"I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing. It can help build confidence, make them feel good about themselves. It helped me build my ego and even start to get acceptance at school. I'd bring things to class that I'd cooked at home."

"I wasn't looking to get into TV. My family was in the movie business, so I was never interested in that world."

"I think you can tell the food is close to my heart, too, because I'm doing what I do best."

"My family truly believes they are better cooks than I am. They see me as Giada, not as a celebrity chef. To them I'm just me - their granddaughter, niece, etc., and they're older and wiser. I like that because it keeps you grounded."

"You can't be a great mum and work the whole time necessarily those two things aren't ideal. We have an awful lot to work on and to debate about in relation to our working lives, because it isn't working for a lot of people, particularly for a lot of women."

"Well, my relationship to America at the time I left was very limited."

"I travel all the time."

"As a busy working mom I'm always pressed for time, so a quick and easy beauty routine is key!"