WCNY presents its 7th annual Taste of Fame signature fundraising culinary dinner experience with Award-Winning Celebrity Chef, Author, and Host of Lidia’s Kitchen (APT, WGBH), Chef Lidia Bastianich! Enjoy a three-course culinary dinner journey with recipes inspired by Lidia's new cookbook, "Lidia's: A Pot, A Pan, and a Bowl", and stories to accompany each course. The three-course dinner will begin with a Roasted Squash and Carrot Salad, guest entrée choice of: Beer-Braised Beef Short Ribs, Chicken Pizzaiola, or Spinach and Ricotta Frittata, and an Apple Cranberry Crumble for dessert. The Best in Finger Lakes wine is included. Guests will also enjoy a cocktail hour and silent auction at 6 p.m., with dinner following at 7 p.m. Ticket purchase also includes one-month Digital All Access to America’s Test Kitchen website, bringing America’s Test Kitchen recipes and videos right into your home kitchen.

VIP ticket holders are invited to attend a meet and greet/cooking demo event at WCNY TV Studios at 4 p.m., prior to the three-course dinner at the Marriott. The VIP event features a meet and greet, and photo op with Lidia, in-studio cooking demo, and an autographed copy of, "Lidia's: A Pot, A Pan, and a Bowl" cookbook. Chef Julia Collin Davison from America’s Test Kitchen will emcee the cooking demo event and the three-course dinner.

Following the cooking demo, guests are invited for cocktails at 6 p.m. at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown. The dinner experience begins at 7 p.m.

Lidia’s Kitchen is a 26-part Public Television series distributed by APT and WGBH. It is made possible by Cento Fine Foods, Consorzio di Grana Padano, FabbriUSA, Auricchio Provolone, Locatelli Pecorino Romano, Rovagnati Gran Biscotto, and Olitalia Olive Oil.