Italian-American stars in food

Lidia Bastianich — Italian-American Chef, TV Host and Cookbook Author

Lidia Bastianich is an Italian-American chef, restaurateur and public-television cooking host known for teaching regional Italian home cooking.

Bastianich has hosted long-running public-television cooking series and written many cookbooks focused on Italian and Italian-American home cooking.

The food

Larry says: “She ends every show with 'tutti a tavola a mangiare.' I end every show with seconds.”

An in-character joke, not a quote from the film, show or person.

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Who is Lidia Bastianich?
An Italian-American chef, restaurateur, cookbook author and public-television cooking host.

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