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Post by redshoes on Jul 11, 2014 2:23:55 GMT
Aww, no, she has a really pretty smile!
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Post by SunnySmile on Jul 11, 2014 2:43:13 GMT
To me, it always looks like she is baring her teeth rather than smiling. Scary! She gets on my last nerve with saying "there we go" about 8 or 10 times every show. And the way she says spa*GIT*tee and paaasta (like daaaddy). *Shudder*
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2014 3:12:41 GMT
OMG! I hate it when she says this! It irritates the crap out of me!!! Glad I'm not the only one.
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scorpeao
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Post by scorpeao on Jul 11, 2014 3:21:54 GMT
OMG...YES! I cringe whenever I see it.
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Post by SnoopyFan on Jul 11, 2014 3:34:52 GMT
On the Television Without Pity message board she was commonly referred to as LBH -- Little Big Head.
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The Birdhouse Lady
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Jul 11, 2014 6:59:47 GMT
I have always thought she is a pretty woman and why is she not fat with all that cooking she does. I do think her smile in that picture is a little forced and weird.
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SuPeaNatural
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Post by SuPeaNatural on Jul 11, 2014 9:32:50 GMT
Not scary - just totally fake.
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Nink
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Post by Nink on Jul 11, 2014 10:40:27 GMT
Awwww, I love Giada. Every recipe I've tried of hers has been fantastic. I know a couple of people who have actually met her and said she was very down to earth and nice.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Jul 11, 2014 10:45:56 GMT
Awwww, I love Giada. Every recipe I've tried of hers has been fantastic. I know a couple of people who have actually met her and said she was very down to earth and nice. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk THIS. We love her food/recipes and I think that she is one of the nicest! She is family oriented and I just love watching her! Does she have a big smile? Yes!!! Is it creepy--not to me! I don't think she has what I think of as man hands !!!! And her baby brother is GORGEOUS!!!!!
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Post by BarbaraUK on Jul 11, 2014 11:50:57 GMT
Awwww, I love Giada. Every recipe I've tried of hers has been fantastic. I know a couple of people who have actually met her and said she was very down to earth and nice. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk THIS. We love her food/recipes and I think that she is one of the nicest! She is family oriented and I just love watching her! Does she have a big smile? Yes!!! Is it creepy--not to me! I don't think she has what I think of as man hands !!!! And her baby brother is GORGEOUS!!!!! She has a big smile but I love watching her when she's on Food Network UK!
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Post by lbp on Jul 11, 2014 12:04:31 GMT
We call her bobble head too! I like her show, though the smile is a little scary.
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oldcrow
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Post by oldcrow on Jul 11, 2014 12:23:11 GMT
Yes, definitely scarey but I think the look in her eyes makes it scarier.
She certainly has a mouth made for dentist or toothpaste commericals.
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Post by The Great Carpezio on Jul 11, 2014 15:39:16 GMT
I have a friend who smiles like that. She was a department store flyer model as a kid in the 70's. I blame that.
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Post by sunshinestate on Jul 11, 2014 15:44:44 GMT
My Italian father-in-law has THE biggest crush on her! When he met her in NYC and had his picture taken with her a couple years ago, he was one very happy man.
And no, her smile doesn't scare me. She looks like she enjoys life.
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Post by turangaleela on Jul 11, 2014 15:44:57 GMT
I've never been a fan, but it was confirmed the time she was on the Today Show and she nearly bit Matt Lauer's head off for asking if we're supposed to put butter or oil in the water when we cook noodles. I'd been cooking noodles that way for a while (learned it from my MIL), and her response was really rude (Matt Lauer isn't my favorite person, but she knew she was on national tv). That picture is terrifying! So is it butter or oil? Yes, sorry to leave that part unanswered, apparently the answer is just salt, no butter and no oil.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jul 11, 2014 15:46:25 GMT
It reminds me of Elaine Benis's smile (from seinfield).
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Post by turangaleela on Jul 11, 2014 15:47:40 GMT
I've never been a fan, but it was confirmed the time she was on the Today Show and she nearly bit Matt Lauer's head off for asking if we're supposed to put butter or oil in the water when we cook noodles. I'd been cooking noodles that way for a while (learned it from my MIL), and her response was really rude (Matt Lauer isn't my favorite person, but she knew she was on national tv). That picture is terrifying! That's funny because last time I watched Giada cooking for Matt, he was a total dick, interrupted her, and ended the segment rudely. I really don't like Matt. They probably hate each other BECAUSE HE'S A TOTAL DICK. And all of you are skating on very thin ice with me right now...I have a total girl crush on Giada! I love her to death. None of her recipes have ever steered me wrong. She's magical Oooooh, maybe there's a feud! I can only imagine how hard it would be, doing these live segments with somebody you can't stand, but having to try and be cordial.
