Lidia's Kitchen

Lidia shares anecdotes and recipes from her childhood

Episodes

  • Love Your Vegetables

    Lidia prepares three healthy and delicious Italian vegetable dishes.
  • My Italian American

    Lidia shares some of her favorite Italian-American recipes.
  • Storytime Wiith Grandma

    Lidia makes family favorites for her mother, Erminia.
  • Growing up Italian

    Lidia talks about growing up in Italy and family traditions.
  • Memories of the Mountains

    Lidia explores some of the classic culinary traditions of Northern Italy.
  • Childhood Cravings

    Lidia recalls childhood recipes made by her Grandmother Rosa in Italy.
  • Salt Your Pasta Water!

    Lidia shows how to salt, save and sauce the way the Italians do!
  • Prepare the Harvest

    Lidia celebrates the late-summer harvest and gets ready for the start of fall.

About Lidia's Kitchen

Season eight of LIDIA'S KITCHEN: REFLECTING AND RECONNECTING features stories that shaped Lidia Bastianich as a person and as a chef. Throughout the 26-part series, Lidia shares anecdotes and recipes from her childhood, when times were sometimes challenging, but happy and fulfilling.