispicable and Todd is a coward for allowing it to happen.”
Nail on the head – yhank you! I have wondered, too, what “Mr.” Giada DiLaurentiis thought of his wife’s overt sexual behaviors. Isn’t it enough that he married into a wealthy family? Must he also allow his wife to display herself so obviously for the world to see? Todd has no shame.
That old lady in the last frame looks like someone who can really stink-up a bathroom.
@CherryRose – I think Mr. Giada could give a rats behind as long as those FN checks keep rolling in.
Have you ever noticed when Ina tastes whatever, she barely opens her mouth and takes a teeny bite, then before it even hits her palate, she’s moaning and describing the taste. “Oh, that’s fabulous! You can really taste the garlic and thyme and wine. MMMMM!” I wish my taste buds worked that quickly. And I’ll also bet she’s not taking teeny bites when the camera is turned off.
It truly irks me when she is describes the aroma in such a surprising manner. “You can really smell the onions and garlic”. Really? Is that because you are cooking onion and garlic? To me that just sounds moronic. If you are cooking onions and garlic, what do you expect to smell? Or when she adds coffee to chocolate, states that you can’t taste the chocolate, only that it adds “depth of flavor”. Then, after she’s added the coffee, she announces “you can really taste the chocolate and vanilla and coffee”. Huh?
Oops, meant to type ‘you can’t taste the coffee’ (not the chocolate). Off to get a cup of coffee…
@Byrdie: Great minds think alike! I always find Ina’s “smelling” and “tasting” comments a bit ridiculous. We know what she’s smelling and tasting because we watched her make the dish – Geez! She’s up next on FN, BTW.
I wonder if it was wrapped in PRO-SCIUUUUUUUUUUt-TOOOOOOOOO??
Get a room, girlie!
“That old lady in the last frame looks like someone who can really stink-up a bathroom.”
If you look at the expression on the face of the person seated behind her, I think that woman already let out a bomb – LOL!
@Cherry – yeah, I PVR her shows so I can fast forward through the stupid commercials. Actually, I PVR everything I watch so I miss ALL the stupid commercials on all the channels. Except for Jack in the Box. When I see Jack’s giant head, I have to go back and see what he’s up to, since the majority of JITB ads are pretty humorous. Yeah, I know, what can I say. We all have our weak spots and Jack is mine!!
I guess Todd’s not getting the job done at home.
What’s interesting is that in a room full of diners at the same restaurant with what evidently is a high caliber of food, not one other person is making faces or acting like a dope. And what happened to the gray haired man in frames one and three but mysteriously absent in frame two? Not only did she have a foodgasm, but had to have at least two for the same meal in this obvious edit.
Director: “Okay Giada, nice touch with the ‘Oh Yes’ and the fork fellating, but could we get one more, maybe with a little more boob touching this time?”
Mr. Giada De Laurentis wishes she faked it like this in other parts of their lives you can bet.
You know who else does this is Super Mom Melissa… she goes semi orgasmic at the end when she tastes stuff, and let’s me real, those plates of ordinary she makes, if she goes giddy after a bite of those then her taste buds must resemble sand paper… or frozen bacon.
Bottom frame is from “When Harry met Sally”…
Speaking of Ina putting instant coffee in her chocolate-yummo– Saw her creating chicken salad yesterday and guess the tarragon makes her otherwise bland recipe slightly better than what one buys off the grocer’s shelf.
ACTUALLY she wasn’t eating asparagus when she made this face. She was eating some clam/scallops or something wrapped in a tortilla or something with eggplant. Yes, I recorded this so I know :).
Wow thanks Demi for impressing us with your DVR capabilities. In the future, keep in mind that typing the word “actually” in all caps makes you sound like a jerk.
Could Giada be any more of an actress wannabe? I bet she’s actually HAD acting lessons to enhance her performances, but she’s still horrible.
I saw something on FN that said shooting her 30-minute show can take up to 14 hours. How is that possible, unless you’re dealing with a unfocused bimbo?
@JCrown dont be so hard on Demi man. Ashton just bought her that dvr and she’s very proud to have found the record button. We middle aged plus folks are very proud when we defeat electronics.You may expect too much from someone who names a child after a buggy…..
Now had you remind3d her that this place is about humor and asparagus is MUCH funnier than scallops you would have been spot on.
I’m sorry, but “Giada Really Liked The Asparagus” is 500 times funnier than Demi’s version, which is “Giada Really Liked The Clam/Scallops or Something Wrapped in a Tortilla or Something With Eggplant.”
I watched it yesterday too and there was asparagus on the same plate, so sheesh, why so anal?
Not to mention; Who eats anything in a tortilla with a fork?
I think the smilie face means Demi was just trying to make a friendly comment. For a comedy site, there are some tightly wound folks around here…
lmaoo @ last gif
Appears that Fieri is hiding under her table, eating the clam taco.
I don’t need to see these dolts taste the dish they eat at all, much less ooh and aaah all over it. No way nine-quarters (TuschieSon math) of the food cooked by FN hosts tastes THAT good. I also get annoyed with the descriptions FN hosts attribute their foods to tasting like. I’ll eat something and think, “doesn’t taste like that at all!”. Geesh, enough already!
Just for reference. The originator of the “foodgasm ” is reported to be Graham Kerr, the Galloping Gourmet. It first hit the airwaves in 1969.
