Giada at the Women of Worth Awards

Giada steps out in style at the L’Oreal Women of Worth Awards held at Hearst Tower on Thursday (December 9) in New York City.

Giada Issues a Statement Regarding Her Grandfather

"My grandfather was a true inspiration. He was my biggest champion in life and a constant source for wisdom and advice. I will miss him dearly."

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Our Condolences Go out to Giada and her Family!

Her grandfather Dino De Laurentiis passed away yesterday :( Here's a link to the article.

Giada Responds to John Mayer Rumors

Giada slams reports that she is being romanced by John Mayer here. She also took to twitter saying the rumors were malicious. Here's the link to her twitter.

Take that Star Magazine!

Inaugural L.A. Loves Alex's Lemonade Event a Sweet Success

Giada made an appearance at the Alex's Lemonade Charity event! Check out her pasta dish, it looks delicious!

"Though local as a resident, but known nationally for her Food Network show, Giada De Laurentiis handed out plates of her "Pasta Ponza," between posing for picture after picture with adoring fans eager to say hello to the charming culinary star."

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Giada Heading to the Fabulous Food Show

The Fabulous Food Show is Friday through Sunday at the I-X Center in Cleveland, with plenty of food, wine, chefs, books, displays, demonstrations and free samples.

Food Network chefs appearing at the Main Kitchen Theatre are Giada De Laurentiis, Guy Fieri, Alton Brown, Anne Burrell and Cleveland's own Michael Symon.

There's also a Grand Tasting Pavilion for wine, spirits and beer; Restaurant Row, where chefs will sell food and provide demonstrations; Sweet Street for chocolate demonstrations and tastings; a Taste of the Neighborhood Stage featuring local chefs; and a Market Place featuring more than 200 vendors.

This year there's a newly expanded Farmers Market area, and Sweet Street has added a new Cake Walk featuring seven local pastry chefs and bakers.

Single-day tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. The show opens at 10 a.m. each day and closes at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 6 p.m. Sunday.

Laura Taxel, author of Cleveland Ethnic Eats, and writing coach Dianne Jacob, author of Will Write For Food, are leading two-hour workshops on Friday and Saturday morning for aspiring food writers and bloggers. The Friday workshop is for chefs, food and hospitality industry professionals, and media veterans. The Saturday workshop is open to the public. Workshop tickets are $50, which includes show admission, and must be purchased in advance.

For a complete schedule and to buy tickets for any event, visit http://www.fabulousfoodshow.com. The I-X Center is at 1 I-X Center Drive, Cleveland, next to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.

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New iPhone App!

In The Kitchen ($1.99) gives you a recipe database made up of delicious recipes from all your favorite chefs from the Food Network. The interface offers a number of ways to find a good recipe, either by using a search tool or by touching the image of a chef from the Food Network.

Browse through thousands of recipes from popular chefs including Bobby Flay, Alton Brown, Paula Deen, Giada De Laurentiis, and Rachael Ray, and get reviews for recipes from other users.

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Giada at the Women's Conference!

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Celebrity Chef De Laurentiis enthralls Lexington crowd!

Food Network Celebrity Chef Giada De Laurentiis brought a taste of her Everyday Italian to nearly 2,000 people in the Bluegrass Saturday during an appearance at The Incredible Food Show at Lexington Center.
De Laurentiis demonstrated how to prepare three pasta dishes during two different cooking presentations while encouraging audience members to step up to microphones inside the Cooking Theatre in Rupp Arena to ask her whatever was on their minds.


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Giada attends the Los Angeles Philharmonic 'Celebración' gala

Giada made an appearance at the Los Angeles Philharmonic 'Celebración' gala! Click on the source link to read about the event.

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Giada Kicks off The Food Networks Food and Wine Festival

Everyone's favorite Italian sweetheart Giada De Laurentiis kicked off the festivities on Thursday, October 7th as host of San Pellegrino's Meatball Madness presented by Eater.com, and helped crown Donatella Arpaia of Mia Dona as the winner of this year's People's Choice Award for Arpaia's Meatball Slider on Potato Focaccia with Caciocavallo Cheese.

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The Kind Diet Book Launch

Chef Giada De Laurentiis attends "THE KIND DIET: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet" book release party at Candle 79 on October 8, 2009 in New York City.

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Giada at the 6th Annual Pink Party in Hollywood 09/25/2010

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Giada Attends Monique Lhuillier Spring 2011

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Incredible Food Show to Feature Giada!

Giada De Laurentiis will be the star of this year's Incredible Food Show, in October at the Lexington Center, but Central Kentucky chefs and local foods will stand out, too.

De Laurentiis, host of The Food Network's Everyday Italian and Giada's Weekend Getaways, will take the stage at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Oct. 23. Tickets are $35, $55 and $85, and go on sale Friday.

