When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25

Where: Mangia Nashville, 701 Craighead St.

Cost: Tickets are $200 per person for dinner, or $250 to include a copy of Bastianich's cookbook, which she will sign at the event. Info: Visit wnpt.org/lidia.

Nashville Public Television is hosting a night with best-selling cookbook author Lidia Bastianich.

The public television personality and Italian chef will appear at a fundraiser for NPT held at Mangia Nashville. A five-course meal will be served, inspired by Bastianich's latest cookbook, "Lidia's Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine."

The event will feature singing and dancing to Italian American classic songs and much mingling.

Source: http://www.tennessean.com/