Photo: Giada De Laurentiis announces new Baltimore Italian restaurant

(The Daily Record / Maximilian Franz)

Erin Chamberlin, Regional President and Horseshoe Casino Baltimore General Manager welcomed their next celebrity chef, Giada De Laurentiis, during a media interview announcing her soon-to-open restaurant concept GDL Italian by Giada, which plans to open by mid-April. The brightly-colored 180-seat restaurant will feature a large antipasto display case, an Italian menu with refreshing California influences focusing on fresh pastas, meatballs and fresh local seafood, along with her best-selling offerings of Vegetable Bolognese and Lemon Spaghetti.