Lidia's Italy

Season 2

TV-G
Lidia Bastianich journeys through Italy to sample local specialties from Rome, Naples, Padua, Sicily, Trieste and Istria. Back in her US kitchen, the warm and engaging host demonstrates 2 or 3 recipes she encountered during her travels. Throughout the series, friends and family join Lidia in the kitchen. Her daughter Tanya introduces some of Lidia's favorite hidden cultural treasures, while her son Joseph frequently stops by to discuss regional wines.

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26 Episodes

  • Tutto Pasta
    E1
    Tutto PastaLidia heads to Naples to discover the secrets of the wine of Feudi di San Gregorio, a region with its own unique soil.
  • Rolling with Nonna Lisa
    E2
    Rolling with Nonna LisaViewers get a taste of family history when Lidia visits Gaeta and spends time with Corrado's Nonna Lisa. There she learns the secrets to the perfect tiella, a cousin to deep dish pizza.
  • Sweet Napoli
    E3
    Sweet NapoliLidia travels to Naples to experience the art of pastry-making. Back in the kitchen, she whips up pizzelle-the perfect pastry pocket-stuffed with escarole and sausage.
  • Maremma Chard Pillows
    E4
    Maremma Chard PillowsLidia samples the rustic food and wine of the Maremma region with Joe.
  • Sea and Land Roman Way
    E5
    Sea and Land Roman WayLidia travels to Maremma to learn about one of Italy's great grating cheeses: Grana Padano
  • Vegetarian Rome
    E6
    Vegetarian RomeLidia heads into the woods of Maremma where she discovers such treasures as wild boar and porcini mushrooms.
  • Porcini Wrap
    E7
    Porcini WrapLidia visits the bustling city of Rome where she shops for some of its best-known ingredients.
  • What a Boar
    E8
    What a BoarLidia samples the flavors of the sea with the fishermen of Gaeta and the flavors of the land in the marketplace in Rome.
  • Sausage Alla Romana
    E9
    Sausage Alla RomanaLidia explores Rome through the eyes of a vegetarian, paying special attention to the wonderful produce and cheese that Roman cuisine has to offer.
  • Eggplant and Tuna Alla Siciliana
    E10
    Eggplant and Tuna Alla SicilianaToday its a trip to Sicily, where the old ways of both fishing and puppetry have been preserved
  • Sicilian Street Food
    E11
    Sicilian Street FoodLidia hits the streets of Palermo to taste the some of Sicily's classic street food.
  • Stack Those Cannoli
    E12
    Stack Those CannoliJoe gives a lesson in the art of the Italian aperitivo.
  • Tender Pork Chops Loose Polenta
    E13
    Tender Pork Chops Loose PolentaLidia travels to Friuli to learn all about polenta.
  • Risotto Fresh and Greens
    E14
    Risotto Fresh and GreensLidia travels to Friuli to learn the basics of Montasio cheese-making.
  • To Crumb or Not to Crumb
    E15
    To Crumb or Not to CrumbLidia travels to Treviso to learn of the city's two treasures: beautiful architecture and even more beautiful radicchio.
  • The Farro Story
    E16
    The Farro StoryLidia celebrates Puglia, Italy's horn of plenty.
  • Best Foccacia Ever
    E17
    Best Foccacia EverIt's time to bake with Lidia! In Altamura, Lidia demonstrates the traditional methods of bread-making.
  • Tajarin Yellow As Gold
    E18
    Tajarin Yellow As GoldExperience the richness of the Langhe region as Lidia travels to Piemonte.
  • Istrian Seafood Stew
    E19
    Istrian Seafood StewIt's an adventure on the Adriatic when Joe gives a guided tour of the fishing boats and markets of Trieste.
  • The Goose of It
    E20
    The Goose of ItLidia heads home to Istria where she is joined by Tanya, who shows you the beautiful architecture of Groznjan and Motovun.
  • Hazelnut Haven
    E21
    Hazelnut HavenIt's time to toast to the hazelnut as Lidia heads to Piemonte for the beloved fall harvest.
  • Italian Austrian
    E22
    Italian AustrianJoe and Tanya visit the melting pot that is Trieste...and learn of the city's role as a cultural crossroads
  • Stretch Stuff and Roll
    E23
    Stretch Stuff and RollWe return to Lidia's roots when we visit San Saba, Lidia's ancestral family home in Pula.
  • The Serendipitous Celery
    E24
    The Serendipitous CeleryWe're off to Puglia, where Lidia visits with Chef Zito of the restaurant Antichi Sapore to do some wild h
  • Heavenly Baccala
    E25
    Heavenly BaccalaLidia turns preserved salt cod into a creamy baked topping for polenta.
  • That's How the Cookie Crumbles
    E26
    That's How the Cookie CrumblesLidia and Tanya tour Padova, a city that is still very much as it was back in the days of the Bard.

 

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