Lidia Celebrates America
A Salute to First Responders Extended Preview
Preview: Season 2021 Episode 1 | 2m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
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Celebrity Chef Lidia Bastianich travels across the country visiting the men and women serving on the front lines, from firefighters in California battling wildfires, to medical workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic in New York. Lidia meets first responders who’ve worked quietly in the shadows and now find themselves thrust into the spotlight by crises facing the country in 2020.
Funding for LIDIA CELEBRATES AMERICA is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Lidia Celebrates America
A Salute to First Responders Extended Preview
Preview: Season 2021 Episode 1 | 2m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
Celebrity Chef Lidia Bastianich travels across the country visiting the men and women serving on the front lines, from firefighters in California battling wildfires, to medical workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic in New York. Lidia meets first responders who’ve worked quietly in the shadows and now find themselves thrust into the spotlight by crises facing the country in 2020.
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Lidia Celebrates America: A Salute to First Responders
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Watch the preview for Lidia Celebrates America: A Salute to First Responders. (30s)
Chicken Alla Pitocca with Jacob Mual
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Lidia oversees a California firefighter as he prepares her recipe Chicken alla Pitocca. (6m)
Eddie McNamara Makes Meatballs
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Former police officer Eddie McNamara shares his recipe for meatballs with Lidia. (7m 8s)
FDNY: Emergency Medical Technicians in the South Bronx
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Lidia reflects on what it takes to be an Emergency Medical Technician on the front-lines. (2m)
Female Firefighters of the Jersey City Fire Department
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Lidia talks with two sisters who are firefighters for the Jersey City Fire Department. (3m 19s)
Holy Name Medical Center, Teaneck, New Jersey
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At Holy Name Medical Center, a 36-bed ICU was built in 5 days to help with COVID patients. (2m 6s)
Jenine Chance and Operation Gratitude
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Lidia meets U.S. Army Veteran Jenine Chance, and learns about 'Operation Gratitude'. (2m 26s)
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Lidia prepares her Breakfast Risotto recipe to thank the first responders that she met. (4m 22s)
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Funding for LIDIA CELEBRATES AMERICA is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.