Lidia's Kitchen
originally aired on PBS
Lidia Giuliana Matticchio Bastianich was born in Pula, Croatia, in 1947. Her family emigrated to the United States when she was 9 years old during the Istrian–Dalmatian exodus. She and her family claim to be Italian, but a DNA test indicated that her family is largely of Eastern European descent. She owns or has owned several Italian restaurants in the U.S. in partnership with her daughter Tanya and her son Joe.