Lidia Celebrates America

A Gathering of Truly Inspirational People

Clip: Special | 2m 15s  | Video has closed captioning.

As with her other specials, Lidia Celebrates America: Overcoming the Odds culminates with a gesture of food – a gathering of some of the people she has visited along the journey. At Contento, in New York City, Yannick Benjamin’s restaurant profiled in the special, Lidia sits down to eat with these inspiring people, and shares dishes she prepared in their honor.

Aired: 12/14/21

Rating: NR

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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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