{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fevolutionaries.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F8c84ae58-8c84ae58","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 26: Lidia Bastianich","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/c371f2/c371f29e-80ce-457d-bbbb-857af9435e41/44573d4c-df51-418c-b89a-8d32b198d8cc/1546885974artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/44573d4c-df51-418c-b89a-8d32b198d8cc\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 26: Lidia Bastianich\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Lidia Bastianich has two passions - family and food - and shes managed to create an culinary empire using both. Lidia is the chef/owner of four acclaimed New York City restaurants -- Felidia, Becco, Esca and Del Posto, as well as Lidias in Pittsburgh and Kansas City. Her cookbooks include Lidia Cooks From the Heart of Italy and Lidias Italy - both companion books to her Emmy-nominated television series, Lidias Italy, Lidias Family Table, Lidias Italian- American Kitchen, Lidias Italian Table and La Cucina di Lidia. Lidia came to the United States from Istria -- when she was 12 years old with her parents and her brother Franco. She had wanted to become a doctor - but fate had other plans for her. This program has been sponsored by Bonnie Plants.\n\n"}