Lidia's Italy In America
Lidia takes us on a road trip into the heart of Italian American cooking today. As she explores the multifaceted approach to this utterly delectable and distinctive cuisine, we come to see that every kitchen and every Italian community is different. She talks with creative cooks all over the country - farmers, housewives, butchers, fishermen, and food entrepreneurs - about the ingredients they use, their kitchen secrets, and of course, their favorite recipes.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
Yummy Pastas (#206H) Duration: 26:46 STEREO TVG
Everyone loves pasta, and Lidia is known for her hundreds of super easy and really delicious pasta dishes that can be prepared any day of the week. In fact, this episode contains recipes that are perfect for the busiest of days, including Baked Ziti, Fettuccine Alfredo and Spaghetti with Basil Pistachio Pesto.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED 9: Fri, Sep 12, 2014 -- 2:00pm
From Bloomfield to the Strip In Pittsburgh (#207H) Duration: 26:46 STEREO TVG
Lidia opened her own restaurant in the Strip District in Pittsburgh where other Italian-American immigrants also started earlier businesses. But Pittsburgh's other well known "Little Italy" is called Bloomfield. In this episode, Lidia shares recipes from both of these areas, Braised Veal Shank, Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes and Peas with Bacon. She also visits with Maria Merante, a wonderful Italian American woman who left her mark in Pittsburgh.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED Life: Fri, Sep 12, 2014 -- 4:30pm
- KQED 9: Fri, Sep 19, 2014 -- 2:00pm email reminder
For The Love of Soup (#214H) Duration: 26:46 STEREO TVG
Soup is a great start to any meal and Lidia explores two different types: Minestrone and Artichoke Soup. She travels to Le Marche in Italy to learn about ricotta cheese and finishes off the meal with her favorite Italian Cheesecake recipe.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED 9: Sun, Sep 14, 2014 -- 1:30pm email reminder
- KQED Life: Tue, Sep 30, 2014 -- 4:30pm email reminder
It's Chicken Time (#208H) Duration: 26:46 STEREO TVG
Everyone loves a great chicken dish and in this episode Lidia demonstrates the Braised Chicken with Smoky Provola and the Chicken Cacciatore Dishes. She also prepares a wonderful summertime salad, Panzanella, made of tomatoes and day old bread.
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- KQED Life: Tue, Sep 16, 2014 -- 4:30pm email reminder
- KQED 9: Fri, Sep 26, 2014 -- 2:00pm email reminder
Italian American Sandwiches (#209H) Duration: 26:46 STEREO TVG
The Italians love their small Panini, but here in the U.S. those traditional sandwiches took on lives of their own. In this episode, Lidia shows the New Orleans Muffaletta sandwich, the Veal Hamburger Parmiciano from St. Louis and Chicago's Italian Beef Sandwich and finds out more about where they came from.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED Life: Wed, Sep 17, 2014 -- 4:30pm email reminder
- KQED 9: Fri, Oct 3, 2014 -- 2:00pm email reminder
New England's Italy (#210H) Duration: 26:46 STEREO TVG
As the Italian immigrants settled the Northeastern coast of the United States, they did what they knew from their homeland. In many cases, this included fishing for the local catch. In this episode, Lidia makes Calamari Fra Diavolo over Linguine and she also prepares a Salt Cod, Potato & String Bean Salad. For dessert, there is nothing like a super simple and totally delicious "Zuppa Inglese."
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- KQED Life: Fri, Sep 19, 2014 -- 4:30pm email reminder
Philadelphia's Beef Rolls and Boston's North End (#215H) Duration: 26:46 STEREO TVG
Lidia cooks a savory meal of Braised Beef Rolls and Spinach and Bacon. She takes viewers to 9th Street Market in Philadelphia where she heads to DiBruno Bros, a 4th generation owned cheese shop that boasts Italian delicacies.
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- KQED 9: Sun, Sep 21, 2014 -- 1:30pm email reminder
- KQED Life: Wed, Oct 1, 2014 -- 4:30pm email reminder
Italian American Sandwiches #2 (#211H) Duration: 26:46 STEREO TVG
Once again, Lidia looks at the history of some Italian American local sandwich beginnings, starting with Baltimore's Italian American Civic Club Sandwich, a Primanti Sandwich and a Prosciutto, Scallion and Egg Sandwich. She also makes a delicious Celery, Artichoke and Mortadella Salad to accompany the sandwiches.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED Life: Tue, Sep 23, 2014 -- 4:30pm email reminder
St. Louis's Little Italy (#212H) Duration: 26:46 STEREO TVG
Everyone loves a warm plate of Spaghetti & Meatballs, and today Lidia teaches the viewer how to take that classic and make it the way she loves to eat it. She also adds a Sicilian specialty - arancini - or Rice Balls to the menu.
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- KQED Life: Wed, Sep 24, 2014 -- 4:30pm email reminder
For The Love of Vegetables (#213H) Duration: 26:46 STEREO TVG
Italians love their vegetables, and they are known for having some of the simplest, freshest and most delicious vegetable dishes of any country. In this episode, Lidia makes Stuffed Escarole, Stuffed Artichoke and Meat Stuffed Eggplant.
