Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Why did Lidia Matticchio Bastianich chose pasta as her first single topic cookbook? Because it's like a hug. Isn't she the wisest ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As Bastianich explained in an interview with TODAY, pasta tends to get cold much quicker when spread out on a flat plate (and don't even think ...

Lidia Bastianich cooks garlic pasta at SAME Café, where meals are earned with time, produce, or pay. At SAME Café, in Denver, CO, you can pay for your meal by volunteering your time, donating what you ...

Lidia Bastianich is a monumental figure in the history of Italian cooking in the United States. Beginning in the 1980s, her restaurants ignited a nationwide revolution for seasonal Italian food and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lidia Bastianich at the daytime Emmy awards - Joe Seer/Shutterstock Though her meat sauce and ravioli are famous, sometimes even ...

Now is the time to banish mushy rigatoni, lackluster spaghetti and meh ziti. TODAY Food got the scoop on how to avoid common pasta cooking mistakes thanks to our Facebook Live chat with star chef ...

Lidia Bastianich shares recipes for hearty Italian-American dishes from "Lidia's Italy in America Cookbook," including delicious spaghetti and meatballs and a grilled Caesar salad.

The book explores the origins of different pasta shapes and sauces from various regions of Italy. Containing over 100 recipes, the cookbook includes familiar dishes and personal ones from Bastianich's ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Whether it's comforting cacio e pepe with a twist or easy ham- and pea-packed pasta alla papalina, most Americans wouldn't think twice before ...