Highlights
- Luna by Giada opened in 2024 at Caesars Republic Scottsdale, with the name honoring De Laurentiis's grandmother, called 'Nonna Luna.'
- Movie posters from grandfather Dino De Laurentiis's film career line the restaurant's walls, alongside the family's Naples pasta-factory roots.
- De Laurentiis is preparing to open a second restaurant in Chicago, scheduled for June.
- The Emmy Award-winning chef was born in Rome; her grandfather's family owned a pasta factory in Naples before his entry into film.
Luna by Giada, the Italian restaurant Emmy Award-winning chef Giada De Laurentiis opened at Caesars Republic Scottsdale in 2024, takes its name from De Laurentiis's grandmother — a woman the family called "Nonna Luna," according to 12News.
The concept is built around family lineage as much as cuisine. De Laurentiis's grandfather, film producer Dino De Laurentiis, whose 60-year career in Hollywood is documented on the restaurant's walls through movie posters, came from a family that owned a pasta factory in Naples before he entered the movie business. That culinary thread — from Naples to Scottsdale — is the explicit through-line of the restaurant's identity.
De Laurentiis, who was born in Rome, is now extending the concept beyond Arizona. She is preparing to open another restaurant in Chicago, scheduled for June, 12News reported.
Luna by Giada is located on the first floor of Caesars Republic Scottsdale. Reservations are available through OpenTable.
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