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Lidia Bastianich
b. 1947Pula, Yugoslavia (now Croatia)First-generation immigrantLiving
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Why Included
Restaurateur, cookbook author, and PBS television host who became the most recognized ambassador of Italian cooking in the United States.
Notable For
- Host of Lidia's Kitchen (PBS)
- Founder of Felidia, Becco, and other restaurants
- Author of over 14 cookbooks
Honors & Recognition
- James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award (2012)
- Emmy Award for Outstanding Culinary Series
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Business & Entrepreneurship
- Years
- b. 1947
- Birth Place
- Pula, Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
- Origin
- First-generation immigrant
- Ancestry Verification
- Confirmed
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