New this year is Sunday Suppers on Oct. 24, which will feature Bluegrass chefs presenting innovative cooking demonstrations. Edward Lee, chef at 610 Magnolias in Louisville, and Brigitte Nguyen, winner of several cooking competitions, will participate.

Marketplace booths will feature Kentucky Proud producers and growers, specialty food companies, purveyors of cooking-related equipment and wineries. General admission is $15. Booths are available. Call Theresa Lloyd at (859) 233-4567, Ext. 3257.

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Giada Makes 'Happy Meals'

Who likes mac and cheese, meatballs and pasta? Kids do! Chef Giada De Laurentiis shares recipes for three lunches guaranteed to please your youngster. Watch the video here!

The Next Food Network Star News

Giada is listed as a mentor on the latest season of The Next Food Network Star.

HE NEXT FOOD NETWORK STAR HITS HOLLYWOOD

Season Six of Food Network's Most-Watched Series Hosted by Bobby Flay Premieres Sunday, June 6th at 9pm ET/PT

Special Guest Appearances by Giada De Laurentiis, Guy Fieri, Rachael Ray, Wolfgang Puck, Eva Longoria Parker, Colbie Caillat and Many More!

NEW YORK - APRIL 21, 2010 - Food Network's number one series, The Next Food Network Star, returns this June with the most exciting and intense season to date. Shot in Los Angeles on a brand-new studio set, season six follows 12 hopefuls competing for the ultimate dream job: his or her own Food Network show. With this coveted prize on the line, the finalists strut their star power and culinary chops for host Bobby Flay and the selection committee to see if they stack up against the competition. Under the mentorship of Giada De Laurentiis, the series kicks off with a two-hour premiere Sunday, June 6th at 9pm ET/PT as finalists get a taste of Hollywood with a trip to Paramount Studios and a six-course lunch for L.A.'s biggest celebrity chef, Wolfgang Puck.

The 12 finalists include: Dzintra Dzenis (Austin, Texas), Doreen Fang (Los Angeles, Calif.), Alexis Hernandez (Clarksville, Ind.), Brianna Jenkins (Atlanta, Ga.), Aria Kagan (Hollywood, Fla.), Herb Mesa (Atlanta, Ga.), Serena Palumbo (New York, N.Y.), Tom Pizzica (San Francisco, Calif.), Aarti Sequeira (Los Angeles, Calif.), Darrell "DAS" Smith (Los Angeles, Calif.), Brad Sorenson (Austin, Texas) and Paul Young (Chicago, Ill.).

This season, the finalists travel to Los Angeles where they are put through the ringer to prove their culinary talent and impress the industry's biggest stars. Challenges include a crash-course in red-carpet glamour while catering a star-studded MGD 64 after-party with Grammy-winner Colbie Caillat, serving up savory dishes inspired by classic carnival sweets at the Santa Monica Pier, creating and operating lunch trucks on Venice Beach, and using Kellogg's (R) breakfast cereals to cook dinner with breakfast. The contestants must also impress special guest stars Eva Longoria Parker and Todd English by illustrating an "emotion" through a dish at their restaurant, Beso.

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The Best Thing I Ever Ate

Episode: Obsession

Giada De Laurentiis describes the best crab cake (Lemon-Scallion Dungeness Crab Cakes) at the Dahila Lounge.
2001 4th Ave.
Seattle, WA 98121
206-682-4142
www.tomdouglas.com/restaurants/dahlia-lounge

OC Book Singing

Here's more book singing info!

Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis is coming to meet her Orange County fans.

De Laurentiis is scheduled for an in-store appearance at Williams-Sonoma at South Coast Plaza at 12 p.m. April 29. She will be signing copies of her latest book, “Giada at Home: Family Recipes from Italy and California.” There is a catch. Space is limited to the first 450 ticketed customers and you must buy the book from Williams-Sonoma (yes, they will be asking for a receipt). Call the Williams-Sonoma at South Coast Plaza to buy the book and get a ticket. (714) 751-1166

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SF Signing rescheduled!

Here's info about Giada's signing in SF this upcoming week!

If you are a "foodie" mom like me, and have time to head over to downtown San Francisco's Union Square, you'll be able to get a chance to meet the lovely Food Network star, Giada De Laurentiis, at the William-Sonoma store on Post St. for a special book signing of her new cookbook "Giada At Home."

Filled with delicious, easy, and simple Italian and California inspired family recipes, the first 450 customers to secure a ticket after purchasing her cookbook, will get to meet her, April 14, 2010, at 1:00 pm.

