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Lidia Bastianich

Thanks to her PBS cooking shows, Lidia Bastianich is a hit in homes coast to coast; she shows off the more refined side of her traditional Italian fare in restaurants like Del Posto and Felidia in NYC.

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Lidia Bastianich Stats:

Born In:
Istria, 1947
Training:
Worked in a family trattoria in Italy prior to coming to the United States; employed at a bakery in Queens as a teenager; took classes on food, nutrition and the science of food at Queens College
Mentors/Influences:
Her grandmother, Rosa, her great aunt, Zia Nina, and Julia Child
First Restaurant Job:
Bastianich worked at Walken's bakery in Queens as a teenager and in 1971, at the age of 24, opened her first restaurant in Forest Hills, NY.
Signature Style:
Revisited traditional regional Italian cooking
Defining Culinary Moment:
Being nominated for an Emmy for the show she did with Julia Child (Cooking with Master Chefs)
Favorite Food/Ingredient:
It depends on the season, but Bastianich always loves a great bowl of pasta.
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