Giada Pamela De Laurentiis is an American chef, TV personality, and author of Italian descent. She is well-known as the presenter of the Food Network program Giada at Home. This program has garnered her two Emmy Award nominations and a Gracie Award. Laurentiis is a native of Rome. She relocated to the United States as a child. Initially, she worked as a caterer in several Los Angeles restaurants. After styling an article for the ‘Food & Wine magazine, she was contacted by the Food Network when she was working as a food stylist. She ultimately began her daytime cooking show ‘Everything Italian’, which earned her an Emmy Award for ‘Outstanding Lifestyle Host’. She presently hosts the television program “Giada at Home.” Laurentiis has also written several volumes. The books ‘Giada at Home’ and ‘Weeknights’ topped the New York Times Best Seller List. 2012 saw her induction into the Culinary Hall of Fame.
Aurelio De’s Career
After concluding her education, Giada de Laurentiis worked in a number of Los Angeles restaurants. She subsequently founded her own catering company, GDL Foods, and attracted notable clients such as director Ron Howard. She simultaneously worked as a culinary stylist.
An acquaintance at ‘Food & Wine magazine requested that she write about her family’s Sunday meal traditions. After a Food Network executive read her article, she was invited to establish her own cooking show on the network. Laurentiis had never desired to be on camera, which is why she felt initially uneasy during the performance.
The program and channel were criticized for employing an actress or model instead of a professional chef. She continued the show despite the criticism and earned the 2008 Emmy Award for “Outstanding Lifestyle Host.” In 2007, she launched a new program titled “Giada’s Weekend Getaways.” She also authored the best-selling volumes ‘Giada’s Family Dinners’ and ‘Everyday Pasta’. She also became a juror and mentor on ‘Next Food Network Star’.
In 2008, she debuted a new culinary show titled “Giada at Home,” and in 2010, she published a cookbook with the same title. They were both tremendously prosperous. The program has received two Emmy Award nominations and a Gracie Award as well.
In 2014, she launched her first restaurant, GIADA, in Las Vegas, Nevada. It serves dishes such as linguine with lemon, focaccia with rosemary, and lemon flatbread. Additionally, there are vegan and gluten-free options.
She has also served as a voice actress in the animated short film ‘Pixie Hollow Bake Off’ and the animated television series ‘Handy Mandy’.
She has written several publications, including ‘Everyday Italian’, ‘Giada’s Family Dinners’, ‘Everyday Pasta’, ‘Happy Cooking’, and ‘Giada’s Italy’.
Aurelio’s Personal Life
Giada de Laurentiis was born in Rome, Italy on August 22, 1970, as the eldest child of actress Veronica De Laurentiis and her spouse, actor, and producer Alex De Benedetti. She worked in her family’s kitchen and in her grandfather’s restaurant as a youngster. Giada’s parents divorced when she was small, and her mother moved her and her siblings to Southern California.
She attended Los Angeles Marymount High School. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in social anthropology from the University of California, Los Angeles. From 2003 until 2015, she was married to fashion designer Todd Thompson. Their one and only child was born on March 29, 2008. Following her divorce from Thompson, she began dating television producer Shane Farley.
Estimated Net Worth
The net worth of Aurelio De Laurentiis, an Italian film producer, is $50 million. Aurelio De Laurentiis was born in Rome, Italy on May 24, 1949. His company, Filmauro, is a prominent Italian film production company, and he is the current chairman of his native Italian football club, Napoli.