Italian-American chef Giada De Laurentiis received her culinary training from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, and she has been starring in cooking shows, authoring cookbooks, winning Emmys, and opening restaurants ever since. America trusts her when it comes to all things Italian — she was born in Rome, after all (via Food Network).

And naturally, the bubbly Roman-turned-Calfornian returns to her roots pretty much every chance she gets (you'll find her on her Instagram in every city from Bologna to Milan to Puglia), whether it's for her many professional endeavors or simply to relax and revisit childhood memories.