Nadia Giosia famous quotes

03-28-2025

Exercising with a trainer makes my quality of life go through the roof.
-- Nadia Giosia

#Exercise #Quality #Roof
You donâ€™t have to look far to taste some of the best food the world has to offer. Iâ€™d pit my grandmother against a 3-star Michelin chef any day.
-- Nadia Giosia

#Stars #Grandmother #Looks
I grew up in a family where the women were just nuts. They didn't stand around in cardigans making polite conversation while they chopped tomatoes.
-- Nadia Giosia

#Nuts #Tomatoes #Conversation
I grew up in a food-obsessed Italian family, so food was always front and center in my life. I was a food obsessed person who morphed into a comedian and tried to figure out a way to make fun of my cake and eat it too.
-- Nadia Giosia

#Fun #Italian #Cake
First and foremost, you've got to make yourself happy. Essentially being who you are is the most important thing. When you're after truth, happiness always comes.
-- Nadia Giosia

#Important #Firsts #Make Yourself Happy
Like the old Italian saying goes, 'It ain't rocket surgery.
-- Nadia Giosia

#Italian #Rockets #Surgery
Julia Child wasn't afraid to have fun. She made fantastic food but knew how to have a good time and not be too stuck up about the kitchen space.
-- Nadia Giosia

#Fun #Children #Space
Just because one likes to cook up a great meal or decorate their home doesn't mean they have to do it with granite counter tops and duck a l'orange.
-- Nadia Giosia

#Mean #Home #Ducks
My parents immigrated from Italy and spent 40 days and 40 stinking nights on a boat so we didn't have to eat things like gizzards.
-- Nadia Giosia

#Night #Parent #Boat
Often with television, particularly with lifestyle entertainment, they really try and box you in.
-- Nadia Giosia

#Trying #Entertainment #Television
I'm addicted to laughing. I go to see a lot of comedy shows. I'm addicted to playing really loud and obnoxious rock music in my car. I'm addicted to beautiful clothes and shoes. I just love gorgeous stuff and work hard to acquire pretty things, shiny things. I'm addicted to shiny things!
-- Nadia Giosia

#Beautiful #Hard Work #Rocks
I eat vegetarian a lot. I buy only fresh ingredients and cook from scratch - that way, when I feel like snacking and look in my fridge, it's: 'Oh, baby carrots or chocolate soy pudding. Take your pick.
-- Nadia Giosia

#Baby #Chocolate #Scratches
I was a ravenous child. I'm a ravenous adult. I love to eat.
-- Nadia Giosia

#Children #Adults
I work out four to five days a week, alternating three workouts.
-- Nadia Giosia

#Workout #Work Out #Four
People are complex. You can be smart and still look hot. You can be a punk rocker yet have a refined vocabulary. It's all about this mashup that makes us who we are and I think that's a beautiful thing.
-- Nadia Giosia

#Beautiful #Smart #Thinking
North America was ready for something other than a vanilla cooking show and we were providing the double dark chocolate fudge.
-- Nadia Giosia

#Dark #America #Chocolate
We got Martha Stewart legitimizing homemaking for her generation, and then there's this return to being interested in all things home, lifestyle, and food again. I think this generation is less about the frills and more about the flavor of things.
-- Nadia Giosia

#Home #Thinking #Generations
I did skit comedy online for many years, beginning around 2001. Around 2006 I started watching a lot of food television and got re-interested in food. I come from a very food-obsessed family. But I also wanted to do my own thing, which was the comedy.
-- Nadia Giosia

#Years #Television #Comedy
I believe that anyone can cook a great meal. Basically all you need to do is get your hands on some fresh ingredients and not be afraid to make a mess in the kitchen.
-- Nadia Giosia

#Believe #Hands #Kitchen
I eat mostly vegetarian. I love meat, but I think it should be enjoyed on occasion - like cheesecake or blackouts.
-- Nadia Giosia

#Thinking #Meat #Vegetarian
I always have a good quality extra virgin olive oil. A cheap quality oil will end up cheapening your dishes. And I love sweetening my dishes with maple syrup. It has a bit of a bitter kick at the end that works wonderfully in savory dishes.
-- Nadia Giosia

#Sweet Love #Oil #Quality
Dinner is often a stew of beans or legumes, which are awesome for dieting; they give you that meaty satisfaction and both are excellent with whole grain rice or bread.
-- Nadia Giosia

#Giving #Dinner #Satisfaction
You don't just turn on a camera and do a cooking show. If you want to go somewhere with something, you've got to make it look like what it's supposed to look like five years from now.
-- Nadia Giosia

#Years #Cooking #Want

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