Reserve your spot now and meet the beloved, Emmy-winning TV chef, best-selling author, and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich in person at a special event hosted by the Bayside Historical Society on Thursday, June 29, at the Castle in Fort Totten. “A Conversation with Lidia Bastianich” (part of the ‘Author Talk at the Castle Series’), will take place from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

After presenting a lecture and conducting an audience Q&A, the author will be signing copies of her latest cookbook, “Lidia’s a Pot, a Pan, and a Bowl.” Lidia’s many fans know that she cooks her delicious Italian dishes, from the heart. And they have become familiar with her famous saying, “Tutti a tavola a mangiare!” or “everyone to the table to eat!”