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416												<option value="11:00pm">11:00 pm</option>
417												<option value="11:30pm">11:30 pm</option>
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442												<a href="https://lidiasitaly.com/" rel="home">
443							<img src="https://lidiasitaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Lidia-logo.svg" alt="Lidia">
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456				<div id="nav-mobile" class="bottom-header-mobile">
457				    				    <ul id="nav-menu-mobile" class="nav-menu-mobile">
458					    				    		<li class="recipes ">
459				    			<a href="https://lidiasitaly.com/recipes/" target="">
460				    				Recipes				    			</a>
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463				    			<a href="https://lidiasitaly.com/restaurants/" target="">
464				    				Restaurants				    			</a>
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476				    				Lidia's Journal				    			</a>
477				    		</li>
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491						</div>
492						<div id="open-table-mobile">
493							<div class="inner-open-table">
494								<h3>book a table now at<br/>one of lidia’s restaurant</h3>
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499											<select id="select-resto-mobile" name="ResLocation">
500												<option value="select">Select</option>
501																										<option value="8031">lidias-kansas-city</option>
502																											<option value="15586">becco</option>
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509												<option value="2" selected="selected">2 People</option>
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511												<option value="4">4 People</option>
512												<option value="5">5 People</option>
513												<option value="6">6 People</option>
514												<option value="7">7 People</option>
515												<option value="8">8 People</option>
516												<option value="9">
5169 People</option>
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519										</div>
520										<div class="date">
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522											<input id="select-date-mobile" name="startDate" type="date" data-date="2026-09-24" value="2026-09-24" autocomplete="off">
523										</div>
524										<div class="time">
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526											<select id="select-time-mobile" name="ResTime">
527												<option value="5:00pm">5:00 pm</option>
528												<option value="5:30pm">5:30 pm</option>
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538												<option value="10:30pm">10:30 pm</option>
539												<option value="11:00pm">11:00 pm</option>
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555		</header>
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557		<div id="main" class="site-main">
558
559	<div class="header-banner default" role="banner">
560		<div class="overlay"></div>
561		<div class="inner-banner">
562			<h1>About</h1>
563		</div>
564	</div>
565
566	<section id="default">
567		<div class="inner-default">
568			<div class="default-content">
569				<h3>Lidia Bastianich is an Emmy award-winning public television host, a best‐selling cookbook author, restaurateur, and owner of a flourishing food and entertainment business.</h3>
570							</div>
571		</div>
572	</section>
573
574
575		</div><!-- #main -->
576
577		<section id="links-sponsors">
578			<div class="inner-links-sponsors">
579				<div class="links">
580					<div class="box-container">
581						<div class="box left">
582							<ul class="list-links">
583																			<li>
584												<a href="https://lidiasitaly.com/about/" 
585																								>
586													about lidia												</a>
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591																								>
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614										<p>Receive our newsletter</p>
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619										<span class="icon-facebook"></span>
620										<p>Like our facebook page</p>
621									</a>
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625										<span class="icon-twitter"></span>
626										<p>Follow us on twitter</p>
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630									<a class="int-ga" href="https://instagram.com/lidiabastianich/" target="_blank">
631										<span class="icon-instagram"></span>
632										<p>Follow our instagram</p>
633									</a>
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639									</a>
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644				</div>
645				<div class="sponsors">
646					<div class="inner-sponsors">
647						<div class="title">
648							<h3>Our Underwriters</h3>
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679
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682			<div class="top-footer">
683				<div class="inner-top-footer">
684					<div class="title">
685						<h3>LIDIA'S RESTAURANT</h3>
686					</div>
687					<div class="resto-list">
688						<div class="inner-resto-list">
689							<ul class="resto-items">
690							
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692											<a target="_blank" class="resto-footer-ga" data-name="LIDIA&#8217;S KANSAS CITY" href="https://lidias-kc.com/">
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700													<div class="inner-address">
701														<p>101 West 22nd Street</p>
702														<p>Kansas City&#44;&nbsp;MO&nbsp;64108</p>
703														<span>(816) 221.3722</span>
704													</div>
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713													<div class="center-img">
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715													</div>
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718													<div class="line"></div>
719													<div class="inner-address">
720														<p>355 West 46th Street</p>
721														<p>New York&#44;&nbsp;NY&nbsp;10036</p>
722														<span>(212) 397.7597</span>
723													</div>
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748							
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758													<div class="inner-address">
759														<p>101 West 22nd Street</p>
760														<p>Kansas City&#44;&nbsp;MO&nbsp;64108</p>
761														<span>(816) 221.3722</span>
762													</div>
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777													<div class="inner-address">
778														<p>355 West 46th Street</p>
779														<p>New York&#44;&nbsp;NY&nbsp;10036</p>
780														<span>(212) 397.7597</span>
781													</div>
782												</div>
783											</a>
784										</li>
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