Giada De Laurentiis recently shared a painful memory from her early career days. The Food Network star, 54, appeared on the July 29 episode of Samah Dada’s YouTube show On the Menu and recalled how she asked fellow celebrity chef Mario Batali to write her a forward for her first cookbook,

Giada De Laurentiis recalled Mario Batali's alleged comment on her body while writing her first cookbook, 'Everyday Italian'

When Giada De Laurentiis published her first cookbook, Everyday Italian, in 2005, she was thrilled to have a foreword lined up from Mario Batali, already a major figure in the world of Italian cuisine.