Lidia Bastianich has a trick to making fresh tomato sauce a year-round dish. “This is a simple sauce that comes together easily but is packed with flavor,” says the chef, who features the dish in her ...

NEW YORK — Lidia Bastianich grew up in a small town in Italy where neighbors were like extended family. If kids came home from school and mom was out, they went to the neighbors for a snack. If ...

Though her meat sauce and ravioli are famous, sometimes even Lidia Bastianich doesn't feel like putting in too much work. When this happens, she turns to a simple pasta dish seasoned only with extra ...

Lidia Bastianich notes that the traditional filling of pumpkin ravioli is simple. Instead of the traditional roasted Mantova squash, she uses butternut here and says it's a good substitute. She also ...

NEW YORK – Lidia Bastianich grew up in a small town in Italy where neighbors were like extended family. If children came home from school and mom was out, they went to the neighbors for a snack. If ...

Lidia Bastianich honors America’s volunteers, revealing how giving back unites and uplifts. Celebrity Chef Lidia Bastianich travels America to honor volunteers who form a “nation of neighbors.” This ...

The Italian cookbook author, TV show host, and restaurateur came to Denver as part of her focus on volunteers fighting hunger around the country. Chef Lidia Bastianich (center, seated), Carrie Shores ...

In the latest installment of Lidia Bastianich‘s PBS special Lidia Celebrates America, the chef is highlighting A Nation of Neighbors, visiting spaces where “volunteers and visionaries are building ...

Lidia Bastianich, chef, restaurateur, ‘Lidia’s Kitchen’ TV host and ‘Lidia’s The Art of Pasta’ author, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of food prices, details of her new PBS special 'Lidia ...