Giada vs Ina: A Bitter Rivalry

Giada de Laurentiis or Ina Garten? Who do you prefer? You can't say “both.” You gotta choose. For the longest time I, like you, thought you could answer “both” to that question. But I don't think you can anymore. I think you have to choose. And, I think I'm the only person who recognizes the bitter, vicious and hate-filled rivalry that exists between two of Food Network's brightest stars.

Let's break this down, shall we?

Giada and Ina both...

Live a pretty lavish lifestyle in beautiful homes in exclusive beach side areas.

Are highly skilled chefs who are quite creative in the kitchen.

Have created extremely successful brands out of their Food Network shows.

Live seemingly idyllic lives with family and friends all around.

Love to entertain.

Regularly use very fancy ingredients in elaborate meals.

Are great at teaching people how to cook.

But, if you look a little closer, I think you see that they are actually trying to top each other.

Ina's husband Jeffery is a professor at Yale.

Giada's husband Todd started his own business.

Ina drives around The Hamptons in her BMW.

Giada drives around the posh areas of Santa Barbara and Malibu in her convertible Audi.

Ina always has her famous snooty white friends coming over for a cookout or to play cards.

Giada has her fabulous and beautiful snooty white friends over for cookouts or to do yoga by the pool.

Ina hosts big parties for New York's high society types.

Giada hosts big parties for Hollywood celebrities.

Ina has lots of gay and lesbian friends.

Giada's husband Todd owns and designs a clothing line.

Ina hosts a cookout at the beach.

Giada hosts a cookout at the beach, BUT her friends are younger and better looking so they play beach volleyball first.

Ina and Jeffery go to Paris.

Giada and Todd go to Rome.

But, where Giada is obviously really trying to show Ina up is in the episodes where they go the beach. When Ina Garten goes to the beach, she dresses like this...

When Giada de Laurentiis goes to the beach, she dresses like this...

Don't think any of this is a coincidence either. It's pretty obvious that Giada and Ina hate each others guts and are trying to top each other at every turn. You know, it wasn't too long after Giada was shown paddle boarding in her tight top and bikini bottoms that Ina made the comment on her show that Italian cooking “isn't really cooking.” I don't know WHY I'm the only one who can see this.

Jayman

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