Lidia Bastianich

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  1. Lidia Bastianich Hotline Plus Rome's Best Unknown Eateries

    APR 11

    Lidia Bastianich Hotline Plus Rome's Best Unknown Eateries

    Lidia Bastianich joins Christopher Kimball to answer our listeners' Italian cooking questions—from the best recipe for ravioli to tips for avoiding soggy lasagne. Plus, The Great British Bake Off's Giuseppe Dell'Anno shares the joys of Italian baking, from cannoli cake to sfogliatelle; culinary guide Arianna Pasquini takes us on a tour of Rome's hidden food gems; and J.M. Hirsch reveals secrets from a Neapolitan trattoria.Listen to Milk Street Radio on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify

    51 min
  2. 584a My Town; Lidia's Flavors of Italy; Wine Educator

    11/19/2022

    584a My Town; Lidia's Flavors of Italy; Wine Educator

    Listeners tell us what makes their hometowns feel special, then the host of the TV show Lidia's Italy describes the remarkable diversity among the regional cuisines of Italy — and how each naturally features whatever's particularly delicious from a given area. Then a Madrid-based wine expert shares tips for food pairings and fully enjoying what you're drinking. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

    52 min
  3. 546a Greek Godmother; Lidia's American Dream; Promised Land

    11/27/2021

    546a Greek Godmother; Lidia's American Dream; Promised Land

    A Greece-based tour guide describes the elevated role of godparents in her adopted country, where godparents become a lifelong part of the child's family. Then TV chef Lidia Bastianich shares the story of her family's flight from Yugoslavia, and the successful family business they were able to start in America. And former NBC Middle East correspondent Martin Fletcher explains how his latest novel, set in Israel during its early years as a modern state, evokes the extraordinary drama of Israeli life in that era. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

    52 min
  4. Lidia Bastianich's Family Table

    07/17/2020

    Lidia Bastianich's Family Table

    Lidia Bastianich grew up under Tito's communist rule, escaped to a refugee camp in Trieste and finally made it to New York City, where she learned to love Spam, Jell-O and Wonder Bread. She talks about the early years on her grandmother's farm, where she slept on a corn-husk mattress, ate pig's blood sausage and fresh fig jam, and realized that the secret to happiness is having less, not more. Plus, we learn about turkey skin ice cream with Salt & Straw's Tyler Malek; discuss the ethics of cooking lobsters; and make molletes. (Originally aired June 14, 2019.) Get this week's recipe, Molletes: https://www.177milkstreet.com/recipes/molletes-sandwich-beans-cheese-salsa-lunch-mexico-pickles We want to hear your culinary tips! Share your cooking hacks, secret ingredients or unexpected techniques with us for a chance to hear yourself on Milk Street Radio! Here's how: https://www.177milkstreet.com/radiotips This week's sponsor: Go to masterclass.com/MILK for 15% off your Annual MasterClass All-Access Pass. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    51 min
  5. Chef Lidia Bastianich

    05/24/2023 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Chef Lidia Bastianich

    James Beard Award-winning chef Lidia Bastianich fled the Italian peninsula of Istria, as a child, after it was handed over to Communist Yugoslavia following WWII. She spoke with Terry Gross about her family's journey to America, her first TV dinner, and how food became her "connector." Her new PBS show is Lidia Celebrates America. Lloyd Schwartz reviews a CD set of opera singer Renée Fleming. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    45 min
  6. Roz & Mocha – Episode 50

    10/19/2018

    Roz & Mocha – Episode 50

    Would you pay 99 cents just to see who else paid 99 cents? Now you can at WhoPaid99Cents.com and Mocha fell for it!! Was Ariana Grande right in giving back the ring after her engagement to Pete Davidson was called off? We'll take your calls! Plus, we surprise Mocha with a visit from Lidia's Kitchen star Lidia Bastianich! We tested Nathan Fillion's knowledge of cop lingo. Oh, and what are fart jeans? You'll find out! Plus and round of Pinched!

    3h 11m
  7. Best Of: Writer Kwame Alexander / Chef Lidia Bastianich

    06/17/2023 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Best Of: Writer Kwame Alexander / Chef Lidia Bastianich

    Kwame Alexander's new memoir is Why Fathers Cry at Night. It started as a book of love poems, but ended up being a book of essays and poems about falling in love, the end of his two marriages, raising two children. He is best known for his children's books, including The Undefeated, which won the Caldecott Medal. Also, we'll hear from chef Lidia Bastianich. She's won James Beard Awards, hosted a long-running TV series, and written cookbooks. She'll talk about how she built her career after fleeing the chaos in Europe with her family following World War II. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    48 min
  8. Warren Bashing Billionaires; Impeachment Impact; Cooking Conversations with Lidia Bastianich

    11/14/2019

    Warren Bashing Billionaires; Impeachment Impact; Cooking Conversations with Lidia Bastianich

    Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren fired her latest shot at billionaires with a commercial on our own network, CNBC. Joe Kernen, Becky Quick and Andrew Ross Sorkin discuss her ad -- targeting hedge fund mogul Leon Cooperman, among others -- with Jared Bernstein, the former chief economist & economic policy adviser to Vice President Joe Biden, and the Heritage Foundation’s Joel Griffith. Raymond James’ Washington Policy Analyst Edward Mills breaks down how the House impeachment inquiry could affect the markets. And Italian restaurateur, author and TV host Lidia Bastianich says the restaurant industry is changing and weighs in on whether you should eat out or cook at home for Thanksgiving.

    32 min
  9. Inflation Hits 39 Year High, Covid Boosters & Returning to Restaurants

    12/10/2021

    Inflation Hits 39 Year High, Covid Boosters & Returning to Restaurants

    Inflation accelerated at its fastest pace since 1982, putting pressure on the economic recovery and raising the stakes for the Federal Reserve. CNBC’s senior economics reporter, Steve Liesman, breaks down the latest consumer price index data. Dr. Kavita Patel, former White House health policy director and fellow at the Brookings Institution, reports on the latest CDC recommendations around Covid-19 booster shots. Restaurateur Lidia Bastianich discusses the pandemic’s impact on the restaurant industry and her new PBS special, ‘Lidia Celebrates America: Overcoming the Odds’. Starbucks employees have voted to join a union at one store in Buffalo, New York, the first unionized company-owned location in the U.S. Workers at a second location in the city voted to reject the drive to organize. Thursday’s vote count for a third Starbucks store in upstate New York ended without a definitive result because a number of ballots were still under review. Plus, Rutgers upsets #1 ranked Purdue with buzzer-beater game winner. In this episode: Dr. Kavita Patel, @kavitapmd Lidia Bastianich, @LidiaBastianich Steve Liesman, @steveliesman Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Zach Vallese, @zachvallese

    30 min
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