Not that it is any of your business Gigi. But you should really reserve jumping to conclusions. Four years ago I put Maggie and her sister in the back seat of my car and left an abusive marriage with nothing but the clothes we had on our back. Maggie was four and I remember her saying “Ids ok mommy twirley noodles are fun for any meal” when I served rammen noodels for the third time between paychecks. And I remember when all she wanted for christmas was “clothes with tags on them dat arent already in a family picture” So when someone like LIsa shares her personal story with my child and shows that everyone can have grace and beauty in their life no matter what they come from I embrace that. So Gigi please refrain from turning your hate and bitterness onto an innocent child. And thats all I have to say on the matter.

For you critics, keep an eye out for any events that benefit hunger organizations, shelters and other social issues. Chances are you will see the Garzas in force. They have good hearts.

Don’t criticize until you have met the woman. Give her 5 minutes and she will show what I’ve experienced: sincere appreciation and enthusiasm to meet you.

And for the record, I have never seen her flaunt the labels of her clothing, verbally or otherwise.

Casey Thompson too.

Think I’ll have to take a pass on having my daughter meet Lisa Garza. Sorry to say.

However, Nancy’s over-gushing makes me wonder if they are lovers.

Nancy, are you?

There has got to be more interesting and more important stories in this world than this, believe you me.

This is a tragic story. It’s no wonder that Aaron and Adam have their own show on the Food Network. They deserved it and earned it without stooping to Lisa’s level.

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You also miss the point that Lisa LEFT her catering commitment for probably an hour, so that she could visit with this girl and ensure that she was being treated well. Her client could have complained later on, but that’s an assumption we cannot make.

“COMMUNITY OUTREACH=any one who really knows me, knows this, I overcame a very difficult and abusive [sic] childhood to be the strong ass woman I am today. I will never forget where I came from. I will never forget what it feels like to be hopeless and in need of love. I don’t throw change at the homeless, I hug them, I love them and I feed them. I am sick to death of all these beautiful celebs eating up the attention and not addressing real issues. I don’t think food TV does enough to educate the public on how hard we work to feed the hoeless [sic], how many millions of dollars are raised because we donate our time, food, and service to charity events, sometimes, during the busiest time of our year.”

Lisa’s not Mother Theresa, she’s a cook/restaurant owner and a mom. She went out of her way to be gracious to a little one and make her smile.

Truth is, I’m impressed — but I’m not shocked. She seemed a lot more genuine and good-natured than her appearance at first would have suggested.

Good story. And good luck with all that, Gigi.

You’re going to make me cry.