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The Bitch is Back in the Kitchen
Photo from Nadia G.
Sure, Martha Stewart upped her street credizzle about ten points when she invited Snoop Dogg on her show for a segment. She’s known to have her crabby side, or a few of them. Martha’s not getting old, she’s old as dirt―67, according to Wikipedia, authority on all things pre-historic. It’s about time to find another pretty, and pretty petulant replacement. And we think we’ve got just the bitch for the job.
You may know Nadia Giosia better as the lady in red from Bitchin’ Kitchen, the web-based cooking show that holds one of the top lifestyle podcast spots on iTunes. Hailing from St. Leonard―the Italian sector of Montreal―Nadia’s got marinara in her blood, claiming to have graduated from her nonna’s school of “hard-wooden-spoon-knocks.” Though the pretty Italian punk hasn’t whipped up any new videos this year, she’s been busy making plans with the Food Network, and shamelessly insisting that everybody buy the new Bitchin’ Kitchen Cookbook. And she does so with good reason―she wrote, styled, and designed the over-the-top graphics herself. As if her recipes weren’t spicy enough, her snarky humour, Rachael-Ray-may-care attitude, and signature vocab make the work a worthy read―be it for cooking or comedy.
Nadia’s battitude can be summed up in a few of her very own words. “Manners can suck it, and that’s the essence of Bitchin’ Kitchen. It’s all about tearing down that plastic, saccharine image that women are force-fed. It’s about embracing your inner rock star, breathing some Life and Style back into Lifestyle, and ultimately…stuffing your face.” Yep, that’s the same impression we got when we opened the book to a spicy pasta, meat, and veggies dish―a page of ingredients and instructions facing an image of some very naughty-looking sausages. With sections for “One-Night-Stand-Breakfasts” and “The Single Life,” the book’s meant to come in handy for any kind of messy situation. And if the food’s not enough to soothe your emotions, there’s scads of “Nadvice,” wise words for Nadia’s loyal followers―we just can’t quite advise that you follow it.
The Bitchin’ Kitchen Cookbook‘s pages pose a double threat, reading simultaneously like a cookbook and coffee-table book with glossy photo spreads and droll anecdotes. It’s like a coming-of-age novel for any badass chef-in-the-making. Nadia thinks she’s a pretty lucky one herself.
“At the end of the day I’m just a regular girl who enjoys getting kicked out of bars in 4-inch cherry red heels, you know? But with Bitchin’ Kitchen I get to make fun of my cake and eat it too.”
If you’re curious and not too afraid to meet the big bad bitch in person, Nadia will be signing copies of her new boobs book tonight at 7 p.m. in Indigo at the Eaton Centre.