I think you can tell the food is close to my heart, too, because I’m doing what I do best.

Giada De Laurentiis links personal passion (“food is close to my heart”) with professional identity (“what I do best”). The line frames cooking not merely as a job but as an authentic expression of self—suggesting that excellence is most visible when work aligns with genuine affection and long-practiced skill. It also hints at the performative aspect of culinary media: viewers can “tell” what matters to her because her enthusiasm and competence come through in how she cooks and presents food. More broadly, the quote participates in a familiar creative credo: craft, when rooted in love and lived experience, becomes both emotionally resonant and technically assured.