UPDATE: Giada De Laurentiis' 4/14 flight and signing was cancelled. The event has been moved to, Thursday, the 22nd. It's not too late to pre-order you cookbook to gaurantee a chance to meet this charming Italian-American chef.

For more information or to preorder/reserve a ticket call Union Square's William-Sonoma at (415) 362 - 9450.

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Wickedlocal.com posted a report that discusses a Giada book signing in Franklin, N.H. Click here for the full story.

A New Interview with the Miluakee Journal Sentinal

Giada talks about a few things including Jaime Oliver, her Target line and her busy life.

Always ready with a smile, Food Network personality and "Today" show correspondent Giada de Laurentiis invites fans into her world daily.

She didn't plan on being in front of the camera. After studying cultural anthropology at UCLA, she headed to Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. She hoped to run a hotel restaurant.

In 2002, Food Network executives came calling. Today, she has developed a following as much for her food as her style.

She shares tips and recipes in her latest cookbook, "Giada at Home" (Clarkson Potter, $35). She also has a new line of products, exclusively at Target.

She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Todd, and 2-year-old daughter, Jade.

Q. Do you remember the first dish you mastered?

A. I made my first pizza dough with my grandfather. . . . We started it, let it sit and rise, go out and play, then rise, go out and play. . . . We spent the whole day playing and hanging out.

Q. You warn against turning a home meal into something from a restaurant. Are people overthinking dinner parties?

A. People think that when they have people over, it has to be top-notch and fabulous. We're overthinking it.

Most people are so happy to be invited over, and that you took the time to make these dishes. It doesn't have to be gourmet.

I always tell people to stick to what you know. Make that the best you can make it. That's all people expect.

Q. Your grandfather's family owned a pasta factory in Italy. How did that influence your own line of foods?

A. Several things I really wanted to have, in following the steps of my grandfather. My own sauces, pastas, vinaigrettes and coffee. . . .

My grandfather made his own pasta and went door to door to sell it. Then in the '80s, my grandfather had a shop and sold his own pasta. I'm the next generation. . . . 

My tomato-basil sauce is honestly one of my favorite things in the world. I use fresh tomatoes, really rare in a jarred sauce. . . . Extremely affordable at $2.99 a jar.

Q. What's your favorite item from your line at Target?

A. The Mezzaluna knife. That was something my grandparents and my mom used a lot, but you couldn't find it here. . . . It is used in Italy and a lot of different places, usually to chop herbs. A handle on either side, that's usually a traditional Mezzaluna.

Q. Is this the career you imagined?

A. Never in a million years. I went off to Le Cordon Bleu because I fell in love with food. . . . I thought the best I could do was maybe run some kind of a restaurant in a hotel someday.

Q. What's your secret to staying healthy?

A. Small portions. I eat my food, but I eat little portions. I work out. I do a lot of yoga. . . . 

When it comes to cupcakes and desserts, it is a little different. Eat half the cupcake. That's hard for people to understand. It's not going anywhere, even if you eat half of it now and the other half later. . . . That's the way to do it.

Q. Which chefs have inspired you?

A. I do love Lidia Bastianich. I think she has done a wonderful job with Italian food and explaining the different regions. She's kind of the grandmother of Italian foods. . . . 

When someone is super-passionate about what they do and what they're teaching, it's kind of contagious.

Q. What do you tell people who want to be a celebrity chef?

A. People think it's very easy, what we do. . . . If you can cook a couple eggs or make a tuna sandwich you can be a chef.

None of us are actors. We're not trained to have these big personalities. . . . We're cooks, and we all love our craft and our food. It comes through in our . . . love of food, and that's what holds the audience. . . . 

If you want to be a chef, start cooking.

Q. What would you do if you weren't a chef?

A. I'd probably be in politics. Isn't that weird? I'm fascinated with politics, how much control we do and don't have. . . . 

I've been watching Jamie Oliver and his "Food Revolution." It's incredible how much control the government has over what our kids eat.

- Kristine M. Kierzek

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Norwalk Conn. Book Signing Pictures

The NewsTimes.com posted a photo gallery of Giada signing in Norwalk Conn. Go HERE for all of the pictures.

Another Giada at Home recipe!

The Providence Journal posted this recipe for Rigatoni with Mushrooms!

Recipe: Rigatoni with Creamy Mushroom Sauce

01:00 AM EDT on Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Rigatoni with Creamy Mushroom Sauce

1 pound rigatoni pasta

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 shallots, minced

1 garlic clove, minced

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 pound assorted mushrooms (such as cremini, shitake, or button) cleaned and sliced

1/2 cup dry white wine

1/2 cup vegetable broth

1 cup (8 ounces) mascarpone cheese, at room temperature

1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

1/4 cup chopped fresh chives

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender but still firm to the bite, 8-10 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shallots and garlic and season with salt and pepper. Cook until soft, about 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Cook stirring occasionally until the mushrooms are tender, 5-7 minutes. Turn the heat to high. Add the wine and cook for 3 minutes, or until all the liquid evaporates. Add the broth and simmer until the liquid is slightly reduced.

