Restaurant Owner, Cookbook Author & TV Chef Lidia Bastianich Gives Roosevelt Island Child School Students Cooking Demonstration With Herbs And Pasta – Any Interest In Opening A Restaurant On Roosevelt Island Ms. Bastianich?

Restaurant owner, television cooking show host and best selling cookbook author Lidia Bastianich visited the Roosevelt Island Child School/Legacy High School yesterday and tweeted:

gave demo on herbs cooked some pasta for children at The Child School on Roosevelt Island kids had blast id the herbs pic.twitter.com/d1191DGp7R
Lidia Bastianich (@LidiaBastianich) July 15, 2014

According to Lidia’s Italy:

… Lidia is the chef/owner of four acclaimed New York City restaurants Felidia, Becco, Esca and Del Posto, as well as Lidias Pittsburgh and Lidias Kansas City. She is also founder and president of Tavola Productions, an entertainment company that produces highquality broadcast productions. Along with her son, Joe Bastianich, Mario Batali, and Oscar Farinetti, the team opened Eataly, the largest artisanal Italian food and wine marketplace in New York City….

Here’s Ms. Bastianich cooking with fresh herbs and vegetables from the NY Botanical Garden

and giving a tour of Eataly.

Ms. Bastianich, any interest in opening an Italian restaurant on Roosevelt Island? I can dream, can’t I?