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Start saying arrivederci to Giada De Laurentiis, Food Network viewers: The TV chef is leaving the channel after 20 years.
“Giada De Laurentiis is culinary royalty, someone who has taught audiences how to properly pronounce every cut of pasta imaginable for nearly two decades,” a Food Network spokesperson informed TODAY.com in a press release. “Food Network will always be proud of the beautiful content we have created together, and our table will always have an open seat for Giada.”
The information of De Laurentiis’ Food Network exit got here a day after Deadline reported that the 52-year-old has signed an total unscripted sequence manufacturing cope with Amazon Studios. With that multi-year deal, De Laurentiis with develop, executive-produce, and potential star in initiatives for Amazon Studios.
“With her charismatic passion for food, and commitment to making extraordinary culinary experiences accessible to the home chef, Giada De Laurentiis has remained at the forefront of her industry for nearly two decades,” Lauren Anderson, Amazon Studios’ head of AVOD authentic content material and programming, mentioned in a press release to Deadline. “We look forward to developing an exciting slate of projects with Giada, as she expands into new areas and we broaden our portfolio of cooking and lifestyle content.”
“I’m looking forward to this next chapter,” De Laurentiis added in a press release. “I’ve been a fan of Amazon for a long time, and I’m excited for what we will accomplish together.”
During her Food Network tenure, the Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef received two Daytime Emmy Awards, one for her present Everyday Italian in 2008 and one for Giada Entertains in 2016. Her different reveals for the channel together with Giada in Italy, Giada’s Holiday Handbook, and Giada’s Weekend Getaways.
According to People, reruns of De Laurentiis’ reveals — together with Giada at Home and Giada Entertains— will proceed to run on Food Network and discovery+.
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