{"id":2271351,"date":"2026-02-07T14:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T14:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2271351"},"modified":"2026-02-07T14:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T14:11:10","slug":"giada-de-laurentiis-shares-why-2026-olympics-are-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/giada-de-laurentiis-shares-why-2026-olympics-are-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Giada De Laurentiis Shares Why 2026 Olympics Are &#8220;Special&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<ul data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"0.0\"><em data-node-id=\"0.0.0\">The 2026 Olympics take place in Milano-Cortina, Italy, beginning on February 6. <\/em><\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.1\"><em data-node-id=\"0.1.0\">Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis will be a correspondent for the <\/em>Today <em data-node-id=\"0.1.2\">show during the Games. <\/em><\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.2\"><em data-node-id=\"0.2.0\">Giada opened up about why she&#8217;s excited to take on this new role while partnering with Peroni Nastro Azzurro.<\/em><em data-node-id=\"0.2.1\"><br data-node-id=\"0.2.1.0\"\/><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/a70157895\/giada-de-laurentiis-family-daughter-jade-college\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/a70157895\/giada-de-laurentiis-family-daughter-jade-college\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Giada De Laurentiis\" data-node-id=\"2.0\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"2.0.0\">Giada De Laurentiis<\/strong><\/a> is taking her culinary skills to Europe\u2014and it\u2019s for a special reason.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">With the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/milano-cortina-2026\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/milano-cortina-2026\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"2026 Olympics\" data-vars-ga-product-id=\"95b966c6-cce9-4b0d-a130-f56cfadb0ecf\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-node-id=\"3.1\" class=\"body-link product-links css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\">2026 Olympics<\/a> in Milano-Cortina, Italy, starting on February 6, various outlets will be in attendance to cover the action, including NBC\u2019s hit daytime series <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/today-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/today-show\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Today\" data-node-id=\"3.3\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"3.3.0\">Today<\/em><\/a>. The show tapped Giada to serve as an Olympic correspondent, and, as she shared with <em data-node-id=\"3.5\">Good Housekeeping <\/em>exclusively in January, she\u2019s ready to put her Italian heritage on display.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cThis is my fourth Olympics with [the <em data-node-id=\"4.1\">Today <\/em>show], and I love it,\u201d she told us. \u201cThe show has an understanding that by going to the host country, you have to have a food, wine, and beer focus. Like, what is it about this country that we can give to people that is more than just athletic events? We can give them a flavor of what we are, and I think that\u2019s the thing I love most.\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-15\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<section data-embed=\"instagram\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Giada was born in Rome and spent summers there after moving to Los Angeles as a child. She says she\u2019s excited to share her favorite things about the country with everyone.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cI plan on teaching the <em data-node-id=\"8.1\">Today<\/em> anchors how to make fresh pasta and give them an itinerary of the things to see and do and eat,\u201d she said. \u201cWhat makes it special for me is that [the Olympics] are in my home country, and we don\u2019t get this often. It\u2019s an honor to get the message of my Italian heritage out there, and that\u2019s why it\u2019s so fun to partner with the <em data-node-id=\"8.3\">Today <\/em>show and brands like Peroni. They\u2019re both creating a lifestyle that teaches people to slow down, enjoy, and really commemorate these moments together.\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"youtube\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-17\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Giada isn\u2019t just using this moment with the <em data-node-id=\"10.1\">Today <\/em>show to showcase her love of Italy. As she mentioned, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZFcOm3lPaPA\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZFcOm3lPaPA\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"she\u2019s also partnering\" data-node-id=\"10.3\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\">she\u2019s also partnering<\/a> with Italian beer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peroniusa.com\/nastroazzurro\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.peroniusa.com\/nastroazzurro\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Peroni Nastro Azzurro\" data-node-id=\"10.5\" class=\"body-link css-7v8mn9 emevuu60\">Peroni Nastro Azzurro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Maybe we\u2019ll watch while drinking a Peroni, too!<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-18\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-q14sem e94w1mj1\">\n<div data-theme-key=\"carousel-container\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" role=\"region\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-labelledby=\"PP0-18-0\" class=\"css-1jke4yk e1kgjrvy4\">\n<p><h2 id=\"PP0-18-0\" data-theme-key=\"carousel-hed\" class=\"css-4i2xvz e1kgjrvy5\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-1yxmhzw eagam8p0\"\/>Get More Scoop About the 2026 Winter Olympics<span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p1\"\/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.goodhousekeeping.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 Olympics take place in Milano-Cortina, Italy, beginning on February 6. Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis will be a correspondent for the Today show during the Games. Giada opened up about why she&#8217;s excited to take on this new role while partnering with Peroni Nastro Azzurro. Giada De Laurentiis is taking her culinary skills [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2271352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[439273,274717,439706,285977,286903,285684,439705,436322],"class_list":["post-2271351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-collection-winter-olympics-2026","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-09c83f4e-6c4d-4e80-848b-e0dc5124a92c","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-hasproduct-true","tag-locale-us","tag-shorttitle-giada-de-laurentiis-to-cover-olympics-for-today","tag-subsection-celeb-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Giada-De-Laurentiis-Shares-Why-2026-Olympics-Are-Special.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2271351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2271351"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2271351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2271353,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2271351\/revisions\/2271353"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2271352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2271351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2271351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2271351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}