Popular book signing inside Metro on Bayview

by The Bulldog • November 8, 2014

Many shoppers stopped to buy Lidia Bastianich’s cookbook at the Metro at Bayview Ave.and Eglinton E. today. This pictures shows the lineup for a personalized copy of Lidia’s Commonsense Italian Cuisine. It was much nicer inside than out.

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