Happy Holidays!
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your friends, family and loved ones. Having such a bountiful table often leaves behind delicious leftovers, and one of my favorite, and simple ways to use those leftover cranberries, is my recipe for cranberry quince chutney. Delicious as a condiment, atop a turkey sandwich, or [...]

A very heartfelt congratulations goes out to Virginia Luppino, the winner of Lidia’s Italy’s first ever Italian-American recipe submission contest. We here at Lidia’s Italy are trying to find ways to get you, Lidia’s fans, involved on a more personal level, and so for the month of October, in celebration of all Italian-Americans,  we asked that you [...]

by Lauren Falk
As a young woman living in New York City, there is always something to do. Something to see, to experience, and my most favorite thing to do is eat. There is always a new restaurant popping up, or one to rediscover. So with that being said, I try and eat out at least two [...]

Hello Everyone,
Thank you all for taking the time to guess what the image is of and yes, it is chestnuts. A job well done! I thought, being the holiday season and the perfect time for eating chestnuts, that I would share with you two recipes rather than just one, so here is a recipe for [...]

 
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Check back next Wednesday and I will give you all one of my favorite recipes using …..

by Haley Salles
Hosting a dinner party in a studio apartment can be a challenge. This is the reality of being a young, single female living in Manhattan.  Aside from not having a ton of extra space, you rarely have a ton of extra money either! Here are a few ideas for hosting your friends to [...]

Each year, I have the pleasure of spending about three weeks with Erminia Motika, also known as “Grandma.”  She is Lidia’s mother, the grandmother of Joe and Tanya, the great-grandmother of the five grandchildren and the “cheerleader” to all twenty members of the Lidia’s Italy crew.
Many emails come through our office asking why Lidia always [...]