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Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
presents
My American Dream:
A Life of Love, Family, and Food
in conversation with ANTHONY BROOKS
This event includes a book signing
There will not be a standby line for this event
DateApr
25
Wednesday
April 25, 2018 6:00 PM ET (Doors at 5:30) |
LocationBrattle Theatre
40 Brattle St., Cambridge, MA 02138 |
Tickets
SOLD OUT.
There will not be a standby line for this event. |
Harvard Book Store and WBUR welcome LIDIA MATTICCHIO BASTIANICH—bestselling cookbook author, award-winning television personality, and successful restaurateur—for a discussion of her latest book, My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family, and Food. She will be joined in conversation by ANTHONY BROOKS, WBUR's senior political reporter.
About My American Dream
Lidia's story begins with her upbringing in Pula, a formerly Italian city turned Yugoslavian under Tito's communist regime. She enjoys a childhood surrounded by love and security—despite the family's poverty—learning everything about Italian cooking from her beloved grandmother, Nonna Rosa. When the communist regime begins investigating the family, they flee to Trieste, Italy, where they spend two years in a refugee camp waiting for visas to enter the United States—an experience that will shape Lidia for the rest of her life. At age 12, Lidia starts a new life in New York. She soon begins working in restaurants as a young teenager, the first step toward the creation of her own American dream. And she tells in great, vivid detail the fulfillment of that dream: her close-knit family, her dedication and endless passion for food that ultimately leads to multiple restaurants, many cookbooks, and twenty years on public television as the host of her own cooking show.
Praise
"Restaurateur, cookbook author, and TV host Bastianich offers an ebullient, nostalgic memoir of her journey to success . . . A warm story of a life buoyed by resilience, determination, love of family, and food." —Kirkus Reviews
"Chef and restaurateur Bastianich offers a look into her culinary background in this charming memoir . . . Through her lyrical prose, she also encourages readers to find the bright side of any situation. This is a welcome addition to any food lover’s library." —Publishers Weekly
UPDATE: Tickets for this event are sold out. There will not be a standby line for this event.
Tickets are non-refundable and non-returnable.
Walking from the Harvard Square T station: 10 minutes
As you exit the station, cross Mass. Ave. and proceed along Brattle St. Follow Brattle St. as it curves to the right in Brattle Square (follow the sidewalk on the right side of the street). The Brattle will be on the left-hand side of the street. The building is shared with Algiers Cafe and Alden & Harlow Restaurant, and the theatre entrance is on the left side of the building—look for the sidewalk poster case and marquee.
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