Wedding traditions and foods are examined. Included: a New Orleans wedding that features a brass marching band and such cuisine as jambalaya, crawfish and pralines; a traditional Indian wedding in Chicago in which the groom arrives on a white horse; a traditional Korean wedding in Flushing, N.Y., where the spicy food reminds host Lidia Bastianich of Italian fare; and a wedding that marries Irish-American and Italian-American cultures along with Lidia's niece, who's the bride.
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A culinary celebration of the American immigrant experience, dishing on the traditional menus enjoyed by Italians on Christmas Eve and Mexican-Americans on Christmas Day; plus on Chinese New Year and at Passover Seder. Stanley Tucci and Mo Rocca help with the Italian feast of the seven fishes; San Antonio's Mi Tierra restaurateur Michael Cortez helps with tamales; writer Shirley Fong-Torres makes Chinese dumplings; and food writer Ruth Reichl prepares a Seder meal that includes beef brisket.
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