ITALY — Lidia's Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine — By Lidia Bastianich

"Food for me was a connecting link to my grandmother, to my childhood, to my past. And what I found out is that for everybody, food is a connector to their roots, to their past in different ways. It gives you security; it gives you a profile of who you are, where you come from."  — Lidia Bastianich From the Emmy-award winning host of two long-running PBS series, Lidia's Kitchen and Lidia's Italy, comes this definitive guide to Italian cooking: Lidia's Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine. Co-authored with her daughter, Tanya Bastianich Manuali, Lidia's Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine transforms Lidia's life-long passion and deep, comprehensive understanding of Italian culinary traditions into more than 400 recipes that will transport you deep into the heart of dining in Italy. Whether it is learning the classics like Risotto Alla Milanese to Tagliatelle with Mushroom Sauce to making your own to-die-for pizza, Lidia's Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine is a must-have ultimate mas