Lidia Bastianich
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Says Lidia: In my kitchen, I keep a zippered freezer bag in a refrigerator drawer where I stow any sizable piece of rind with a good layer of Parmigiano-Reggiano or Grana Padano cheese. Italians know they add a subtle richness to long-cooking soups and sauces.
Lidia Matticchio Bastianich is a cookbook author, restaurateur, and one of the best-loved chefs on television.
Her cookbooks include her latest, Lidia’s Italy, a companion book to her new television series, as well as Lidia’s Family Table, Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen, Lidia’s Italian Table, and La Cucina di Lidia. Her next cookbook, Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy, is due out in the fall of 2009.
Lidia is also the founder of Tavola Productions, which produces quality broadcast shows, such as the Emmy-nominated Lidia's Italy. She is also the chef/owner of New York restaurants Felidia, Becco, Esca, and Del Posto, and Lidia's in Kansas City and Pittsburgh. She also has a line of top-quality pasta sauces and is the founder of Esperienze Italiane, which runs culinary tours to Italy.
For more information on Lidia, visit www.lidiasitaly.com.
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Baked Trout with Sage
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Restaurants
Becco
355 West 46th Street
New York, NY 10036
Del Posto
85 Tenth Ave
New York, NY 10011
Esca
402 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
Felidia
243 East 58th Street
New York, NY, 10022
Lidia's Italy: Kansas City
Lidia's Italy (Kansas City)
101 West 22nd Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
Lidia's Italy: Pittsburgh
Lidia's Italy (Pittsburgh)
1400 Smallman Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222