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Giada De Laurentiisjust proved she can fulfill any pasta challenge — in and out of the kitchen.
The Food Network star, 51, who is currently traveling through Italy with boyfriendShane Farley, 50, daughter Jade, 14, and other family members, just made her most recent stop in Bari. The city in southern Italy is known for being home to the grandmothers who make handmade orecchiette pasta in the coastal town’s alleyways. Naturally, De Laurentiis set out to find thepopular pasta makerswhile on her visit.
In an Instagram Reel, she took followers on her quest to find the women.“Dream day- making orecchiette in Bari w/ the women who do it best!” she captioned the post.
She points to narrow, covered alleyways and streets as Tony Dallara’s “Come prima” plays in the background.
The master Italian chef finally finds one of the pasta makers as she walks over to a woman shaping the “little ears” at a modest table. “I am so excited. I found the lady!” De Laurentiis said.
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On her Instagram Story, De Laurentiis also shared a recipe for handmade orecchiette written on wood drilled into the street walls. Key ingredients read semolina flour, water, salt and “hard work with love.”
De Laurentiis has been keeping fans updated on her crew’s adventures during their Italian getaway with frequentsocial media postsof their expansive food spreads and fun water activities.
PHOTO: Giada DeLaurentiis/InstagramPHOTO: Giada DeLaurentiis/Instagram
It seems like the group enjoyed plenty of boating and water activities. In a video shared on the De Laurentiis’s Instagram Story, she is driving a boat with a big grin on her face as she waves to the camera.
Of course,the foodie has been eating wellon her trip. In one image on her Instagram Story, De Laurentiis wrote, “Lunch on the boat,” alongside an image of sandwich supplies like bread, ham, lettuce, tomato salad with basil, olives and mozzarella. She also posted an Instagram Story, featuring a pasta dish with the caption, “Dinner crisis averted” and “Orecchiette 10/10.”
source: people.com
