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Lidia has Chutzpah! Behind the Scenes with her “Work Family"

Season 2023 Episode 1 | 2m 55s

Go behind the scenes with Lidia and her “work family”. See the playful side of Lidia as she embraces technology with a new selfie stick! Hear what it's like to work alongside Lidia from the people who collaborate with her on her cooking show and cookbooks. What is it about Lidia’s work ethic and her love for what she’s doing that make others want to give her their all?

Extras
A highlight of Lidia’s career, if not her life, was cooking for not one, but two Popes.
Lidia launches Lidia Celebrates America, and navigates the COVID-19 pandemic.
To cap off her 25th anniversary on PBS, Lidia hosts a celebratory dinner for old friends.
Lidia reminisces about her teenage years living in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, NY.
See the teacher come out in Lidia, as she makes gnocchi with her grandchildren.
Lidia Bastianich celebrates 25 years on television with family and celebrity friends.
Lidia Bastianich celebrates 25 years on television with family and celebrity friends.
Lidia and Felice open their first “Italian” restaurant together in Queens, NY.
Julia Child helps catapult Lidia into the world of culinary television.
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