Giada De Laurentiis just 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 boyfriend Shane 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 the popular pasta makers while on her visit.