Lidia Celebrates America
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Preview: Season 2024 Episode 1 | 1m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
Lidia Bastianich meets changemakers intent on re-shaping the future of food in America.
Lidia Celebrates America: Changemakers, follows Lidia across America as meeting chefs, farmers, and entrepreneurs hard at work trying to change, not only what’s available, but the way Americans think about food in the future. “It’s also critical to remember the energy and water it takes to grow, transport and package the foods we eat”, says Lidia, “We all have the ability to be Changemakers”.
Funding for LIDIA CELEBRATES AMERICA is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Lidia Celebrates America
Preview
Preview: Season 2024 Episode 1 | 1m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
Lidia Celebrates America: Changemakers, follows Lidia across America as meeting chefs, farmers, and entrepreneurs hard at work trying to change, not only what’s available, but the way Americans think about food in the future. “It’s also critical to remember the energy and water it takes to grow, transport and package the foods we eat”, says Lidia, “We all have the ability to be Changemakers”.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(soft music) - In this year's "Lidia Celebrates America" special, I am setting out to meet Americans who are changing the way we think about food.
(Lidia laughs) Entrepreneurs striving to increase sustainability.
- Crickets are delicious, they're nutritious, and they're sustainable.
- [Lidia] Hello everybody.
- Hi.
- [Lidia] Homegrown chefs reviving our connection with the land.
- Vegetables shouldn't just be an afterthought.
- [Lidia] Community leaders working to change health outcomes.
- We all have a right to healthy food.
- [Lidia] Non-profits improving food access.
- When we all do our part, all those things come together and make something really amazing.
- [Lidia] So that we, each of us, might be inspired to move to a more sustainable future together.
(soft music) Show me, show me what you got here.
(soft music)
A Feast for Change: The Celebration at Owamni
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The Changemakers from Lidia’s special unite at Sean Sherman’s Owamni for a celebratory meal. (3m 55s)
The Indigenous Cuisine of a James Beard Chef
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Lidia meets James Beard winner Sean Sherman to sample the fare at his upscale restaurant, Owamni. (3m 40s)
The Power of Produce: A Recipe for Healthy Eating
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Meet Nicole Steele, dedicated to providing healthy food access through free produce delivery (4m 31s)
Sweet Harvest: Strawberry Ice-cream with Local Flavor
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In Stockton, CA, Lidia makes homemade ice-cream with strawberries straight from the hothouse. (2m 34s)
A Taste of Appalachia: Rabbit Food Reimagined
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In Middletown, VA, Lidia teams up with chef Kari Rushing to elevate Appalachian cuisine's image. (5m 25s)
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Lidia visits the 3 Cricketeers' test kitchen to taste-test pasta made with cricket powder and pesto. (4m 32s)
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Funding for LIDIA CELEBRATES AMERICA is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.