Giada De Laurentiis

Giada De Laurentiis

Giada De Laurentiis (Giada Pamela De Benedetti) was born on August 22nd, 1970 and is currently 55 years old. Giada De Laurentiis was born in Rome, Italy. De Laurentiis attended the University of California, Los Angeles where she received a bachelor's degree in social anthropology. She also studied to become a pastry chef at Le Cordon Bleu.

Giada De Laurentiis is an award-winning entrepreneur, chef, author, and personality. The granddaughter of Dino De Laurentiis, the legendary producer, and Veronica De Laurentiis, the actress, she was exposed to all manner of films and food when she was still a child.

After training in Paris, she worked in gourmet kitchens in Los Angeles, working for the likes of Wolfgang Puck’s Spago, before she founded the catering company GDL Foods.

In 2008, Giada De Laurentiis made her debut on the Food Network and began hosting Everyday Italian. The show won the 2008 Outstanding Lifestyle Host Daytime Emmy. She hosted several other successful shows and won multiple awards during this time.

In 2014, she launched the Las Vegas-based Giada restaurant at The Cromwell. Overlooking the Bellagio fountains, she became known for serving Californian-Italian cuisine. She also founded the culinary and lifestyle platform Giadzy, even as she signed a deal for a series with Amazon Studios.

Giada De Laurentiis published her first work, Everyday Italian, in 2005.

Just like advertised, it is a work that has been praised for coming with simple and fresh recipes that are accessible and quick to make in the everyday kitchen.

The cookbook takes into account what most people have in their pantries and refrigerators, in addition to what you may be in the mood for.

Whether you want to prepare a family-friendly hearty roast or a simply sauced pasta, it is a work that comes with recipes for most contingencies.

In her 2015 published work, Rio de Janeiro, Giada De Laurentiis takes Emilia and Alfie to Rio de Janeiro, a city known for its beaches, music, carnivals, and its food.

When Zia Donatella had first come to live with the Bertolozzi family, Alfie and Emily never expected they would have so much fun with home-cooked meals. Upon arriving in Rio, they meet Miguel Costa, who persuades them to take part in the children's parade at the Carnival.

They get to learn firsthand how food can be the one thing that not only brings you home, but that it can take you to places you never expected.

Giada De Laurentiis: Awards & Accolades

De Laurentiis' book, Giada's Italy: My Recipes for La Dolce Vita was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Food and Cookbooks, in 2018.

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