Besides her wedding and the birth of her daughter, cooking for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the Santa Barbara Polo and Racket Club on Saturday was probably the most exciting day of her life. In a behind-the-scenes account of the preparations for the luncheon, Giada described the epic preparations required to feed the 3,500 people attending and how it felt to serve the guests of honor. The celebrity chef served the royals and their guests what she referred to as a California cuisine with an Italian twist which included pea pesto crostini, California chopped salad with shrimp and sweet corn lasagna to showcase the best of the state’s produce.