Lidia Celebrates America: Freedom and Independence (2013)
Genres - Education |
Sub-Genres - Cooking & Food, Home Entertaining |
Run Time - 60 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis by Jeff Gemmill
A look at freedom and the immigrant experience through food and cultural traditions, featuring Anna Deavere Smith, Renée Fleming, Jacques Pépin, Martha Wainwright and Alec Mapa. Included: a July 4th naturalization ceremony at Jefferson's Monticello, Va., estate; a Bastille Day party; Juneteenth events in Texas; and a Philippines Independence Day celebration in New York. Host Lidia Bastianich also recalls arriving in the U.S. in 1958 after her family fled Yugoslavia\ and lived in a refugee camp.
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