If you read our Eating New York piece last week, you know we at ELV consider Felidia one of, if not the best Italian restaurants in New York, and thus, by definition, America.
In the video, Lidia Bastianich expounds upon her culinary influences and her views of the art of being a chef….and an Italian.
BTW: her cooking show on PBS (that garnered a James Beard Award yesterday) is also must see TV for anyone interested in serious Italian cooking and food.