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Lidia Celebrates America

Lidia Celebrates America

Lidia Celebrates America

Lidia Celebrates America: Changemakers, follows Lidia across America as meeting chefs, farmers, and entrepreneurs hard at work trying to change, not only what’s available, but the way Americans think about food in the future. “It’s also critical to remember the energy and water it takes to grow, transport and package the foods we eat”, says Lidia, “We all have the ability to be Changemakers”.

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American Spoon Jam
2:40
Lidia takes a tour of American Spoon Jam, in Petoskey, Minnesota.
Herrera Barrel Making
2:01
Lidia meets Ramiro Herrera, one of only a few dozen master coopers in the world.
Mushrooms on the Mother Fire
1:15
Ironbound Head Chef, Gunnar Bentley, shows Lidia how to cook on the 'mother fire'.
Sara Dahmen Copper
2:07
Lidia meets Sara Dahmen, one of the only female coppersmiths in the world.
The Meal at Ironbound Farm
1:30
Lidia hosts a dinner at Ironbound Farm in Asbury Township, New Jersey.
The Great Mushroom Catch
0:31
In Petoskey, MI, Lidia joins Justin Rashid foraging for mushrooms with his grandson.
Home For the Holidays: Christopher Walken
1:36
Lidia and her long-time friend Christopher Walken prepare a scallop dish together.
Home For the Holidays: Padma Lakshmi
1:45
Padma Lakshmi shows Lidia her birthplace in Chennai, India.
Home for the Holidays: Conversation About America
1:44
Lidia Bastianich's celebrity guests talk about what makes America the land of opportunity.
Home For the Holidays: Lidia Goes Home
3:00
Follow Lidia back to her homeland in Pula, a fortified seaport in Istria.
Home For the Holidays: Rita Moreno
1:49
Rita Moreno shows Lidia one of her favorite childhood dishes from Puerto Rico.
Home For the Holidays: Carlo Ponti
2:53
Lidia and Carlo Ponti Jr make pasta together, in honor of his mother Sophia Loren.
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