Lidia Bastianich, Emmy Award-winning PBS TV show host of “Lidia’s Kitchen,” is Milwaukee bound. Bastianich – author of many titles including the October 2015 release, Lidia’s Mastering the Art if Italian Cuisine: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Great Italian Cook – has a speaking engagement at the Pabst Theater on Jan. 16, 7 p.m. Om other Bastianich trivia: Besides owning four New York restaurants, she is co-owner (along with ubiquitous Italian chef Mario Batali and other partners) of the Eataly, the Italian “marketplace” with locations in New York City, Chicago, and Brazil. Tickets ($45 each) for the Pabst show go on sale Friday, Nov. 6, at noon. Click here for more info.
