Lidia Bastianich
Lidia Giuliana Matticchio Bastianich was born in 1947, in Pola, Italy just before the city was assigned to Yugoslavia in September 1947 (now part of Croatia). She is the daughter of Erminia and Vittorio Matticchio Until 1956, she lived with her family in Yugoslavia, during which time the family changed their surname from Matticchio to Motika. Bastianich then fled to Italy, with her brother Franco and her mother on the pretense of visiting their sick aunt Nina, who was a personal chef.
Soon after, her father joined them in Trieste after he crossed the border into Italy at night. After Nina could only provide temporary shelter, Bastianich and her family became refugees. According to Bastianich in a public television documentary, although a wealthy Triestine family hired her mother as a cook–housekeeper and her father as a limousine driver, they remained residents of the refugee camp. Two years later, their application was granted to emigrate from Italy to the United States. In 1958, Bastianich and her family reached the United States, arriving in New Jersey and later settling in New York City. At age 18, Lidia made the commitment to become an American citizen and was the first among her family to become naturalized.
Bastianich gives credit for the family's new roots in the United States to their sponsor, Catholic relief Services.
Today Lidia is an internationally known celebrity chef, author, TV personality and restauranteur. Lidia owns or has owned several Italian restaurants in the U.S. in partnership with her daughter and/or her son.
Lidia is an Emmy award-winning TV host, a best‐selling cookbook author and owner of a flourishing food and entertainment business. Most importantly, Lidia has accomplished all of this by marrying her two passions in life – her family and food, to create multiple culinary endeavors alongside her two children, Joseph and Tanya.
Lidia has published numerous cookbooks, co-authored with her daughter Tanya, and companion books to her Emmy winning television series Lidia’s Kitchen, Lidia’s Italy in America and Lidia’s Italy. Lidia’s most recent book is Lidia’s A Pot, A Pan, and a Bowl, a companion to her brand-new 26-part Public Television series, Lidia’s Kitchen: Home Cooking. She is also the author of the English and Italian version of her memoir: My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family, and Food. Lidia’s cooking shows air nationwide in the U.S. on Public Television and CREATE and internationally and on various other digital networks including Amazon Prime, Tubitv, and Xumo. Her cooking segments are also part of her TUTTOLIDIA youtube channel.
Lidia is a celebrated chef and restaurateur and a partner in Eataly NYC, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, Dallas, Las Vegas, Toronto, and Sao Paolo, Brazil. Together with Tanya and son-in-law Corrado, Lidia also has developed a line of artisanal pastas and all-natural sauces, called LIDIA’S.
Lidia is a member of Les Dames D’Escoffier and founding member of Women Chefs and Restaurateurs, two non-profit organizations of women leaders in the food and hospitality industries. She is also a champion for the United Nations Association of the United States of America’s Adopt-A-Future program, in support of refugee education.
Bastianich gives credit for the family's new roots in the United States to their sponsor, Catholic relief Services.
Today Lidia is an internationally known celebrity chef, author, TV personality and restauranteur. Lidia owns or has owned several Italian restaurants in the U.S. in partnership with her daughter and/or her son.
Lidia is an Emmy award-winning TV host, a best‐selling cookbook author and owner of a flourishing food and entertainment business. Most importantly, Lidia has accomplished all of this by marrying her two passions in life – her family and food, to create multiple culinary endeavors alongside her two children, Joseph and Tanya.
Lidia has published numerous cookbooks, co-authored with her daughter Tanya, and companion books to her Emmy winning television series Lidia’s Kitchen, Lidia’s Italy in America and Lidia’s Italy. Lidia’s most recent book is Lidia’s A Pot, A Pan, and a Bowl, a companion to her brand-new 26-part Public Television series, Lidia’s Kitchen: Home Cooking. She is also the author of the English and Italian version of her memoir: My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family, and Food. Lidia’s cooking shows air nationwide in the U.S. on Public Television and CREATE and internationally and on various other digital networks including Amazon Prime, Tubitv, and Xumo. Her cooking segments are also part of her TUTTOLIDIA youtube channel.
Lidia is a celebrated chef and restaurateur and a partner in Eataly NYC, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, Dallas, Las Vegas, Toronto, and Sao Paolo, Brazil. Together with Tanya and son-in-law Corrado, Lidia also has developed a line of artisanal pastas and all-natural sauces, called LIDIA’S.
Lidia is a member of Les Dames D’Escoffier and founding member of Women Chefs and Restaurateurs, two non-profit organizations of women leaders in the food and hospitality industries. She is also a champion for the United Nations Association of the United States of America’s Adopt-A-Future program, in support of refugee education.
Lidia is also actively involved with various non-profit organizations that are focused on promoting and celebrating Italian and Italian American culture and heritage. She is part of the National Organization of Italian American Women's Distinguished Board, a national organization for women of Italian ancestry that focuses on preserving Italian heritage, language and culture. In 2010, the Bastianich family was honored by NOIAW for their outstanding contributions to Italian culture in America
Among the numerous awards and accolades Lidia has earned are seven James Beard Awards (Outstanding Chef, Television Food Show, Best Chefs in America, Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America, Specials 2016, Special 2017 and 2018), and two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Culinary Host (2013 and 2018).
Among the numerous awards and accolades Lidia has earned are seven James Beard Awards (Outstanding Chef, Television Food Show, Best Chefs in America, Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America, Specials 2016, Special 2017 and 2018), and two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Culinary Host (2013 and 2018).
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