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"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:24:27 -0600, "Janet Bostwick"
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>>"sf" > wrote in message
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>>> On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:02:31 -0600, "Janet Bostwick"
>>> > wrote:
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>>>>Goomba wrote:

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>>>>> yeah, smarmy is how I see him too. He reminds me a bit of Ina Garten
>>>>> and her "rent-a-friends". I like her food, love her kitchen and
>>>>> watching her work. I just can't stand that phony way she presents the
>>>>> "party".
>>>>
>>>>Giada does the same. I cringe at the way she has to describe each dish
>>>>to
>>>>every guest and ask for approval.
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>>> Nobody is directed to do that huh?
>>>

>>No, I believe that is Giada's personal need to do so. No directors
>>required. Just like Ina Garten.

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> and you know this how?
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Don't you ever observe people? Ina is the kind of person that gets
satisfaction from making food for others, but she also needs to be reassured
that she did good. To a certain extent, Giada is just like that. If you
aren't a people watcher, you won't understand.
Janet