CherryRose says:

If you’ve seen “Under the Tuscan Sun”, you might recall the Limoncello scene in the film. I’d much rather hear Marcello (handsome Raoul Bova) pronounce Limoncello any day of the week ;)

Kenneth says:

BROOOOO-SKET-UHHHHHHH

Martin says:

Big lemons, HUGE HUGE head. I also still can’t figure out why she has recently bragged about drinking “guinea pig” smoothies. UGGH – That has really made me dislike her.

BoxedWine says:

This woman is such an annoying twatwaffle. From here on, that’s what I’m calling her. Princess Twatwaffle.

FROG LEGS says:

Mascarpoooooonee!
If you don’t speak EVERY WORD with an Italian accent, then knock it off. Or go join Alex Trebeck!

Roo says:

@Frog Legs – LOL! thought I was the only one who remembered that about Alex Trebek!

Tom says:

Giada speaks Italian beautifully. I saw her hour-long show in Italy and spoke a lot of Italian on it (there may have been more than one, but that’s the only one I remember). There was one very touching moment in it — her grandmother was Silvana Mangano, a famous Italian actress. Giada walked by a store where there was a photo of her grandmother and some other actors in the window. She asked some passers-by (in Italian) to take her picture with that photo. I usually find her too “on” all the time with her personality, so it was actually nice to see a little chink in the armor.

I’m inclined to give her a break on the over-enunciation business, all of them on FN have their personality quirks. What I don’t like is the dumbing down of her food this season, and her making the same thing twice within weeks on Giada at Home (Cutlets Milanese, anyone? again?) Then, of course, there’s her using pancake, cake, and brownie mixes, and store-bought pie crust (not to mention having the nerve to say there are a lot of good ones in the grocery store these days). Oh, and doing a show on her memories of Paris and not making any French food. And that little reach she always has to do for the pepper and the olive oil that just happens to accentuate the girls…I hardly notice the over-enunciation at all.

Martin says:

Ina > Anne > Ellie > Rachael > Daisy > Aida > Nigella > Sunny > Claire > Sandra > Paula > Giada

Martin says:

I hate it when she says something like this: “Now parents, if you’ve got picky kids, here’s a fun snack that they are sure to love!” And then she makes something like broccoli-cabbage-artichoke-brussel sprout sandwiches on CIAHHHHBATTAHHHH bread. And the of course she adds a bit of lemon zest and lemon juice to “brighten things up!” UGGGH – no amount of lemon is going to help that weird combination of unappetizing foods.

Katie says:

Wasn’t there a news item somewhere at some point about somebody important using her as a reference for proper Italian pronunciation? It blew my mind, until I realized that person must have a hearing impairment.

Turtle says:

Oh, Giada. I liked “Everyday Italian” a lot better than the new show, but I’ve cooked some really good food from her recipes. But like the commenter above said, she’s too “on” all the damn time for my taste. And that over-enunciating Italian words is just plain irritating.

Off-topic: Was there only three or four episodes of of “What Would Brian Boitano Make”? I’m wondering why one of their best shows in a long, long time has suddenly vanished. And I thought Mommy Mayhem had another couple shows to go in her six-episode run, also, unless I just missed them. (Damn, I hate trying to navigate their website.)

Trini says:

I saw Giada’s Chefography and in her early days her demeanor somewhat serious(she chalked it up to nerves.) Quite frankly, I preferred that Giada when she wasn’t so totally into herself. Her show seemed to be all about the food and not how good she could look cooking it. On her show this morning she was squealing like an orgasmic sow every time she tasted and I immediately changed the channel.

Deen says:

“Princess Twatwaffle” – can I borrow that, Boxed Wine? Hilarious.

FROG LEGS says:

@Olivia, I know what you mean. Even REAL Italians don’t pronounce Spaghetti like that.

Sarah says:

These guys will continue to tape crappy shows fully aware that Melissa D’Dumbass is annoying and is a total phoney French cook. They have a mandate to tape new episodes, fill airtime, and do it with contract players like Melissa.

Why do you think hacks like Sunny Anderson , Aaron McCargo, Aida M, etc… are even on the air ? Give them a show, pay them scale and flood the airwaves with them. No emphasis on quality.

Amy Finley bailed on FN. It wasn’t her style and put family before FN exploitation.

wannabecook says:

@ Martin! I’m with you on all your comments. and on the guinea pig… I’m still quite bothered by the guinea pig smoothie. I twitted her twice, but she never responded. Has anyone noticed that her portions are quite small, and I don’t think she ever plans on anyone having seconds!

FootLongSausage says:

@ Tom:
“And that little reach she always has to do for the pepper and the olive oil that just happens to accentuate the girls…”
Those are one of my favorite parts of the show.
I LIKE the girls.
Sue me.

Mafe153 says:

She is so annoying sometimes. I hate how she’s always over-pronouncing words in Italian!

FOOD HEIRESS says:

I made her sea bass once…shit was nasty and bland. I think she’s cute, but FN acts like she’s the Jenna Jameson of celebrity chefs. Whatevs.