The Italian Restaurant Giada De Laurentiis Always Stops At In LA

With a reputation for non-intrusion in a city filled with glitz, glamour, and paparazzi, it’s no wonder Toscana attracts those seeking comfort and anonymity alongside a warm, neighborhood atmosphere. Which is why De Laurentiis is not the only celeb tucking in to Toscana’s Northern Italian offerings from pastas, salads, and wood-fired pizzas, to entrees like rack of lamb and veal chop, family-style meals, and its extensive wine list, this farm-to-table favorite boasts on its website a guest list of, “renowned entertainers, and elites from the worlds of entertainment, sports stars, fashion icons, and all our valued guests from around the globe.” 

Those guests include longtime Hollywood power brokers like Disney CEO and Chair, Bob Iger, Imagine Entertainment Co-founder, Brian Grazer, Paramount CEO David Ellison, and Vice chairman of United Talent Agency, Jay Sures, who told The Ankler in 2024 that he’d been dining at Toscana, “Since Day 1,” and estimated that he’d done so some “2,500 or 3,000 times.” 

Toscana’s other devotees include, director, Rob Reiner (RIP), actors Michael Keaton, Kiefer Sutherland, and Ben Affleck, and singer/actress/living legend, Barbara Streisand. Even queen of the pop charts, Taylor Swift, has been spotted enjoying the gnocchi pesto there. But Tinseltown isn’t the only one sealing deals at Toscana, turns out former Second Gentleman of the United States (also a former Hollywood entertainment lawyer), Doug Emhoff made his own pitch to a blind date back in the day — his now, wife, former Vice-President of the United States, Kamala Harris.