The Holidays Stress People Out So Much.

It Will Be A Great Success To Me If My Family Comes Into The Restaurant And Says That They're Proud Of What I've Done, They're Proud Of The Way I've Represented The De Laurentiis Name, And That They Love My Food. That Is The Moment Of Pure Pride For Me.

I Want My Daughter To See A Strong Woman Who Goes After What She Wants.

I'm Not Just A Female Chef. I'm A Woman In A Brand New Hotel, And That's Why I Think It's So Perfect To Be At The Cromwell, In A Corner Of One Of The Busiest Intersections Of The World, With My Name In Lights. It's Different In All Those Sorts Of Ways, And I'm Hoping I'll Be Able To Carry That Through. Because If I Can't, It's A Step Back For Women In General. People Will Say - Men Will Say - "see, That's Why It's Mostly Men".

I Think It Can Be Hard For Any Man To Sometimes Be Upstaged By His Wife. So When I'm Home, I Work Very Hard To Be Todd's Wife And Jade's Mother. I Have No Problem Going Back To Those Traditional Roles. I Try To Be Giada, The Young Girl That He Met 20 Years Ago And Fell In Love With.

I'm Actually A Very Shy Person, Which Is Why I Always Chose To Be In The Kitchen. You Can Make People Happy And Entertain Them, Without Really Being There. You Can Make A Very Short Appearance And Then Say, 'i've Got Something On The Stove, Gotta Go!