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Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
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Biography
Lidia Matticchio Bastianich (born February 21, 1947) is an American chef who was born in present-day Croatia. She specializes in Italian-American cuisine, and became a TV celebrity with her cooking shows.
She has been a regular contributor to the PBS cooking show lineup since 1998. In 2007, she launched her third TV series, Lidia's Italy. She also owns four Italian restaurants in the U.S. in partnership with her son, the winemaster and restaurateur, Joseph Bastianich: Felidia (founded with her ex-husband, Felice) and Becco in Manhattan; Lidia's Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Lidia's Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri.