Lidia Bastianich is one of the United States' greatest culinary television personality, cook book authors, and restaurateurs, but her life story began far away from the USA. Born to an Italian family in formerly Italian Istria, Bastianich's family grew up under a foreign Communist regime, one which they ultimately fled to America. It's here that Bastianich began working in restaurants, developing her own culinary voice while drawing upon her own Italian heritage. It took years, but she became a true example of the American dream, one which has taken her to the highest reaches of the national food and media scenes. Lidia Bastinich's transformation is seriously turning heads.
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Born in post-war Italy | 0:00
Seeking refuge | 1:06
Cooking from childhood | 2:20
Friendship with Christopher Walken | 3:29
Opened first restaurant at 24 | 4:15
Boost from Julia Child | 5:22
Culinary empire | 6:16
Family business | 7:26
Awards | 8:31
Not immune to controversy | 9:26
Cooked for two popes | 10:14
Giving back | 11:28
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