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> On Nov 3, 10:36 am, sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 07:52:14 -0600, justen > wrote:
>> >Andy wrote:
>> >>> Of course, you know, Andy, I'm a woman, but I can still answer this
>> >>> from a
>> >>> woman's viewpoint: I'd say both are equally; depending on the age
>> >>> you
>> >>> prefer.
>>
>> >> I prefer Giada's Mom based on her causality, grace, charm, figure and
>> >> humor.
>>
>> >This thread is useless without pictures!!! ;-)
>>
>> Google (Images) is your friend, buddy. Her name is Veronica De
>> Laurentiis, daughter of Dino and his first wife...
>> (http://www.nndb.com/people/828/000022762/). Why Giada uses her
>> maternal grandfather's last name is a mystery to me.
>
>
> The answer to that is in the wikipedia article.... In a nutshell,
> Giada's Mom married a guy named Dibenedetto. Had 4 kids. Divorced
> Dibenedetto, moved back to California where Mom reclaimed her maiden
> name and changed the kids name to the same as hers.
> It's not all that uncommon, actually. If the father is completely out
> of the kids' lives after the divorce (which may or may not be the case
> here, I don't know), there's no reason to "honor" him by having his
> kids named after him. and if they are little enough, they won't even
> know the difference.


I think it is quite nice that she has kept that name. Wasn't it her
grandfather that was very interested in food and started some sort of
grocery (that failed, sadly). I believe I heard Giada say this on her show.
If so, she has inherited that love of food from her grandfather very
befittingly (is that a good word) and certainly earns a right in that
respect to his surname.

Just my opinion,
Dee Dee