Giadi de Laurentiis

Giadi de Laurentiis January 30th, 2008 Giada De Laurentiis, who has several cooking shows, “Everyday Italian” and “Giada’s Weekend Getaway” on the Food Network, was in Chicago recently and I had the chance to talk to her about her cooking.     “I grew up in a house where my mother made very elaborate and time consuming Italian dishes,” says De Laurentiis.   Using the lessons learned in her mother’s kitchen, De Laurentis has created recipes that connect in two ways—our desire to coo