The Resume

(1947- )
Birth name was Lidia Mattichio (Motika)
Resides in Queens, New York
Hosts 'Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen' on PBS
Owns four restaurants: Felida (New York), Becco (New York), Lidia's Kansas City and Lidia's Pittsburgh
Wrote 'Lidia's Italian Table (1998),' 'La Cucina di Lidia (2000)' and 'Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen (2001)'

Why she might be annoying:

She is manly, with a deep voice, thick arms and meaty hands.
For a woman, she is quite bald.
Although she markets herself as an Italian chef, she is technically an ethnic Croat.
On her show, she often gobbles food out of her hands while cooking.
She hates curry.

Why she might not be annoying:

She is no-nonsense and down-to-earth.
Her cooking technique is simple and solid.
She grew up poor.
When Yugoslavia annexed her home region, she wound up in a refugee camp.
As a teenager, she worked in a bakery owned by Christopher Walken's parents, and they are still good friends.
She was one of the first chefs in the US to serve authentic Italian food.
She has been called 'the First Lady of Italian cuisine.'
She has won many cooking awards.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Butches
• Celebrity Restaurant Owners
• Celebrity Winery Owners
• Chefs
• Finding Your Roots
• Horseshoe Haircut
• I am in Public Broadcasting
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Eating
• Look at My Flowers
• Profiles 13251-13500 (Ranked: 13414)
• Village Voice's 10 Best Food Themed TV Series - Robert Stetsma [July 2009] (Ranked: 2)
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 4]
• Women With Deep Voices

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 73 Votes: 53.42% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 68.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 32 Votes: 59.38% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 62.86% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 78 Votes: 64.10% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 117 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 249 Votes: 47.39% Annoying