Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Why did Lidia Matticchio Bastianich chose pasta as her first single topic cookbook? Because it's like a hug. Isn't she the wisest ...

Chances are, you’re already familiar with longtime chef, author, TV presenter, and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich. As the host of Lidia’s Italy, Lidia’s Italy in America, and Lidia’s Kitchen, she’s ...

After 50 years running restaurants, 26 years cooking on Public Television and writing 16 books, Lidia Bastianich is trying something new: dedicating a cookbook to one singular food. And that food?

The lineup curled around the block. Fans eagerly clutched cookbooks, hoping for a signature. They weren’t waiting for a Hollywood starlet but instead Lidia Bastianich, renown for her PBS cooking show ...