My career start on the Food Network really is a story of love, family and luck. Love because in 2001, my passion for food brought me to FOOD & WINE magazine where I was working as a food stylist - someone who makes the food in the photos look delicious. Family because anyone who knows me is aware of how much I stress the importance of my family in my life but also the important role of family in Italian culture. FOOD & WINE presented me with an opportunity for an article in their February 2002 issue in which I would organize a family dinner in honor of my grandfather, movie producer Dino De Laurentiis. It was from that article that I became lucky. Upon reading the article, Food Network contacted me and invited me to shoot a pilot for them, featuring me and my recipes for Everyday Italian cooking. The rest is... well... history.

For information about my daytime show, "Everyday Italian," on The Food Network, click here.

For information about my show, "Giada's Weekend Getaways ," on The Food Network, click here.