Food Network starGiada De Laurentiisand her ex-husband, fashion designer Todd Thompson, happily reunited to celebrate the graduation of their 11-year-old daughter,Jade Marie, on Wednesday with lunch at the Malibu celebrity hotspot Nobu.
“Happy graduation Jadey!!#mommymoments#soproud” De Laurentiis, 48, said in a caption of anInstagram photoof herself, Jade and Thompson.
In a video posted to her Instagram Story, the celebrity chef encouraged her daughter as she placed some wagyu beef on a hot stone to cook at the table.
De Laurentiis and Thompsondivorced in 2015, but have stayed close as they raise Jade.
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“We live a stone’s throw away from each other, like five minutes, which has really helped keep Jade stable and just keep her environment as similar as possible at both places,” she toldPEOPLEback in 2017. “Getting along with my ex-husband really helps as well. We’re supportive of each other and, in turn, supportive of Jade.”
Last year, the three of them celebrated Jade’s tenth birthday with a funmeal at Benihana.
“Bday girl!! @benihana” De Laurentiis said underneath an Instagram photo of the family wearing the Hibachi restaurant’s signature red paper chef hats.
Jade Marie .Giada De Laurentiis/Instagram
Jade is not only De Laurentiis’ mini-me, but enjoys helping her mom out in the kitchen.
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“I got lucky because Jade loves to be in the kitchen and she enjoys just being around all of the action,” De Laurentiis toldPEOPLElast year. “She’s really getting into it. I don’t know how long it’s going to last, but I’ll take it for as long as it lasts.”
“I bought Jade a little purple ceramic knife and she just loves it. She’s like ‘What can I chop? What can I cut?’ It makes her excited about what she’s going to make, and then she’s more apt to actually try new things and eat her dinner,” sheadded.
Jade has evenappearedon her mom’s Food Network show,Giada Entertains, and the mother-daughter duostepped out togetherfor the Daytime Emmys red carpet just last month.
source: people.com
