I recently described chef Lidia Bastianich to a colleague as the “first lady of Italian cooking in the United States” — ...

You don't need to dump your pasta and all of its useful cooking water into a colander. Chef Lidia Bastianich uses a tool that ...

Professional chefs commonly enjoy a wide variety of flavors and celebrate them in their cooking. However, there is one herb ...

Lidia Mattichio Bastianich is one of the best-loved chefs on public television, a best-selling cookbook author, restaurateur, and owner of a flourishing food and entertainment business. Her current ...

If you’re Italian American like I am, antipasto isn’t just the start of a meal; it’s an event unto itself. My dad considered the appetizer platter the best part of Christmas Day (...or any holiday or ...

The book by Ada Boni – its Italian title is Il Talismano Della Felicita – was first published in 1929, and became a go-to ...

Chef Lidia Bastianich never serves pasta on a plate, and for good reason -- here's why you shouldn't either when serving noodles for dinner at home.

Who knows better about where to eat in the theatre district than the people who hang out the most in the theatre district? We ...

It’s that time again, where we’re possibly partied out and have limped across the finish line into a new year. Or if you’re ...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with publisher Michael Szczerban about the new full English translation of the classic Italian cookbook, The Talisaman of Happiness by Ada Boni.

NEW YORK As a child growing up in Italy, Lidia Bastianich recalls seeing one particular cookbook in just about everyone’s ...

Chef Brad Leone joins Chef Ana and Lydia Castro of Acamaya in the hot seat, exploring creative culinary ideas.