Author
Giada De Laurentiis

Giada De Laurentiis is the Emmy award-winning star of Food Network's Everyday Italian, Giada at Home, and Giada in Paradise; a judge on Food Network Star; a contributing correspondent for NBC's Today show; and the author of six New York Times bestselling books. She attended the Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris and worked at Wolfgang Puck's Spago restaurant before starting her own catering company, GDL Foods. Born in Rome, she grew up in Los Angeles, where she now lives with her husband, Todd, and their daughter, Jade. Visit www.giadaweekly.com for more recipes, style tips, great travel ideas, and healthy living advice. (Photo Credit: Joenelle Weaver)