Food Network Celebrity Giada De Laurentiis
Gives Career Advice on NJN’s NJ Works
Wednesday, May 3 at 6:30 pm, and Saturday, May 6 at 9 am

STATEWIDE – Most of us have to work – even celebrities! Food Network star, host of “Everyday Italian” and “Behind the Bash” and New York Times cookbook author Giada De Laurentiis will be featured this week on NJN’s NJ Works and will provide practical advice for starting a career. With an impressive background of culinary training and abundant personable charm, Giada De Laurentiis shares her career advice in a special segment to air on NJN on Wednesday, May 3 at 6:30 pm and Saturday, May 6 at 9 am.

Giada De Laurentiis is among an ever-growing number of television chefs and an author of successful cookbooks. As a follow-up to her first cookbook, Everyday Italian, Giada’s second book, Giada’s Family Dinners, is also available at fine bookstores. Her half-hour daytime cooking show, Everyday Italian, features quick, healthy and satisfying dishes using traditional Italian ingredients and techniques. Born in Rome, Giada grew up in a large Italian family where the culture of food was a staple in and of itself. As the granddaughter of film producer Dino De Laurentiis, she learned how to prepare many of the family’s recipes, which were often made for festive gatherings. Giada’s passion for cooking was apparent from the start and flourished through her professional training at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and in Los Angeles at the prestigious Ritz Carlton Fine Dining Room and Wolfgang Puck’s Spago in Beverly Hills. This segment is part of an NJ Works series entitled Work Life, Women, The Workforce. Also included in this program will be:• Silicon Valley – New Jersey's valley is often called the "Silicon Valley of the East." From Bell Labs in the 1800's to state-of-the-art satellite ocean research at Rutgers University, New Jersey has a wide span of technological fields. We'll introduce you to some of the area's top women scientists and researchers who enhance the Garden State with their brains and expertise. • Back In The Game – Watch to see opportunities and resources available to women who are coming off of welfare and are seeking education and employment. The possibly for a bright future is here for women who want to help themselves.• Career Minute – Food Cutters & Trimmers
Meats & Fish & Cheeses, oh my! Learn the pretty intense life of those who prepare our fresh foods for the dinner table.• Jay’s Rants & Raves – Learn how to grasp the concept and feel at ease with telecommuting.• Special In-Studio Guest – Diane Mills McKay, Chairwoman, NJ Council for Gender Parity in Labor & Education.

These NJ Works programs come to our viewers thanks to our partnership with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. NJN continues to offer informative television programming that helps our loyal viewers get the facts and knowledge that they can use whether they’re already in the workforce, or changing or reevaluating their careers.