Lidia Bastianich

Lidia Matticchio Bastianich is a cookbook author, restaurateur, and one of the best-loved chefs on television. Her cookbooks include her latest, Lidia’s Italy, a companion book to her Emmy-nominated television series, as well as Lidia’s Family Table, Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen, Lidia’s Italian Table, La Cucina di Lidia. She is the chef/owner of New York restaurants Felidia, Becco, Esca, and Del Posto, and Lidia's in Kansas City and Pittsburgh. For full bio, click here.