Giada De Laurentiis Net Worth

What is Giada De Laurentiis’ Net Worth and Salary?

Giada De Laurentiis, an Italian-American chef, writer, and TV personality, has a net worth of $30 million. She is renowned for hosting her own Food Network shows, including “Everyday Italian” and “Giada at Home.” Furthermore, Giada has authored several highly-successful books.

Early Life

Giada De Laurentiis was born in Rome, Italy, in 1970 to Veronica De Laurentiis and Alex De Benedetti. Her grandfather, Dino De Laurentiis, was a renowned filmmaker and restaurant owner. After her parents’ divorce, Giada and her siblings moved to Southern California with their mother and took on her surname. Giada attended Marymount High School in Los Angeles before earning a bachelor’s degree in social anthropology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1996.

Giada De Laurentiis’ Career in the Culinary Industry

After graduating from college, Giada De Laurentiis studied at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris with the goal of becoming a pastry chef. She then worked in various Los Angeles restaurants and as a food stylist, catching the attention of the Food Network after styling a piece in “Food & Wine” magazine in 2002. Her first show, “Everyday Italian”, premiered in 2003, despite initial backlash accusing the network of hiring a model instead of a qualified chef. De Laurentiis went on to host several other shows, including “Behind the Bash”, “Giada’s Weekend Getaways”, “Giada at Home”, and “Giada Entertains”.

De Laurentiis has also appeared on other shows, such as “Iron Chef America” and “The Next Food Network Star”, and has done voice acting work for children’s shows and movies. She has won multiple Daytime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Culinary host in 2020.

Giada De Laurentiis’ Restaurants and Partnerships

In 2008, Giada De Laurentiis partnered with the Barilla Group to launch an Italian gourmet pasta line under the Academic Barilla name. Two years later, she released an exclusive line of kitchen supplies with Target, including stainless steel pots and pans, utensils, cooking tools, sauces, and pastas.

De Laurentiis also opened multiple restaurants, including GIADA in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring California-influenced Italian cuisine and a wine selection that won Wine Spectator’s 2019 Best of Award of Excellence. GIADA also offers a “Book Club Brunch” and cooking classes where guests can learn to make a four-course meal with the chefs.

Her second restaurant, Pronto by Giada, located in Caesars Palace, offers a more casual format of classic Italian food with Californian influences. Her third restaurant, GDL by Giada, located in the Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, offers a “modern twist on traditional Italian dishes” and opened in May 2018.

Marriage and Relationships

De Laurentiis married Todd Thompson in May 2003 and they had one child together, Jade Marie De Laurentiis-Thompson, born in March 2008. However, they separated in December 2014 and their divorce was finalized in September 2015. Since late 2015, De Laurentiis has been romantically linked to TV producer Shane Farley.

Giada De Laurentiis’ Real Estate Purchases

Giada De Laurentiis, celebrity chef and television personality, made headlines in March 2016 when she spent $6.9 million on a home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.

In August 2019, De Laurentiis made another real estate purchase in the same neighborhood, buying a second Palisades home for $4.86 million.