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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mark Kennedy

Chef Lidia Bastianich hits the road in search of community in a divided country

Food TV Lidia Bastianich - (joni schrantz)

Lidia Bastianich grew up in a small town in Italy where neighbors were like extended family. If kids came home from school and mom was out, they went to the neighbors for a snack. If someone had a problem with a sibling, they went next door.

The Emmy Award-winning TV host, author and restaurateur remembers her grandmother making an extra pot for lunch and sending young Lidia next door with it to feed her blind, elderly neighbor, along with a glass of wine.

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