About the Show
A NATION OF NEIGHBORS
Lidia travels America to honor volunteers who form a “nation of neighbors.” This special spotlights millions giving time and care—especially through food—showing how sharing meals and fighting hunger unite communities, strengthen bonds, and enrich lives through acts of generosity. Watch 'Lidia Celebrates America: A Nation of Neighbors.'
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EntreeItalian Rice aka Ruff Rice
In the Lidia Celebrates America special A Nation of Neighbors, Lidia Bastianich visits food influencer Kiki Ruff, whose popular “Recession…
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Breakfast and BrunchFrittata with Meat, Vegetables and Bread
During the filming of her special A Nation of Neighbors, Lidia joins the community leaders and advocates who helped bring San Francisco’s…
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EntreeGarlic Pasta (Basic Aglio E Olio)
In Lidia Celebrates America: A Nation of Neighbors, Lidia Bastianich visits SAME Café, a pay-what-you-can restaurant committed to healthy,…
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SaladRoasted Beet and Peach Salad
Lidia hosts a celebratory meal for the volunteers featured in her special Lidia Celebrates America: A Nation of Neighbors. She invites…
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Lidia Celebrates America Specials
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StoryA Nation of Neighbors
Lidia Bastianich honors America’s volunteers, revealing how giving back unites and uplifts.
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StoryChangemakers
Lidia Bastianich throws a national spotlight on progressive chefs, farmers and entrepreneurs around the U.S. striving to change the future…
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Story25 Years with Lidia: A Culinary Jubilee
Lidia Bastianich celebrates 25 years on television with family and celebrity friends.
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StoryFlavors That Define Us
From big cities to small towns across America, Lidia Bastianich shares stories of immigrants shaping what it means to be an American.
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StoryOvercoming the Odds
Lidia shares the inspiring stories of a diverse group of resilient Americans who have overcome extraordinary odds in their own lives.
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StoryA Salute to First Responders
Celebrity Chef Lidia Bastianich travels across the country visiting the men and women serving on the front lines.
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StoryThe Return of the Artisans
Lidia journeys across the country to explore how food artisans and artisanal crafts are gaining momentum in the U.S.
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StoryA Heartland Holiday Feast
Lidia meets Americans with diverse heritages, who are preserving their culinary traditions while transforming local cuisine.
More from Lidia Celebrates America
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StoryHome Grown Heroes
Lidia honors veterans who return to farming, embracing new lives as caretakers, feeding themselves and others.
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StoryHoliday for Heroes
Lidia pays homage to the men and women of our military and the truly life-saving sacrifices they make daily for our freedom.
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StoryHome for the Holidays
Lidia celebrates her native Italian holiday traditions, along with the traditions of six celebrity guests.
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StoryLifes's Milestones
Lidia Bastianich continues her engaging cross-country journey, sharing some of the most meaningful moments in life’s journey.
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StoryFreedom & Independence
Chef Lidia Bastianich travels across the country with celebrity guests to celebrate diversity and explore moving tales of hard-won freedom.
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StoryWeddings: Something Borrowed, Something New
Lidia explores America's rich cultural heritage as seen through the lens of its wedding ceremonies and the special foods and traditions…
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StoryHoliday Tables & Traditions
Join Lidia as she travels across America in a celebration of culture through food in the 2011 PBS special.
Watch More from Lidia Celebrates America
25 Years with Lidia: A Culinary Jubilee
How to Watch Lidia Celebrates America
Lidia Celebrates America is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
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Meet the Host
Lidia Bastianich
Lidia Matticchio Bastianich is an Emmy award-winning public television host, best‐selling cookbook author, successful restaurateur, and owner of a flourishing food and entertainment business. Most importantly, she has accomplished all of this by marrying her two passions in life—her family and food—to create multiple culinary endeavors alongside her two children, Joseph and Tanya.