Remove the pan from the heat. Add the mascarpone cheese and stir until creamy. Drain the pasta, reserving about 1 cup of the pasta water, and transfer to a serving bowl. Add the mushroom mixture and the Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper and toss well to coat the pasta, adding the reserved water, if needed, to loosen the pasta. Garish with the chopped chives.

Serves 4-6.

Giada in Vegas

Robin Leach wrote this short piece on a Giada book signing in Las Vegas. Click here to see a picture gallery of the event!

The Food Network star and bestselling author Giada De Laurentiis hosted a meet-and-greet and signing with fans for her new cookbook Giada at Home: Family Recipes From Italy and California yesterday at Sur La Table in Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood.

Our contributing photographer Erik Kabik was onsite for our Vegas DeLuxe photo gallery of the gorgeous culinary queen and her pearly whites and new recipes. Vegas DeLuxe wonders which restaurants she’ll hit during her stop here?

Bon appetit, Giada!

Giada's Latest Book Makes the Bestseller List

The SF Chronicle is reporting that Giada's new book Giada at Home: Family Recipes from California and Italy has made the bestseller list and is #4. Congrats Giada!

A Giada at Home book review

Tulsaworld.com review Giada's new book and provides several recipes here.

Giada on the Today Show

Giada makes waffles and a frittata! Click HERE for the recipe and video!

More Today Show Action

Giada shares the recipes for chicken Milanese, crostini and a spring salad here at The Today Show.

A New Steak Recipe

The Vancouver Sun posted a new recipe for Grilled Tuscan Steak from Giada at Home.

Grilled Tuscan Steak With Fried Egg and Goat Cheese

I'm a fan of fried eggs over everything. The runny yolk is like the laziest sauce ever but so good (if you like eggs). Here, some crumbled goat cheese adds more texture and dimension. So simple! It's from Giada At Home by Giada de Laurentiis.

-Mia Stainsby

4 8-ounce rib-eye steaks Salt and freshly ground black pepper

2 tablespoons herbes de Provence

2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons olive oil

4 large eggs

¼ cup crumbled goat cheese

2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley

Place a grill pan over medium-high heat or preheat a gas or charcoal grill. Season the steaks with salt and pepper. Sprinkle both sides of each steak with the herbes de Provence. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Grill for 6 to 8 minutes per side for medium rare. Remove steaks from the heat and allow to rest.

Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, heat the remaining 2 teaspoons of olive oil over medium-high heat. Crack the eggs directly into the pan and season them with salt and pepper. Cook until the egg whites are set, 2 to 3 minutes.

Place steaks on 4 serving plates. Carefully top each steak with an egg. Sprinkle with the crumbled goat cheese. Garnish with the chopped parsley.

Makes 4 servings.

Giada in Vancouver for the Olympics!

From seafood to sweets, TODAY’s Giada De Laurentiis shares her inside take on Vancouver here

Foodnetwork.com Indoor Grilling Guide

Foodnetwork.com launched and indoor grilling guide and features Giada's Grilled Beef kabobs with Pineapple and Parsley sauce here.

Giada Has Launched a New Cooking Line at Target!

Go here for all the details!

Beginning in 2010, Giada will also serve as a spokesperson for the wide selection of affordable groceries at Target and SuperTarget stores. She will share her culinary expertise to help at-home chefs find fresh produce and affordable owned brands, while offering expert tips to make cooking approachable and fun. Go here for the rest of this story!

Giada Makes askmen.com Top 99 List!

Giada is number 37 on Askmen.com Top 99 Most Desirable Women list. Here's what they say....

The tomato never looked so erotic as it does in the hands of Giada De Laurentiis. Aside from being the host of the Food Network’sEveryday Italian and teaching viewers how to cook straightforward classic Italian dishes, Giada is also the host of Behind the Bash, Giada’s Weekend Getaways and Giada at Home. When she’s not on camera, Giada pens best-selling cookbooks, such Everyday Italian, Giada's Family Dinners (which became a New York Times No. 1 bestseller),Everyday Pasta, and Giada’s Kitchen: New Italian Favorites. The Italian cuisine expert is also the founder of GDL Foods, a Los Angeles-based catering company, and a spokesperson for Barilla pasta, the world’s largest manufacturer and producer of pasta, as well as for Pyrex Glassware. With all that on her plate, you'd think she wouldn't have room for another serving, but in March 2010 she'll fork over another book, Giada at Home: Family Recipes from Italy and California.