San Antonio loves Lidia Bastianich.

So many people in town watch her show on KLRN that it ranks consistently among her highest markets. And when Joe Buonincontri of Luce Ristorante e Enoteca announced that she would be appearing at his restaurant on Huebner Road for a fundraiser for the local PBS station, tickets went quickly. Both a dinner and a lunch in her honor sold out in seven days, he said, leaving plenty of Lidia fans without a seat. “I wish we’d had another 200 tickets for sale,” he added.

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