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Chicken Alla Pitocca with Jacob Mual

Lidia oversees a California firefighter as he prepares her recipe Chicken alla Pitocca.

Aired 01/27/2021

Lidia Celebrates America

Chicken Alla Pitocca with Jacob Mual

Clip: Season 2021 Episode 1 | 6mVideo has Closed Captions

Lidia oversees a California firefighter as he prepares her recipe Chicken alla Pitocca.

Jacob Mual was a chef for 22 years, but in 2015 he started volunteering with the local fire department. Over a Zoom call, Lidia oversees, as Jacob prepares Chicken Alla Pitocca, a recipe she's contributing to the cookbook he's writing. Jacob talks with Lidia about how firefighters cook for each other at the stations, and what it's like to risk your life for a job.

Aired 01/27/2021

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