Lidia’s Italy in America Book Dinner at Felidia- With Lidia Bastianich! Wednesday, February 29th

Please join Lidia Bastianich as we celebrate the release of her newest cookbook, Lidia’s Italy in America. Enjoy an Italian American tasting menu comprised of recipes from the book prepared by Felidia’s Executive Chef, Fortunato Nicotra. Each course will be paired with one of Lidia’s award-winning wines from the Bastianich and La Mozza estates. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to taste Lidia’s brand new creations and hear firsthand the process that goes into creating her bestselling cookbooks.

Felidia

Wednesday, February 29th

6:30 – 9:30 pm

Price is $175 per person for menu and wine pairing.
Signed cookbooks are available for purchase at $35.00 each.

For reservations, please call Alexi Caputo at
212.758.1479 Ext. 208 or via email
at alexi@felidia-nyc.com

Lidia attends Vinitaly, March 25-28

“The world’s most important exhibition of wines and spirits…Vinitaly is the main reference event in the wine sector.”

Last year, Vinitaly welcomed more than 4 thousand exhibitors over a show area of 95 thousand square metres, with 156 thousand visitors (more than 50,000 international from more than 110 countries). Vinitaly features four days of tastings, meetings, and workshops.

Lidia LIVE! in Red Bank, NJ on Sunday, April 15th

Count Basie Theater

Red Bank, NJ

Sunday, April 15th

3:00 pm show, doors open at 2:00 pm

Critically acclaimed chef, television host, and author Lidia Bastianich comes to the Basie to share stories of her childhood in Italy, her immigration to America, how she pursued her passion for Italian food through her career, and ultimately, her newfound love of Italian-American food and all that it stands for. Hear Lidia’s own story while she cooks up one of her favorite dishes, shows you some of her favorite photos, and answers your questions.

Lidia’s latest TV series and book, Lidia’s Italy in America, celebrates Italian immigrants. From coast to coast, Lidia pays homage to the role of food in the adaptation of Italian immigrants to America; she finds that it is the memories and experiences the Italian immigrants brought with them—coupled with the products they found here in America—which grew into the Italian American cuisine we all know today.

Lidia LIVE! gives audiences a chance to hear Lidia’s own Italian-American story, including her inspirational pursuit of her passion—ultimately a tribute to the country that has made it all possible.

Lidia to attend T.J. Martell Foundation dinner, April 23rd

Nashville, TN

Read more about the T.J. Martell Foundation.

Updates from Friuli, 7/22

Lidia’s wonderful week at the Bastianich Winery in Friuli continues. Here are a few snapshots from the past couple of days:

Lidia out to dinner with her wine team at Sale e Pepe in the hills of Friuli, near Slovenia

Today's lunch was grigliata, the Italian answer to American barbeque

The vineyards where the Vespa grapes are grown

The view from the foresteria, where Lidia stays at the winery

Lunch with Nicolo Gambarotto of Fuocolento, one of Friuli's leading food, wine, and culture magaines (fuocolento.it)

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Lidia’s trip to Friuli, 7/20

For the next few days, Lidia will be spending time back home in Friuli. Today she visited with her friends the Fellugas and ate a wonderful dinner at their little trattoria, Terra e Vini, pictured below. The Felluga family also has a winery, Livio Felluga.

Lidia visits the Bastianich Winery, 7/19

Lidia is in Friuli Venezia-Giulia this week spending time at the beautiful Bastianich Winery.

Follow the goings on at the winery, read about rosato, and watch a slideshow of bottling last year’s Adriatico all on the Bastianich Winery’s Blog: The Buzz.

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Lidia attends Fancy Food Show with Nonna Foods team, July 11th

Lidia will be in DC on Monday accompanying the Nonna Foods team at the 57th summer Fancy Food Show. They are excited to return with their new sauce flavors and will be demonstrating tastings of a variety of Lidia’s products.

The “Lidia’s” line complements Lidia’s passion for all things pasta, culminating in seven original varieties of homemade pasta sauce and eight different cuts of pasta.

“…jarred or canned tomato sauce has always been a part of the Italian culture,” Lidia explains. “In the past and present, families would jar their own tomatoes to capture their sweetness and flavors of summer for the gloomy winter days.”

To buy Lidia’s sauces, click here!

Lidia attends the 30th Annual Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery, July 8-10th

This prestigious conference is the oldest and most important of its kind; bringing together more than 200 international scholars, chefs, sociologists, anthropologists, journalists, and scientists, the symposium prides itself on its ability to bring an equally passionate and diverse group of both professionals and amateurs together to discuss the issues surrounding food and its history and culture.

Read more about the Oxford Symposium here!

Lidia does London, 7/7

Lidia is off filming in London and doing promotional work for Food Network UK. Below is the view from her hotel room on this unfortunately rainy day, but despite the inclement weather, Lidia is excited to announce that Lidia’s Italy begins to air in the UK on Sky 262 on July 13th at noon. Don’t miss it!