EXPLORE LIDIA’S ITALY AT STEW LEONARD’S

Meet Restaurateur, Author and Public Television Star Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
Get a Personally Autographed Copy of her New Cookbook Lidia’s Italy and Taste Her Best-Selling Marinara Sauce

SUNDAY, JUNE 10 FROM 1:00 P.M. UNTIL 3:00 P.M.

WHAT:
Stew Leonard’s is hosting a book signing event with celebrity chef and cookbook author, Lidia Matticchio Bastianich at their new store in Newington, Connecticut. Lidia will be autographing copies of her latest cookbook, Lidia’s Italy: 140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in Italy Lidia Loves Most (Knopf) at a special price of $24.99. The cookbook is the companion book to her the new season of her 26-episode cooking series that airs nationally on Public Television. This season, when Lidia says “Tutti a tavola a mangiare!,” she invites you to experience her favorite dishes and places to visit in Friuli, Maremma, Naples, Puglia, Sicily, Trieste and more.

At the event, Lidia’s best-selling marinara, Lidia’s Flavors of Italy Gourmet Pasta Sauce will be sampled and available for purchase.

WHO:
Lidia Bastianich is widely regarded as the "First Lady of Italian cuisine in the United States." In addition to her nationally-syndicated television series, Lidia is also a best-selling cookbook author, restaurateur, vintner and entrepreneur. Her cookbooks include Lidia’s Italy, Lidia’s Family Table, Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen, Lidia’s Italian Table and La Cucina di Lidia.She is the owner of the New York City restaurant Felidia, which received three stars by restaurant critic Frank Bruni of the New York Times. Her other restaurants include Becco, Esca and Del Posto in New York City and Lidia’s in Pittsburgh and Kansas City. For more information about Lidia Bastianich and Lidia’s Italy, please visit www.lidiasitaly.com

WHEN:
Sunday, June 10 1:00 P.M. until 3:00 P.M.

WHERE:
Stew Leonard’s
3475 Berlin Turnpike
Newington, Connecticut 06111
Store phone: 860.760.8100

MEDIA CONTACT:
Meghan Flynn, Stew Leonard’s, 203.750.6106 or 203.667.0241