Some think Chef Tell was the first to have a foodgasm, but he followed Kerr 3 ys later on TV.
Both could cook and act one hundred times better than Chef Bobblehead.
“I also get annoyed with the descriptions FN hosts attribute their foods to tasting like.”
Good point. I liken this to wine tastings when the Maitre d’, Sommelier, or host tells you what flavors you should experience with each variety. I’ve attended enough of these events to know that palates differ among those who are tasting the wines and not everyone will necessarily sense the same intracacies in each vintage.
Robin Miller does it on her show as well and it has become so irritating that I just had to stop watching.
@Jacque: I agree. As for the post I think I’ve stated before that Giada de Laurentiis is the most annoying person on the planet. These pics don’t make me laugh they just annoy the heck out of me like she does. The comments, though are hilarious.
LOL? I was just trying to tell you that she didn’t have a foodgasm over asparagus and it was something else. Once I saw this post I remembered i had that show dvred so i fastfowarded it to the part where she was at that restaurant to see it. I wasn’t trying to be a jerk or anything, but apparently I am because I type in all caps. ^_^
“Robin Miller does it on her show as well and it has become so irritating that I just had to stop watching.”
I’ve always had difficulty watching Robin Miller. Her HUGE eyes are really scary!
The woman in the last frame is not only from “When Harry met Sally” but is the Director, Rob Reiner’s, mother – a great line from a great movie – and of course, another faked orgasm. Jillian was trying to do something pretty funny. The comment about her stinking up a bathroom is stupid, juvenile and totally unrelated to the thread of the conversation.
@Demi; No nobody thinks you’re a jerk. You just opened yourself to be poked at a little. Glad you were a good sport about it.
I know she can’t help what her hands look like, but they are so weird. Look at that second frame, the one where she’s singing, “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh”!
@Oh_Come_On- not a Giada fan at all, but I have worked a little bit in TV (on a FN show) and it is *crazy* how long it takes to film 30 minute episodes. We had an awesome host and crew and it still took for-flippin’-ever.
I’ll have what shes having!! haha
Could someone tell me what show this was?
@ColoradoBaker…..and it is *crazy* how long it takes to film 30 minute episodes.
How come? Is it the host flubbing up, or technical issues with food? Admit I know zip about show production. Thanks!
I am really getting sick of all the FN celebrities needing to overreact to their food. It’s always like “YUMMM OMG THIS IS SOOOOOO AMAZING I LOVE THIS YOU CAN REALLY TASTE THE FENNEL AND THE GARLIC!!!!!!!!!! OOOH BOY!!” Not to mention the whole time they’re giving you their stupid review, they’re chewing with their mouth open.
Sadly, I’ve noticed my man Alton is the worst when it comes to talking with his mouth open. Given how many quick edits Good Eats uses, they can’t do a quick cut and let him say his next thought without a mouth full of food?
Bah, the end of that first paragraph should be they’re talking with their mouth open, not chewing. Both are annoying, but yeah. Where’s my edit button!
@Melissa D’umbass
Best screen name ever!
LOL. Seriously though I do kind of feel bad for the other people in the restaurant. Imagine if you were eating in a restaurant and in walked Giada with her camera crew. That would suck.
@oh_come_on Sometimes it has to do with having to take multiple takes because of flubbs. The producer will want things done several different ways to give the editors a choice later on when putting together the episode so there can be multiple takes even w/o any mistakes. There can be technical issues with the food. Sometimes you end up waiting on it because you can’t just have it sitting around or it won’t look right. There’s also lots of technical issues with the equipment and getting lights, cameras and sounds set up correctly. It can take a couple of hours to set up all that and each time the set needs to be changed. Add to that, the union rules about number of working hours to break/meal times required and that adds to the long day.
@ColoradoBaker, cool info!
Probably explains why Giada mentioned not ‘having time’ to eat breakfast with her baby most days (June magazine article).
If memory serves (and it certainly may not – I’m completely open to fact checking here!), Giada DID try acting, and found herself to be too shy or whatever to be comfortable enough to continue on that path. In my mind, I always took that to mean that she stunk and couldn’t get a job that wasn’t headed (or backed) by Mr. De Laurentiis.
@Patrick: Your comment was so spot-on, I couldn’t have agreed more if I’d written it myself. Especially about Zimmern…he can be pretty condescending about the cultures he’s visiting at times, and I’ve often found myself cringing with embarrassment when he’s telling a native how awful the food they’ve just given him is.
That O-face is pretty much all this girl is good for.
I’m pulling these photos onto my desktop…
Nutty, buttery, fruity and creamy are adjectives that I want her to NEVER say EVER again.
@ Alex – add the words “crunchy” and “sweet” to Giaggly’s limited food descriptions that she should never utter again. If she was banned from using those few adjectives she would be rendered speechless.
@Alex. I second that.
give me a f***in break that girl doesn’t even eat!! and her craving for “sweets” ha! is about as fake as her italian accent she uses on the show.. she’s the biggest liar i’ve EVER met!!!! she eats like a fruit a day thats how she looks soooo skinny. a bobble head with tits. she only wears those tops so that show gets viewed other than that she should go off the air and focus on taking care of her child! (since she has two nannies.) she might be surprisingly good at than cooking. i’ve tasted her food and it taste like sh**
Giada is sexy as hell. Without her cleavage the world would be a much darker place.
that’s gotta be the best cleavage shots of Giada ever! I’d totally bang her!