Chef Lidia Bastianich Remembers Her Beloved Mother 'Grandma' on Mother's Day
As a public television show host and restaurant owner, Lidias Italy host Lidia Bastianich has in her 40-year culinary career brought authentic Italian cuisine to American viewers. Her greatest influence has been her mother Erminia, who died in February. The matriarch, who went by the nickname Grandma, is being remembered fondly this Mothers Day.