Blogging Oprah: Giada's Chocolate and Brie Panini

Giada De Laurentiis was on Oprah on Friday making easy appetizers for holiday parties. There were fried ravioli and gorgonzola crostini, but this cheese-and-chocolate combination had Oprah a little flummoxed. It was pretty funny...

She bit, she chewed, she grimaced, then smiled. Oprah really didn't know what to make of brie with chocolate. And poor Giada laughed and smiled and half-heartedly apologized—right as waiters started passing out panini to the entire audience. But after a few minutes Oprah decided that yes, yes, she liked it.

We were with Giada all along. Cheese and chocolate melted together sounds downright delicious to us. There's a sprig of basil in there, too, which feels a little out of place, but maybe it's the perfect fresh touch? We'll give it the benefit of the doubt.

See all of Giada's appetizers: Easy-to-Make Hors D'oeuvres, from Oprah
And a better close-up of the panini: Panini with Chocolate and Brie, from the Food Network

(Image: Food Network)

Comments (4)

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I don't know, I saw this on Fri and was all D:

posted by mouserkt on December 8th 2008 at 4:56pm
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I totally get the chocolate with the Brie, since Brie is so much like butter in my mind. But the basil? No no no. Doesn't go.

posted by Brooklynnina on December 8th 2008 at 5:20pm
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oprah was having a really hard time pronouncing giada's name.

posted by spooner on December 8th 2008 at 6:56pm
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I like cheese and chocolate together (if it's a mild cheese like Brie) but she made it on sourdough bread which seems like a questionable flavor choice to me.

posted by zhasmene on December 9th 2008 at 3:24am
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