Lidia Bastianich Wiki, Age, Bio, Height, Husband, Career, and Net Worth 

Lidia Bastianich is an American chef, author, television host, and restaurateur. She was born on February 21, 1947.

Wiki, Bio, Age, Family, Siblings, Childhood & Education

Lidia was born in the Croatian town of Paula. Erminia and Vittorio Motika are her parents. Her family lived in Yugoslavia under the Communist regime of Marshal Tito when she was a child, but they later fled to Trieste, Italy, along with her sibling. After two years, they were granted their application to emigrate to the United States, and they arrived in New York City with their family in 1958. The American Sponsors, Catholic Relief Services, helped them return home and find work for her father, and they eventually settled. She began working in restaurants at 14, first in a bakery and then in a pizzeria on Manhattan’s upper west side.

Lidia Bastianich’s Height, Weight & Body Measurement

Lidia Bastianich, born on February 21, 1947, will be 75 years old on August 1, 2022. Her height is 1.6m, and she weighs 60 kg.

Lidia Bastianich’s Profession & Career

She is well-known for her unique specialization in Italian American cuisine, and she owns a number of restaurants in the United States. Some of her cuisines are a collaboration with her children and ex-husband. After opening several restaurants, she decides to start her career in television while going through her divorce phase.

Lidia Bastianich’s Income And Net Worth

Lidia’s net worth is estimated to be $10 million. She has amassed her wealth due to the enormous success of her long-term career. Lidia is the owner and founder of Italian restaurants, which significantly increased her annual income. She has collaborated with her children to expand her business globally, which has become another source of income for her. Lidia is also a presenter, restaurateur, and television producer and the author of several cookbooks about various cuisines.

Lidia Bastianich’s Husband, Marriage & Relationship

When she was nineteen, Lidia married Felix Bastianich, an Istria-Italian immigrant and restaurant worker from Labin, Istria. They first met on Lidia’s sixteenth birthday and married in 1966. The couple has two children, a son named Joseph and a daughter named Tanya. They opened two restaurants in Queens, the first of which was Buonavia “Good Road” in 1971.

The success of the first restaurant prompted the opening of the second Villa Secondo in 1973, which became an instant hit. They sold the Queens restaurants and opened Felidia, a new restaurant in Manhattan, in 1981, which was a huge success. After several years of marriage, the couple divorced in 1997, ostensibly due to disagreements about business expansion.

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