Lidia Matticchio Bastianich is an Emmy award-winning public television host, best‐selling cookbook author, successful restaurateur, and owner of a flourishing food and entertainment business.

Together with his mother and business partner, Lidia Bastianich, he co-owns restaurants in New York City, Los Angeles, and Connecticut, including Michelin-stared Babbo, Casa Mono, and Osteria Mozza.