Lidia Celebrates America

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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.

Aired: 11/09/15

Rating: NR

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Lidia Celebrates America

Home for the Holidays: Conversation About America

Lidia Bastianich's celebrity guests talk about what makes America the land of opportunity.

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Home for the Holidays: Conversation About America

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Lidia Celebrates America

Home For the Holidays: Marcus Samuelsson

Lidia's friend Marcus Samuelsson talks about what signifies Christmas for him.

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Home For the Holidays: Marcus Samuelsson

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Lidia Celebrates America

Home For the Holidays: Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno shows Lidia one of her favorite childhood dishes from Puerto Rico.

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Home For the Holidays: Rita Moreno

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Lidia Celebrates America

Home For the Holidays: Ann Curry

Ann Curry, shows Lidia Bastianich around the Sunrise Mart in Manhattan.

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Home For the Holidays: Ann Curry

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Lidia Celebrates America

Home For the Holidays: Carlo Ponti

Lidia and Carlo Ponti Jr make pasta together, in honor of his mother Sophia Loren.

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Home For the Holidays: Carlo Ponti

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Lidia Celebrates America

Home For the Holidays: Christopher Walken

Lidia and her long-time friend Christopher Walken prepare a scallop dish together.

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Home For the Holidays: Christopher Walken

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Lidia Celebrates America

Home For the Holidays: Lidia Goes Home

Follow Lidia back to her homeland in Pula, a fortified seaport in Istria.

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Home For the Holidays: Lidia Goes Home

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Lidia Celebrates America

Home For the Holidays: Padma Lakshmi

Padma Lakshmi shows Lidia her birthplace in Chennai, India.

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Home For the Holidays: Padma Lakshmi

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Lidia Celebrates America

Home for the Holidays - Preview

Lidia celebrates her own holiday traditions, and the traditions of six celebrity guests.

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Home for the Holidays - Preview

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