The restaurateur and star of PBS show “Lidia’s Kitchen” talks about her century-old home on Long Island Sound and a dreamy ...

Bastianich also gave us timeless tips to help ... I grew up in an Italian family but there was a lot of hamburger cooking when I started cooking myself at home. My parents were at work.

Lidia Matticchio Bastianich is an Emmy award-winning public ... she has accomplished all of this by marrying her two passions in life—her family and food—to create multiple culinary endeavors ...

"Chefs Who Care" will feature more than two dozen chefs from New Jersey and New York. Chef Lidia Bastianich, an Emmy Award-winning TV host, cookbook author and restaurateur, is coming to the Shore.

Bastianich encourages readers to cook for family and friends,... Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, with Fortunato Nicotra and Tanya Bastianich Manuali. Knopf, $35 (288p) ISBN 978-1-5247-3308-7 In her ...