Chances are, you’re already familiar with longtime chef, author, TV presenter, and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich. As the host of Lidia’s Italy, Lidia’s Italy in America, and Lidia’s Kitchen, she’s ...

Her current PBS series, *Lidia's Italy*, has garnered numerous accolades, including the 2009 James Beard Award for Best Television Show. Her latest cookbook, the lushly illustrated *Lidia Cooks from ...

She arrived in New York at the age of 12 in 1958. Half a century later, she’s a cooking icon with five cookbooks, four television series and six restaurants to her name. Bastianich’s most recent PBS ...

Newsday Live and Long Island LitFest present an evening with award-winning chef, TV personality and bestselling author, Lidia ...