My American Dream
A Life of Love, Family, and Food
$51.75
- Hardcover
352 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2018
Summary
From the best-selling cookbook author, beloved and award-winning television personality, and hugely successful restaurateur–a heartwarming, emotional, revelatory memoir told with all her hallmark warmth and gusto.
For decades, beloved chef Lidia Bastianich has introduced Americans to Italian food through her cookbooks, TV shows, and restaurants. Now she tells her own story for the first time in this “memoir as rich and complex as her mushroom rago” (O, the Oprah Magazine).
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781524731618 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1524731617 |
| Author: | Lidia Matticchio Bastianich |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Listening Library |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2018 |
| Weight: | 708g |
| Dimensions: | 159mm x 235mm |
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Critics Review
“A touching (and timely) read.”
—New York Journal of Books
“It paints a loving and often mouth-watering picture of her culinary adventures.”
—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Restaurateur, cookbook author, and TV host Bastianich offers an ebullient, nostalgic memoir of her journey to success… A warm story of a life buoyed by resilience, determination, love of family, and food.”
—Kirkus
“Chef and restaurateur Bastianich offers a look into her culinary background in this charming memoir… Through her lyrical prose, she also encourages readers to find the bright side of any situation. This is a welcome addition to any food lover’s library.”
—Publisher’s Weekly
“In this memoir, restaurateur, television star, and cookbook author Bastianich personifies the American dream. …the grande dame of Italian cooking in America… Bastianich’s story holds even more significance for her triumph in a male- dominated industry.”
—Starred Booklist Review
Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
- Emmy Award-winning Public Television host
- Best-selling author of eleven cookbooks and three children’s books
- Chef/owner of four acclaimed New York City restaurants: Felidia, Becco, Esca, and Del Posto
- Operates Lidia’s Pittsburgh and Lidia’s Kansas City with her daughter, Tanya Bastianich Manuali
- Runs Becco, Esca, and Del Posto with her son, Joe Bastianich
- Co-founder of Eataly, the largest artisanal Italian food and wine marketplace, with Joe Bastianich and others
- Co-founder and president of Tavola Productions with Tanya Bastianich Manuali
- Has her own pasta and sauce line sold nationwide
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