93 Quotes by Giada De Laurentiis

Everything in moderation.

Pretty much every time I try something different or do something in front of a live audience, I truly think they might throw peanuts at me.

Food was always a big part of my life. My grandfather was one of 14 kids, and his parents had a pasta factory, so as a kid, he and his siblings would sell pasta door to door. After he became a movie producer, he opened up De Laurentiis Food Stores – one in Los Angeles and one in New York.

It’s more intimate. Food can connect people in a forever sort of way.

I lost my brother when he was 30, and that was devastating for me. I don’t know if I will ever get over it.

The holidays stress people out so much. I suggest you keep it simple and try to have as much fun as you can.

As long as you’re eating well and moving your body every day, age is just a state of mind.

Pasta doesn’t make you fat. How much pasta you eat makes you fat.

I write everything down. I e-mail the second I think of something, or I write notes in my BlackBerry calendar. I set up reminder alerts on my phone. And I have a notebook by my bedside so I can write down any last-minute ideas.