Freedom and Independence

Lidia Bastianich celebrates freedom & independence with different cultures across America.

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Freedom and Independence Lidia Celebrates America

Premiered June 28, 2013

Freedom and Independence

Join host and chef Lidia Bastianich as she celebrates independence and freedom with different cultures across America. The celebrity cast includes actress Anna Deavere Smith, opera singer Renée Fleming, singer Martha Wainwright, chef Jacques Pepin and actor Alec Mapa.

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Celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich celebrates freedom and independence.

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Chef Lidia Bastianich blends culture, cooking, and identity in towns and cities across America.

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Lidia Bastianich shares stories of immigrants shaping what it means to be an American.

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Lidia Celebrates America: Flavors That Define Us

Jeanine Prime brings Goat Curry to a potluck for Lidia's special 'Flavors That Define Us'.

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Goat Curry and “Buss Up Shut” Paratha Roti

About the Program

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.