The beloved TV chef offers the only cookbook you'll need to give any gathering--from a dinner for two to a wedding--a delectable, welcoming Italian flavour.
LIDIA MATTICCHIO BASTIANICH is the author of 11 previous cookbooks
and the Emmy award-winning host of Public Television's Lidia's
Kitchen. She owns four acclaimed restaurants in New York including
Felidia, Becco, Esca, and Del Posto, as well as Lidia's Pittsburgh
and Lidia's Kansas City, co-owned with her daughter, Tanya. She is
also a partner in the acclaimed Eataly, the largest artisanal
Italian food and wine marketplace in the world, in New York,
Chicago, Boston, and S o Paulo, and with a store opening in Los
Angeles in 2017. Lidia is the founder and president of Tavola
Productions, an entertainment company that produces high quality
broadcast productions and she also has a line of pastas and all
natural sauces called LIDIA'S. She lives on Long Island, New
York.
TANYA BASTIANICH MANUALI is integrally involved in the production
of Lidia's Public Television series as an owner and executive
producer of Tavola Productions, and is active daily in the family
restaurant business. She oversees the production and expansion of
LIDIA'S food line alongside her husband, Corrado, and has
coauthored six cookbooks with her mother, and one with her brother,
Joe. She lives on Long Island, New York.
“Beloved TV chef Lidia Bastianich teaches you how to eat—and
party—like . . . in the old country with Lidia’s Celebrate Like an
Italian: 220 Foolproof Recipes That Make Every Meal a Party. From
refreshing aperitifs to decadent pastas, this book has it all."
—Parade
“Full of family-friendly party recipes.” —Wine Spectator
“What I like best about Lidia’s cookbooks is that they always feel
relevant. . . . Bastianich takes diners from the straightforward
with recipes such as roasted sunchokes with olive oil and rosemary
to elaborate with preparations such as poached-seafood salad.” —Hal
B. Klein, Pittsburgh Magazine
“Full of wonderful tips, advice and recipes for those who are ready
to tackle entertaining like an Italian.” —The Providence
Journal
“Lidia Bastianich knows how to turn any meal into a party. Sharing
delicious moments with family and friends is second nature to the
renowned chef.” —Postmedia
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