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The Path to Television: Felidia and Julia Child

Season 2023 Episode 1 | 4m 56s

Lidia opens her restaurant, Felidia, providing a timeless Italian dining experience without any pretense. One of the few female chef-owners in Manhattan, at the time, Lidia created magic by serving up luxurious Italian food deeply ingrained with her own history. Hear what happened when Julia Child made a reservation, and learn how it catapulted Lidia into the world of culinary television.

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A highlight of Lidia’s career, if not her life, was cooking for not one, but two Popes.
Lidia launches Lidia Celebrates America, and navigates the COVID-19 pandemic.
To cap off her 25th anniversary on PBS, Lidia hosts a celebratory dinner for old friends.
Lidia reminisces about her teenage years living in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, NY.
See the teacher come out in Lidia, as she makes gnocchi with her grandchildren.
Lidia Bastianich celebrates 25 years on television with family and celebrity friends.
Lidia has Chutzpah! Go behind the scenes and find out what it's like to work with Lidia.
Lidia Bastianich celebrates 25 years on television with family and celebrity friends.
Lidia and Felice open their first “Italian” restaurant together in Queens, NY.
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