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Fans Flock to Meet Giada De Laurentiis

Food Network star and author greeted fans at the Williams-Sonoma store at Roosevelt Field Mall Tuesday.

Renowned chef and author Giada De Laurentiis signed copies of three new books she has coming out this fall at the Williams-Sonoma store in Roosevelt Field Mall Tuesday.

Her new cookbook, Giada's Feel Good Food: My Healthy Recipes and Secrets is a collection of secrets and recipes for staying fit and healthy. She also signed copies of Giada De Laurentiis's Recipe for Adventure: Naples! and Paris!, the first two books in a new children’s series.

Throngs of fans were lined up for more than two hours waiting to meet the star.

Giada is the star of Everyday Italian and Giada at Home, a judge on Food Network Star, a contributing correspondent for NBC’s Today Show and has authored six New York Times bestselling cookbooks.

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