One of the nicest restaurants on the Strip, in decor and cuisine, has to be Giada. Since opening in 2014, De Laurentiis’ California-influenced Italian food has caused thousands of happy diners to pat their bellies in supreme satisfaction.

Although it was closed for several months, fans could keep up with De Laurentiis via her website, giadzy.com, for recipes and posts by the celebrity chef and her team. Viewing the suggestions there and on her Instagram account certainly increased this writer’s yearning to revisit Giada and get those bright citrus flavors on a plate.

The current menu features Giada’s most popular dishes, including a seafood tower to start, and pesto arancini and bacon-wrapped date antipasti. Enjoy classic dishes such as spaghetti with shrimp, mascarpone, lemon and cheese, lobster ravioli and a 28-ounce Tuscan-style bone-in ribeye. But you can’t go wrong with bucatini in a Calabrian chili pomodoro with fresh ricotta, the cacio e pepe bucatini with pecorino Toscano, or crab and scallop risotto.

Giada is only open Friday and Saturday nights, so make those reservations now!

The Cromwell, 855.442.3271

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