Lidia's Kitchen
originally aired on PBS
Lidia Giuliana Matticchio Bastianich was born February 21, 1947, in Pola, Istria, just before the city was assigned to Yugoslavia in September 1947. Her family emigrated to the United States when she was nine 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 restaurants in the U.S.