LIDIA'S ITALY celebrates the land Lidia Matticchio Bastianich calls home. In the third season, the beloved chef continues her journeys throughout Italy to sample regional dishes from new and unexplored regions, including Abruzzo, Sardegna, Molise and more. Lidia travels to the source of Italy’s delicious food products, including Trentino's Fontina cheese and Emilia Romagna's balsamic vinegar and prosciutto di Parma. In Central Italy’s Le Marche, she visits with philosopher and cheese producer Vittorio Beltrami who shows Lidia his prized sheep and leads her through the process of making his famous Pecorino cheese. In Lombardy, she ventures beyond the capital city of Milan to meet one of Italy’s most famous contemporary artists, Mario Donizetti. Back in her kitchen, the stage for her previous public television series, Lidia — frequently joined by family, friends and guest chefs — prepares several recipes seen during her travels.