Chef Lidia Bastianich (right) speaks with WHYY Fresh Air host Terry Gross during a ceremony where Bastianich received WHYY’s Lifelong Learning Award on Thursday, May 18, 2023. (Miguel Martinez for ...

The GBH-produced biography traces the Italian super-chef’s escape from communism to become one of the country’s best-known restaurateurs. Lidia Bastianich, 76, was born in Istria, an Italian territory ...

Just when you thought French onion soup can't get any better, chef and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich came up with a recipe that includes a special ingredient.

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 ...

When Lidia Matticchio Bastianich cooks, people sit up and take notice. And usually, they eat. Host of popular TV cooking programs and author of five well-received cookbooks, Bastianich is the best ...