Giada in Italy

Giada prepares a Tuscan-style lunch featuring Bistecca alla Fiorentina, white bean and cavalo nero, along with a bottle of local Chianti and biscotti and sweet wine for dessert.

Giada and her Aunt Raffy reminiscence about Giada's grandmother, Nonna Luna, and her love of rice while making some twists on northern Italian favorites like bitter rice, white chocolate orzo pudding and artichoke and fennel crudo.

Giada De Laurentiis and her sister pay tribute to their brother, Dino, who passed away from cancer; the women create a meal inspired by some of his favorite dishes, including charred broccoli rabe and pork chops with a balsamic glaze.

Giada and her Aunt Raffy travel by train to visit Great Aunt Raffy at her home in Milan and prepare her favorite baked dish, ziti stufati.

Carbonara cacio e Pepe; mussels with fennel and Italian beer; olive oil sorbetto with berries and balsamic.

Giada, along with her daughter, sister and nephew, spends the day on a boat trip along Florence's Arno River; they enjoy kale salsa verde bruschetta, tuna, white bean and bitter greens salad and Torrone Mess.

Octopus panzanella; hazelnut chicken and stracciatella with strawberry and vin santo.

Giada De Laurentiis and her daughter, Jade, visit Florence, Italy, to enjoy local culture, honor their family heritage, create new memories and make meals inspired by the food customs of the area; one-pot creamy orzo; seared mushrooms; open-face pie.

Giada De Laurentiis works at the restaurants of master chef Fabio Picchi, where she learns about Florentine cuisine; Giada makes Italian dishes with a California spin, like prosciutto broth with farro and spinach and branzino puttanesca.

Giada De Laurentiis's grandfather, Dino De Laurentiis, filmed his movie Hannibal in Florence, giving Giada inspiration for a meal; asparagus and grilled melon salad; sausage, chianti and fava bean spaghetti; chianti affogato.

Giada De Laurentiis hosts a cocktail party on a terrace near Florence's famed Duomo and creates a menu to celebrate its history in the fashion world; crab arancini; avocado white bean dip; grappa poached pears with speck.

Giada De Laurentiis learns the art of cannoli-making from a Southern Italian pastry maker; then she creates a unique cannoli filling with chocolate amaretto, as well as a few other desserts like Baci ice cream sandwiches and Aperol Spritz slushies.

Nonna V travels to Florence for a visit; Giada creates a lovely dinner to be shared; the menu includes Italian dishes with a twist; burrata and strawberry bruschetta, grilled artichokes with bagna cauda and pappa al pomodoro.