Urban Affair: Una Serata Bellissima

Celebrity Chef, Television Host, Bestselling Author
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. She is the owner of Becco in New York City and Lidia’s in Kansas City, and is a partner in the internationally acclaimed Eataly. 

Lidia has written more than a dozen books, including her memoir, My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family, and Food, and a newly released cookbook, Lidia’s: From Our Family Table to Yours. Among the numerous awards and accolades she has earned are seven James Beard Awards, and two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Culinary Host (2013 and 2018).

Celebrity Chef, Television Star, Michelin-star Restaurateur
Rob Rossi is passionate about food and creating the right atmosphere for people to enjoy it in. In 2018, the Season One Top Chef Canada runner-up opened the sleek, authentic Italian eatery, Giulietta. Rossi’s favourite part? The chef’s bar that offers seating right in the heart of the action. “Part of cooking is entertaining,” says the chef. This new recipe worked—just months after opening, Giulietta ranked number five in En Route Magazine’s Canada’s Best New Restaurants list. He followed it up with the Michelin-starred Osteria Giulia. He has a new restaurant opening soon called Sanmarco—and a new TV series on TLN, Cooking Italy, with long-time collaborator and chef Craig Harding.