Lidia Matticchio Bastianich is an Emmy award-winning public ... It was also in Queens where Lidia and her husband opened their first restaurant, Buonavia, to critical acclaim in 1971.

Together with his mother and business partner, Lidia Bastianich, he co-owns restaurants in New York City, Los Angeles, and Connecticut, including Michelin-stared Babbo, Casa Mono, and Osteria Mozza.

Bastianich has created Daytime Emmy Award-winning cooking shows over the last 25 years on PBS, including “Lidia’s Kitchen.” The 77-year-old chef has also published numerous cookbooks.

Experience Lidia Bastianich's career as a chef took off when she began cooking her own dishes at Buonavia, the first restaurant she opened with her then-husband Felice in Queens, New York ...