Lidia Celebrates America

Culture Series / 2 Seasons

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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Home For the Holidays: Rita Moreno

1m 49s

What makes actress and singer Rita Moreno want to dance? Watch as she shows her friend, Lidia Bastianich, one of her favorite childhood dishes from Puerto Rico, a Picadillo recipe she makes herself when she has guests.

Home for the Holidays: Conversation About America

1m 44s

Set against a backdrop in which they share a deliciously diverse dinner, Lidia Bastianich's celebrity guests talk about what makes America the land of opportunity, and their dreams of making it in this country. The the meal represents the melting pot of flavors that are all part of celebrating Christmas in New York.

Home For the Holidays: Lidia Goes Home

3m

Follow Lidia back to her homeland in Pula, a fortified seaport in Istria, where all her early food memories stem from. Lidia visits the market where she shopped, and sold vegetables, with her Grandmother, and returns to her grandmother's house where she found her passion for food.

Home For the Holidays: Marcus Samuelsson

1m 43s

Born in Ethiopia, Marcus Samuelsson is a Swedish-raised chef and restaurateur. Her, he talks about what signifies Christmas for him, and why. Then he takes his friend Lidia Bastianich to his restaurant, Red Rooster, in Harlem, New York, where they cook up some Swedish meatballs.

Home For the Holidays: Ann Curry

1m 32s

Japanese-American journalist, Ann Curry, shows Lidia around one of her favorite spots in New York City, the Sunrise Mart in Manhattan. She explains why she feels close to her late mother when she visits the market, and talks about how she and her family stay connected to her Japanese heritage.

Home For the Holidays: Christopher Walken

1m 36s

Academy award winning American actor, Christopher Walken is an old friend of Lidia Bastianich. His father owned and operated a bakery, which a young Lidia Bastianich worked at. The first guest to arrive for the holiday dinner, Walken prepares a delicious dish with Lidia, which she coins 'Scallops A La Walken.'

Home For the Holidays: Padma Lakshmi

1m 45s

American cookbook author, actress, model, television host and executive producer Padma Lakshmi is a food lover and a friend of Lidia Bastianich. She invited Lidia to her birthplace in Chennai, India. In a Chennai marketplace, Padma explains to Lidia why flowers are an important part of Indian culture.

Home for the Holidays - Preview

1m 14s

In this intimate, hour-long documentary special, Lidia celebrates her native Italian holiday traditions, along with the traditions of six celebrity guests. Combining the best of the old and the new, celebrity chef, author and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich shares her culinary customs with the diverse and varied special dishes of her invited dinner companions.

Home for the Holidays - Short Preview

30s

In this intimate, hour-long documentary special, Lidia celebrates her native Italian holiday traditions, along with the traditions of six celebrity guests. Combining the best of the old and the new, celebrity chef, author and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich shares her culinary customs with the diverse and varied special dishes of her invited dinner companions.

Life's Milestones - Preview

1m 37s

Renowned chef and culinary author Lidia Bastianich continues her engaging cross-country journey – this time sharing with four families special rites of passage marking meaningful moments in life’s journey. Along her travels, Lidia is joined by notable guests, including reporter Nicole Petallides, chef/restaurateur Gabrielle Hamilton, singer Radmilla Cody, and chef Freddie Bitsoie.

Lidia Celebrates America, "Weddings: Something Borrowed,...

30s

Join celebrity chef and culinary author Lidia Bastianich and continue the celebration of culture through food with a focus on the traditions surrounding weddings. 4/17/2012

Lidia Celebrates America Promo

30s

Join celebrity chef and author Lidia Bastianich as she travels across the United States in a celebration of culture through food. LIDIA CELEBRATES AMERICA explores the American immigrant experience through its festivities. Lidia listens as multiple generations of Americans explain the importance of food in preserving cultural traditions.

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