Lidia Celebrates America

Holiday for Heroes: August Dannehl's Special Dinner

Clip: Special | 3m 31s  | Video has closed captioning.

August Dannehl is a retired navy sailor who, after being honorably discharged, trained as a filmmaker. With a passion for cooking, August works to create feasts that celebrate other vets. Here, he and Lidia have created a meal to honor veterans Edith Casas, Mike Dowling and Bryan Anderson.

Aired: 12/16/16

Rating: TV-PG

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Funding for LIDIA CELEBRATES AMERICA is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

A Table of the World

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A Table of the World

To celebrate and the adventures she had making 'Flavors That Define Us', Lidia organizes a potluck-style meal, in Washington D.C., where immigrants, now new friends, share food that is meaningful to them.

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