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Giada De Laurentiis: Biography

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  • Birth Name: Giada Pamela De Laurentiis
  • Birth Place: Rome, Italy
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/22/1970, Leo
  • Profession: Chef; TV host; caterer; judge
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Giada De Laurentiis Fast Facts:
  • Worked for Wolfgang Puck's Spago restaurant, at the Ritz Carlton Fine Dining Room, and as a food stylist for several magazines.
  • Started GDL Foods, a private catering firm in Los Angeles, before starring in her own show on the Food Network.
  • Published the books Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes (2005); Giada's Family Dinners (2006); and Everyday Pasta (2007).
  • Most common question she receives is how she can be in such good shape and be a chef, which she attributes to good genes and portion control.
  • Her husband, Todd Thompson, is a clothing designer for Anthropologie.
  • Giada De Laurentiis Relationships:
  • Todd Thompson - Husband
  • Dino De Laurentiis - Grandfather
  • Silvana Mangano - Grandmother
  • Veronica De Laurentiis - Mother
  • Dino A. De Laurentiis - Brother
  • Eloisa De Laurentiis - Sister
  • Igor De Laurentiis - Brother
  • Raffaella De Laurentiis - Aunt
  • Luigi De Laurentiis - Great-uncle
  • Alex De Benedetti - Father
  • Ivan Kavalsky - Stepfather
  • Jade Marie De Laurentiis Thompson - Daughter
  • College:
  • University of California, Los Angeles, CA (BA in Social Anthropology, 1996); Le Cordon Bleu, Paris, France

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