Giada has actually already visited Cham City 4 times this year and has made it a point to meet and befriend local chefs, such as James Beard Award Winning Cindy Wolfe of Charleston on Lancaster St. Just like Italians are very proud of their culture and heritage, Baltimorians are fiercely passionate about being a Baltimorian, and that zeal and spirit she discovered while exploring Charm City is part of what sold her on bringing her brand here to Baltimore. She wants to experience the vibe, and understand the very fabric that makes a place like Baltimore tick.Īnd what she learned is that we Baltimorians are very proud of where we live, and where we call home. She wants to get to know the people and the places.

She wants to know the city deeply and intimately. 'I thought, 'But why? Why would I go to Baltimore? I don't understand why I would do that.'īut like she does everything, a self-professed type-A personality, Giada dove right in, and began exploring the many distinct neighborhoods and districts that help define Baltimore. So when the people at Caesar's provided her with the opportunity to come here to Baltimore to open a restaurant in a city that isn't quite a destination, she scratched her head. 'I'm not one of those chefs who has lots of different restaurants all over the world,' she said. While at this amazing event in Horseshoe's Diamond Lounge, I was able to get the scoop on what's to come with her restaurant, what her role is/how involved she is/will be with the restaurant, and yes, the answer to the question I'm sure everyone has, Giada is opening a restaurant - GDL Italian - in Horseshoe Casino here in Baltimore City, and I WAS THERE TO LEARN ALL ABOUT IT. And when I was invited to attend Giada's intimate media event at Horseshoe Casino, where Giada herself would be revealing the in's and out's, and all of the details of her 'casual but elegant' dining experience, GDL Italian, I was floored. So learning that Giada De Laurentiis would be opening her next restaurant concept just minutes from my home here in Baltimore, MD, I was stoked. Whether it was joining Giada in cooking one of her simple, clean and elegant Italian recipes demonstrated on one of her various cooking shows, joining her on an Italian adventure where she'd shamelessly sit in the back of a cab, with a giant wheel of cheese on her lap - eating it, or eagerly following Next Food Network Star where she hosts alongside Chef Bobby Flay, I've been cheerfully consuming Giada-vision for well over a decade.

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