Lidia Bastianich visited SAME Cafe in August. Lidia Bastianich is a culinary icon who has graced television screens for 25 years, since the premiere of her first public television series, Lidia’s Italian Table, in 1998. In August, she visited SAME Cafe, a pay-what-you-can eatery located at 2023 East Colfax Avenue, to film a segment for her latest PBS special, Lidia Celebrates America: A Nation of Neighbors.