Lidia's Kitchen

Lidia shares anecdotes and recipes from her childhood

Episodes

  • Corn: From the Kernel to the Husk

    Lidia prepares corn three ways: in a minestra, in polenta and grilled.
  • Fruits and Sweets

    Lidia prepares a bruschetta, truffles and a tart using fresh, seasonal fruit.
  • The Vegetable Patch

    Lidia works in garden then makes dishes using salad greens, green beans and potatoes.
  • Foraging Adventures

    Liida makes dishes using foraged ingredients: chestnuts, mushrooms and asparagus.
  • My Goats & Ricotta

    Lidia makes dumplings, canoli and meatloaf with ricotta.
  • The Italian Products Have Arrived!

    Lidia makes a salad and a tart using fresh produce favored by Italians.
  • Baking Bread

    Lidia makes a trio of homemade breads: focaccia and two kinds of pizza rolls.
  • Buonavia

    Lidia prepares a menu inspired by her first restaurant, Buonavia, in Queens, New York.

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.