




Chef Lidia Bastianich explores the many cultures that make up the American Melting Pot. Guests include Renee Fleming, Martha Wainwright, Alec Mapa, Jacques Pepin, and Anna Deavere Smith.



A fresh, informative, and entertaining slice of Americana, this is highly recommended."
~ J. Williams-Wood, Video Librarian


Nominated
Best Culinary Series
James Beard
2015

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A Kuwaiti woman becomes an American citizen and registers to vote for the first time in her life. A man purchases a plantation on which his ancestors once were slaves. Jacques Pepin throws his yearly Bastille Day Fete. And Lidia helps prepare a Filipino dinner where Spam, Vienna Sausage, and Banana Ketchup rise to the level of Haute Cuisine
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A Kuwaiti woman becomes an American citizen and registers to vote for the first time in her life. A man purchases a plantation on which his ancestors once were slaves. Jacques Pepin throws his yearly Bastille Day Fete. And Lidia helps prepare a Filipino dinner where Spam, Vienna Sausage, and Banana Ketchup rise to the level of Haute Cuisine
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