JOSEPH BASTIANICH is the co-owner of Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group as well as Eataly throughout the Americas. He has co-authored two award-winning books on Italian wine, and his memoir, Restaurant Man, was a New York Times best seller. He was formerly a judge on FOX’s MasterChef, is on Sky’s MasterChef Italia, and both stars in and serves as a producer on CNBC’s Restaurant Startup.
TANYA BASTIANICH MANUALI received her PhD in Renaissance art history from Oxford University. She co-owns and is the executive producer of Tavola Productions, owns restaurants, and oversees the production and expansion of Lidia’s food line. Tanya has co-authored five previous books with her mother and has also written a book on breast cancer in art.
