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Lidia Celebrates America

Lidia Celebrates America

Lidia Celebrates America

Beloved chef and Italian immigrant, Lidia Bastianich, travels from big cities to small towns in America to share the inspiring stories of first, second, and third-generation Americans forging their own way, and shaping the shifting definition of what it means to be an American.

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Lidia Cooks Mussels Triestina
9:24
Today Lidia is making Mussels Triestina, a simple ten-minute dish.
Julia Child’s Favorite Mushroom Risotto
8:53
What happened when Julia Child visited Lidia’s first restaurant and ordered the risotto?
Making Eggs Jeannette with Jacques Pépin
11:28
Lidia has her friend Jacques Pépin in the kitchen and they’re cooking eggs!
Lidia Celebrates America: Overcoming The Odds
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55:45
Lidia meets resilient Americans who have overcome extraordinary odds in their own lives.
Lidia Celebrates America: Flavors That Define Us
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55:46
Lidia Bastianich shares stories of immigrants shaping what it means to be an American.
Lidia Celebrates America: A Salute to First Responders
0:30
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Chef Lidia Bastianich smiles on someone's laptop screen as they hover a fork over their plate of food.
2:33
Watch an extended preview for Lidia Celebrates America: A Salute to First Responders.
Weddings: Something Borrowed, Something New - Highlights
4:56
Watch highlights from Weddings: Something Borrowed, Something New airing April 17 at 8pm.
Lidia Celebrates America: The Return of the Artisans Preview
1:23
Watch the preview for Lidia Celebrates America: The Return of the Artisans.
Freedom and Independence - Preview
0:31
Celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich celebrates freedom and independence.
Holiday Tables & Traditions - Preview
0:30
Four holidays, four very different tables and traditions.
Pork and Mustard Greens with Wisconsin's Hmong Community
2:39
In Wasau, WI, Lidia makes Pork and Mustard Greens with Wisconsin's Hmong Community.
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