Italian Chef Lidia Bastianich on Her New Special

The Takeaway

Italian chef and restauranteur Lidia Bastianich talks about her new PBS special, “Lidia Celebrates America.”   She visits a Mexican-American restaurant for Christmas Eve dinner, celebrates a Passover Sadar, dines in San Francisco during the Chinese New Year and hosts a traditional Italian Christmas dinner. Watch Lidia Celebrates America Extended Preview on PBS. See more from pbs.

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