God bless all Giada Fans. A very resourceful giada fan informed me that Clarkson otter will be releasing Giada's new cookbook, Giada's Kitchen, in September of this year. It's so new, it doesn't even have a cover image yet. I find myself wondering if the publishers took the cover photo before Giada got pregnant. Probably so, or at least they'll use a stock photo.

I was skeptical about Giada's fourth book for the this year, considering her pregnancy, but I was wrong and Clarkson Potter's website confirms it.

Last week Giada made an appearance at the premiere of the film Mad Money, sporting a very small baby bump. It's not even really visible in these pictures. Check out the photos at Food Network Addict for a better view.

Even though any pregnant woman in America would kill to have that body at 5 months of pregnancy, for someone that sees Giada's images all the time, I can tell that the changes are there. The pregnancy has not affected her Roman nose, but there is considerablly more shape in her face and body overall. As if she needed to be more womanly.

Special thanks to Rachel at StyleScoop.net for the pictures.

As a fan of Giada, I am not surprised that she has finally branded herself on some products. As a home chef and admitted skeptic, I am shocked that she has chosen these three products: olive oil, herbs, and balsamic vinegar. Honestly, I thought she would go the route of chef knives, salt bowls, or something more permanent.

But nevertheless, it has happened. Giada's face is now on three products as sold by Crate and Barrel: Balsamic Vinegar of Modena, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, and Sicilian Sea Salt and Tuscan Herb Mix.

Now that I've been rolling around in my head for a while, these products fit perfectly with Giada's theme of Everyday Italian.

To coincide with this product launch, of course, Giada appears on the cover of the latest Crate and Barrel issue.

Giada is appearing on the cover of Redbook this month. Man, what a difference a couple of decades makes for Redbook, huh? Used to be, Redbook was the best place to get recipes and homemaking tips. Now it's all about cleavage and sex.

But I digress. Take a look at this cover. This is awful. Giada is a beautiful, nearly perfect woman as is. There was no need for the photoshop artists to take her to skinny, long-neck whore land.



I'm reminded of this video about "real beauty." Ever wonder why all those covers girls and models look so good? Watch this video to find out. Pay close attention to the computer portion of the clip. I've actually done this before (the computer part, not the modeling).

Check out this interactive site that lets you play paper dolls with Giada's figure and clothes. Included in her repertoire of clothes are some slacks, skirts, and those infamous low cut tops, including this one from the South Beach appearance earlier this year.

For what it's worth, you can also dress up Rachael Ray.

Sources are telling us that Giada just announced that she is pregnant on the Today Show. We are currently searching for video and will have it as soon as possible.

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It is confirmed! Giada is pregnant! Giada and her husband Todd are having a baby and the little de Laurentiis is due in April. In this video from the Today Show, Giade explains that she has been feeling queasy and ill from that wonderful 1st trimester Nausea.

Maybe she can spend those months writing a couple of new cookbooks. Who knows how the Food Network will deal with Giada's baby bump.


Giada's baby surprise!

Titles be damned, AskMen.com has voted Giada de Laurentiis as the Model of the Week this week. Though Giada is not a model, she does have model looks, and she does a pretty good job of looking awesome all of the time. To be honest, when I heard about the AskMen article, I figured it was going to be a pretty sleazy droolfest over our favorite female chef. But I was proven wrong when I read this:



I think that sums it up perfectly. Check out AskMen.com for a complete bio and comments.