It's no wonder this is one of the best selling cookbooks on the market today. When she’s not in front of the camera De Laurentiis writes cookbooks, updates her website Giadzy, or spends time with her daughter, Jade.Who Wouldn't Love 125 Simple and Delicious Italian Recipes? Plus, she makes appearances on talk shows and hosts holiday cooking specials. Since the program ended in 2015 the celebrity chef’s hosted other shows such as Giada Entertains, Giada in Italy, and Giada on the Beach. When Everyday Italian went off the air it wasn’t long before De Laurentiis was back in the kitchen cooking for Food Network audiences. Giada De Laurentiis has hosted multiple cooking shows But that didn’t mark the end of De Laurentiis’ time in front of the camera. Everyday Italian ran for 12 seasons before ending in August 2008. De Laurentiis even won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2008 for hosting the show. “I was like, who am I talking to? Who is this?”Įveryday Italian premiered on April 5, 2003. “I was so, so goddamn nervous because I had never been in front of the camera alone,” she said. Giada De Laurentiis’ 12 Most Popular Recipes on the Food Networkĭuring the same podcast, she called the first season “horrible,” saying it felt weird being on camera by herself giving viewers a play-by-play of her every move in the kitchen.

De Laurentiis learned on the fly while filming her debut cooking show, Everyday Italian. The host has to engage viewers while cooking a meal. She calls ‘Everyday Italian’ Season 1 ‘horrible’Īs anyone who has ever watched an episode of Food Network Star knows, it’s not easy being the face of a cooking show. Ultimately, De Laurentiis took Food Network up on their offer and she became the host of her own cooking show. “I didn’t want to embarrass my family, to be honest.” “ was a joke! There were like two chefs on it and they wore hats and it was weird,” she told Bon Appétit during a 2016 episode of the magazine’s podcast. They weren’t as established as they are today and the network hadn’t yet begun churning out one hit cooking show after another.

She actually turned down Food Network’s offer. They called the Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef and offered her a job hosting her own cooking show. De Laurentiis didn’t jump at the chance to be on television. The head of Food Network saw a photo of De Laurentiis in an article about her grandfather, Dino De Laurentiis, a prominent film producer. Giada De Laurentiis | Amy Sussman/Getty Images Entertainment Video for Food Networkĭe Laurentiis’ journey to becoming a host on Food Network supposedly began with an article in Food and Wine magazine.

Everyday Italian by Giada De Laurentiis