My American Dream
A Life of Love, Family, and Food
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: viii, 339 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
For decades, beloved chef Lidia Bastianich has introduced Americans to Italian food through her cookbooks, TV shows, and restaurants. Nowshe tells her own story for the first time in this"memoir as rich and complex as her mushroom rago" ( O, the Oprah Magazine ).
Born in Pula, on the Istrian peninsula, Lidia grew up surrounded by love and security, learning the art of Italian cooking from her beloved grandmother. But when Istria was annexed by a communist regime, Lidia's family fled to Trieste, where they spent two years in a refugee camp waiting for visas to enter the United States. When she finally arrived in New York, Lidia soon began working in restaurants, the first step on a path that led to her becoming one of the most revered chefs and businesswomen in the country. Heartwarming, deeply personal, and powerfully inspiring, My American Dream is the story of Lidia's close-knit family and her dedication and endless passion for food.
Born in Pula, on the Istrian peninsula, Lidia grew up surrounded by love and security, learning the art of Italian cooking from her beloved grandmother. But when Istria was annexed by a communist regime, Lidia's family fled to Trieste, where they spent two years in a refugee camp waiting for visas to enter the United States. When she finally arrived in New York, Lidia soon began working in restaurants, the first step on a path that led to her becoming one of the most revered chefs and businesswomen in the country. Heartwarming, deeply personal, and powerfully inspiring, My American Dream is the story of Lidia's close-knit family and her dedication and endless passion for food.
Subjects:
Bastianich, Lidia.
Cooks -- United States -- Biography.
Cooking, Italian.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Istria (Croatia and Slovenia) -- Biography.
Bastianich, Lidia.
Cooks -- United States -- Biography.
Cooking, Italian.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Istria (Croatia and Slovenia) -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781524731618
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Bastianich, Lidia | St. Andrews Indoors | Biography | In |
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