Giada De Laurentiis recalled a heartbreaking moment involving Mario Batali that she said shaped her opinion of him - and how he perceived her as a chef. "This is a person we're not supposed to talk about but I'm going to,

When Giada De Laurentiis published her first cookbook Everyday Italian, in 2005, she was ecstatic to have lined up a foreword from celebrity chef Mario Batali, who was already a "legend in the Italian space." But the submission was not what the former Food Network host expected.

Giada De Laurentiis reveals how Mario Batali’s foreword for her debut cookbook left her in tears, focusing on looks over talent.