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

The Food Network star, 54, recently appeared on Samah Dada’s YouTube show, “On the Menu,” and recalled asking now-disgraced chef Mario Batali to write the foreword for her 2005 cookbook, “Everyday Italian.” However, Batali’s comments in the book were far from kind.

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,