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25 Years with Lidia: A Culinary Jubilee
Discovering Lidia: The First Restaurant
As a young woman in New York, Lidia was curious about what Americans considered “Italian” food. One of her first dates with husband-to-be, Felice, was at the legendary Manhattan restaurant ‘Mamma Leone’s’. Watch as Lidia visits the NY Public Library to peruse the old menu. What were the plans for Buonavia, the first restaurant Lidia and Felice opened, and what did working there awaken in Lidia?
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Lidia Bastianich celebrates 25 years on television with family and celebrity friends.