Julia Child to Lidia Bastianich after the two filmed an episode for PBS’s Cooking with Master Chefs at Lidia’s home in 1993: “You do for Italian cuisine what I did for French cuisine.” Watch the moment that birthed an iconic 25-year run (and counting) on public television in “25 Years with Lidia: A Culinary Jubilee,” premiering Mon, Dec 18 at 8/7c. | PBS

While the pandemic was isolating for many, it actually brought Lidia Bastianich and her 100-year-old mother Erminia closer together before her passing in 2021. Celebrating a cooking dynamo and the close-knit family that’s been by her side through thick and thin, “25 Years with Lidia: A Culinary Jubilee” premieres Mon, Dec 18 at 8/7c. | PBS