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- KQED Life: Fri, Sep 26, 2014 -- 4:30pm email reminder
Lip Smacking Roman Style Saltimbocca (#216H) Duration: 26:46 STEREO TVG
Lidia makes Italian- American favorites: Mozzarella Sticks, Veal Saltimbocca and Zeppole. She heads to Eataly in New York City to learn how mozzarella is made.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED 9: Sun, Sep 28, 2014 -- 1:30pm email reminder
- KQED Life: Fri, Oct 3, 2014 -- 4:30pm email reminder
Shrimping, Crabbing and Clamming (#217H) Duration: 26:46 STEREO TVG
Lidia goes clamming with Dave Pasternack in Long Island before heading to Tangiers Island near Baltimore to watch the locals do what they do best, crabbing. Her recipes include a large array of seafood. She makes Shrimp Scampi, Crab Cakes, Baked Clams Oreganato, for a feast from the sea.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED 9: Sun, Oct 5, 2014 -- 1:30pm email reminder
- KQED Life: Tue, Oct 7, 2014 -- 4:30pm email reminder
From Walken's Bakery to Scialo's Bakery (#218H) Duration: 26:46 STEREO TVG
These recipes are a sweet way to end any meal. Lidia makes Boston Cream Cupcakes, Almond Pine Nut Cookies and Lemon Granita. She then heads to Scialo's Bakery, where she was inspired to create her own Boston Cream Cupcake recipe.
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- KQED Life: Wed, Oct 8, 2014 -- 4:30pm email reminder
New York's Southern Italian (#219H) Duration: 26:46 STEREO TVG
Lidia makes cannelloni, explores pasta making traditions in Italy and makes a Brooklyn discovery in Frankie's Spuntino, two men cooking Italian-American food with a modern twist.
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- KQED Life: Fri, Oct 10, 2014 -- 4:30pm email reminder
Comfort Foods for Your Table (#220H) Duration: 26:46 STEREO TVG
Lidia makes three different types of pasta: Stuffed Shells, Pasta Alla Primavera and Macaroni and Cheese. In Pennsylvania she takes viewers to The Macaroni Company, a 4th generation Italian supermarket and goes to Eataly to enjoy an Italian-American picnic.
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- KQED Life: Tue, Oct 14, 2014 -- 4:30pm email reminder
Another Seafood Celebration (#221H) Duration: 26:46 STEREO TVG
Casino Clams, Mussels Triestina and Cioppino are delicious ways to enjoy seafood. Lidia takes viewers to Swann Oyster Depot for King Crab Legs and Eataly to explore the fish counter. Many Italians from the northwestern coastal region of Liguria settled in the San Francisco area, and it's not surprising that they brought their Cioppino with them. At the popular Scoma's restaurant, located right on the water, the Cioppino is a little different than what you would find in Italy but certainly inspired by the original Ligurian version.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED Life: Wed, Oct 15, 2014 -- 4:30pm email reminder
Three Favorite Pastas (#222H) Duration: 26:46 STEREO TVG
Lidia cooks Pasta e fagioli, Bucatini Amatriciana and Tagliatelle Bolognese. She heads to Italy to learn how to make pasta from the experts and also visits Seghesio Vineyards in California, to meet one of the most long-standing winemaking families in the Sonoma Valley.
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- KQED Life: Fri, Oct 17, 2014 -- 4:30pm email reminder
Italian Style Steak (#223H) Duration: 26:46 STEREO TVG
Lidia makes Fettuccine with Malfada Sauce, Steak with Pizzaiola Sauce and Ricotta Cookies. Lidia visits the Immigrant Monument in Woldenburg Park of New Orleans, and Tanya takes viewers to explore the impressive collection at the Nelson-Atkins museum in Kansas City.
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- KQED Life: Tue, Oct 21, 2014 -- 4:30pm email reminder
Pasta Two Ways (#224H) Duration: 26:46 STEREO TVG
Pasta with Lentils, Spaghetti Aglio e Olio and St. Joseph's Fig Cookies are on Lidia's menu. Lidia takes part in the New Orleans traditional St. Joseph's Day celebration that happens every March 19th, a true Sicilian celebration that made its way to New Orleans along with the large immigration of Sicilians.
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- KQED Life: Wed, Oct 22, 2014 -- 4:30pm email reminder
St. Louis and Chicago Style Pizza (#225H) Duration: 26:46 STEREO TVG
Lidia enjoys a New York slice of pizza and heads to Caputo's, a family-owned Italian grocery in Chicago. She teaches viewers how to make their own pizzas with her Deep Dish Pizza and St. Louis Pizza recipes.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED Life: Fri, Oct 24, 2014 -- 4:30pm email reminder
Three Quick and Easy Italian Dinners (#226H) Duration: 26:46 STEREO TVG
In this episode, Lidia makes three dishes that can be made any day of the week. Cauliflower Soup, Spaghetti with Tomatoes and Capers, Orecchiette with Artichokes & Bacon are the highlights in this episode. Lidia then visits Dino Cortopassi, owner of Corto Olive near Sacramento California to hear his family's colorful culinary history.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED Life: Tue, Oct 28, 2014 -- 4:30pm email reminder
TV Technical Issues
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KQET (DT25) Over the Air: Wed 8/27
We are aware of the break-up issues for our DT25 Over the Air signal in the Monterey/Salinas area. This will also affect viewers of any cable or satellite signal provider using that transmitter as their source. Engineers are working on the problem.
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Week of 8/25: Sutro Tower work (including KQED 9 Over the Air)
(Affects several San Francisco TV & Radio stations, including KQED 9.1, 9.2 & 9.3) During the week of August 25, Monday through Friday, between 9am and 4pm, several TV and radio stations will be switching to their Auxiliary antennas. This is being done so that the tower crew can perform routine maintenance on the regular […]
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KQET Off Air Sun 8/03 morning
(DT25.1, 25.2, 25.3) KQET DT25 was off the air for a portion of Sunday morning, due to the transmitter taking a power hit. The signal has been restored. Most receivers should have re-acquired our signal once it returned, but a few Over the Air viewers may need to do a rescan in order to restore […]
TV Technical Issues
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