Last week, Lidia traveled to Puerto Rico to participate in the 7th Annual Plaza Food Fest at Plaza Las Américas as well as a taping of  “Operacion Chef,” which aired on Telemundo 47 in New York on Thursday, 5/28.  Here’s a sort of play by play- day by day of her time there.

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Monday, May 18th:
Lidia visits the Universidad [...]

Tune in on Thursday, May 28th to Telemundo, and watch Lidia on the popular show “Operacion Chef.”
Don’t miss out on this exciting episode!
In New York, tune into Channel 47 and at 11:30am and in Puerto Rico at 12:30pm.

Nonna Lidia spent a morning with seventeen kindergarten students at Buckley Country Day School, a private, independent, co-educational elementary school on Long Island, pre-school through grade 8. Everyone had such fun smelling herbs and learning how to make gnocchi.  The children really got their hands into the project, and became [...]

 
Great job to everyone who guessed that the picture is of nettles!
 
Nettles, often called “stinging” nettles, are plants thats leaves are covered with tiny, almost invisible, stinging hairs. Always use gloves when picking and cleaning nettles. Once they are cooked, they no longer sting, and are absolutely delicious- especially when used in pesto. Chef Billy [...]

 
This past Monday, Lidia was in Italy at Giro d’Italia. The Giro, as it’s also known, is held over 3 weeks in May and early into June, and is a bike race tour in and around Italy. Lidia was asked to be a part of the experience, and here are some fun photos she wanted [...]

 
Can you guess what this is?
Think that it “stings.” It’s also a favorite _______ that I like to use in dishes at all my restaurants come springtime.
Check back next week for a delicious recipe using this ?

Congratulations Lidia’s Italy on winning a James Beard Award in the category of Outstanding Television Food Show, National and Local!
Congratulations to Lidia and her outstanding team- Executive Producer, Julia Harrison; Supervising Producer, Shelly Burgess Nicotra; Director of Photography, Dominick Ciardiello; Culinary Producer, Amy Stevenson; and Director, Bruce Franchini.
Every year, the James Beard Foundation honors [...]

 
The team here at Lidia’s Italy wants to wish Lidia, Shelly Burgess Nicotra, Julia Harrison, and the entire crew from Lidia’s Italy best of luck at this year’s James Beard Media Awards.
This year, Lidia’s Italy is nominated in the following category:
TELEVISION FOOD SHOW, NATIONAL AND LOCAL

Lidia’s Italy: Sweet Napoli
Host: Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
Network: PBS
Producers: Lidia Matticchio [...]