If there’s one question the fans of the Food Network show Everyday Italian want celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis to answer, it’s why she hits the names of Italian dishes with a hot-and-heavy Italian accent. Now, De Laurentiis has finally answered the question. She explained that the reason she pronounces Italian dishes authentically is because her parents insisted she speak Italian at home when she was a child. She moved to the U.S. from Rome when she was in elementary school and says she arrived not speaking one word of English. In fact, she says she flunked the first grade. “I couldn’t practice at home because my parents insisted that we speak Italian,” she explained. De Laurentiis went on to say that when she started on the Food Network, it never occurred to her not to pronounce those words correctly and never expected her accent to be a subject of discussion among viewers. Everyday Italian premiered in 2003 and ran for 12 seasons. De Laurentiis appeared on other shows over the next two decades, including Giada Entertains, Giada's Holiday Handbook, Giada in Italy and Food Network Star. Since leaving the network in 2023, De Laurentiis has focused on her lifestyle brand, Giadzy, and released a new cookbook, "Super-Italian". Earlier this year, she returned to TV for the Prime Video special Giada in My Kitchen.