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nyla
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Post by nyla on Jul 11, 2014 15:47:58 GMT
She bugs me! Especially the pronunciation & enunciation of certain words. It's weird to me that she ONLY has an accent when she says spaghetti & mozzarella. Why does she do that? Dh thinks she looks like a BRATZ doll, giant head, tiny body.
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Post by Goldynn on Jul 11, 2014 15:49:14 GMT
I've never been a fan, but it was confirmed the time she was on the Today Show and she nearly bit Matt Lauer's head off for asking if we're supposed to put butter or oil in the water when we cook noodles. I'd been cooking noodles that way for a while (learned it from my MIL), and her response was really rude (Matt Lauer isn't my favorite person, but she knew she was on national tv). That picture is terrifying! I want to know more about this! What was her response? What's the right answer? Why the outrage. Lots of people do this to their pasta.
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Post by cannes on Jul 11, 2014 15:54:08 GMT
I've always thought her smile looks forced. I don't know what it is about it that makes it seem not very genuine.
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Post by anonrefugee on Jul 11, 2014 15:55:24 GMT
I should have added this earlier, can't believe it's a three pager! DH and I have the oil/ no oil in pasta water debate. I was told NO, so sauce sticks to pasta. DH says Alton Brown says add the oil.
The bobble head comments are funny, but it's probably a heredity. There's a branch of my family like this, small frames with big heads, feet and hands. When jokes get mean it's akin to poking fun at "little people".
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Post by turangaleela on Jul 11, 2014 16:05:05 GMT
I've never been a fan, but it was confirmed the time she was on the Today Show and she nearly bit Matt Lauer's head off for asking if we're supposed to put butter or oil in the water when we cook noodles. I'd been cooking noodles that way for a while (learned it from my MIL), and her response was really rude (Matt Lauer isn't my favorite person, but she knew she was on national tv). That picture is terrifying! I want to know more about this! What was her response? What's the right answer? Why the outrage. Lots of people do this to their pasta. It was many, many years ago (I think I was breastfeeding my second child and spending way too much time watching morning television), but I remember being amazed at her reaction for such a simple question. All she had to say was that you should only add salt, you don't need to add the fat, but she had this condescending tone and really over-emphasized SALT ONLY. I'd been using butter and felt like a giant dolt after she did that, and I was home in my living room, not face-to-face with her on national tv. This is all my interpretation, but it has stuck with me for years now.
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Post by luv2scrapaboutmykids on Jul 11, 2014 16:16:44 GMT
I am never a fan of hers. My daughter says she smiles like that because she is so fake.
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Post by chasetsun on Jul 11, 2014 17:42:12 GMT
Her smile usually seems forced. She's just got a really wide mouth, like Julia Roberts. Reminds me of a banana clip held up to her mouth. (Did I just date myself?)
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Post by 505scrapper on Jul 11, 2014 17:53:48 GMT
I've always thought her smile looks forced. I don't know what it is about it that makes it seem not very genuine. I love Giada... but this statement is exactly how I feel about Ree Drummond (Pioneer Woman). There is something about her smile that to me seems forced. I love to watch her show, but that smile bugs me.
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Post by birukitty on Jul 11, 2014 18:08:32 GMT
I like Giada.She's my favourite "celebrity" cook. I own two of her cookbooks and everything I've made from them have turned out amazing. Easy to cook, fresh ingredients and fairly healthy. I've only caught her show once or twice but I think she's lovely. Now that we've gone vegan I miss her recipes! I think I'll try to alter some of them to fit our vegan lifestyle.
Does her smile scare me? Heck no! I think she's sweet and genuine.
Debbie in MD.
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gotcreativity
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Post by gotcreativity on Jul 11, 2014 18:33:24 GMT
Cant stand her
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Post by CarolinaGirl71 on Jul 11, 2014 18:52:48 GMT
So is it butter or oil? Yes, sorry to leave that part unanswered, apparently the answer is just salt, no butter and no oil. Thanks!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2014 19:03:55 GMT
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Post by auntkelly on Jul 11, 2014 19:38:19 GMT
Honestly, I would love to look like her even if it meant all the peas would be scared of me when I smiled.
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