Article continues below advertisementGiada De Laurentiis is opening up about her journey to becoming a household name in the culinary world. The chef shared her story on Instagram, revealing how a chance encounter led her to the Food Network nearly 24 years ago."I get this question a lot, about how I got on Food Network," De Laurentiis said in a video posted on Tuesday, July 15.At the time, De Laurentiis worked as a private chef and had made her mark at Beverly Hills' iconic restaurant, Spago.