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26 Episodes 2012 - 2013
Episode 1
Sat, Oct 6, 201225 mins
The Season 2 premiere features frittatas, including ricotta frittata; sausage, eggs and pepper frittata; and an asparagus-and-onion frittata. Also: How Italian-American sausage is made at Brooklyn's Faicco restaurant.
Episode 2
Sat, Oct 13, 201225 mins
Italian-American comfort food, including zucchini-and-eggplant parmigiana; chicken piccante; and skillet cauliflower torrisi.
Episode 3
Sat, Oct 20, 201224 mins
Lidia prepares Chicken trombino, an Italian-American meatloaf.
Episode 4
Sat, Oct 27, 201224 mins
Lidia shows viewers how to prepare stuffed calamari; broccoli with garlic and anchovies and a delicious cappuccino cake.
Episode 5
Sat, Nov 3, 201224 mins
Lidia prepaares penne rigate alla vodka; chicken parmigiana; tiramisu. Also: how chickens are raised in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Episode 6
Sat, Nov 10, 201225 mins
Lidia loves pasta and today she prepares baked ziti; fettuccine Alfredo; spaghetti with basil-pistachio pesto.
Episode 7
Sat, Nov 17, 201224 mins
Today in Lidia's kitchen: braised veal shank; olive oil mashed potatoes; peas with bacon.
Episode 8
Sat, Nov 24, 201225 mins
Today Lidia prepares braised chicken with smoky provola; chicken cacciatore dishes; a panzanella salad, which is made with tomatoes and day-old bread.
Episode 9
Sat, Dec 1, 201226 mins
Today in Lidia's kitchen we learn how to prepare a New Orleans muffuletta sandwich; St. Louis' veal hamburger parmiciano; Chicago's Italian beef sandwich.
Episode 10
Sat, Dec 8, 201225 mins
Lidia cooks up a storm: calamari fra diavolo over linguine; a salt cod, potato and string bean salad; zuppa Inglese.
Episode 11
Sat, Dec 15, 201224 mins
Lidia shows viewers Baltimore's Italian-American civic club sandwich; a Primanti sandwich; a prosciutto, scallion and egg sandwich; celery, artichoke and mortadella salad.
Episode 12
Sat, Dec 22, 201225 mins
Lidia prepares spaghetti and meatballs with arancini.
Episode 13
Sat, Dec 29, 201225 mins
Join Lidia in the kitchen as she prepares stuffed escarole; stuffed artichoke; meat-stuffed eggplant.
Episode 14
Sat, Jan 5, 201325 mins
Viewers are in for a treat this week as Lidia prepares minestrone and artichoke soups; an Italian cheesecake recipe. Also: a visit to Le Marche in Italy to learn about ricotta cheese.
Episode 15
Sat, Jan 12, 201325 mins
Lidia makes braised beef rolls; spinach and bacon. Also: a visit to DiBruno Bros., a cheese shop in Philadelphia.
Episode 16
Sun, Jan 20, 201325 mins
In Lidia's kitchen this week, Lip Smacking Roman-style Saltimbocca.
Episode 17
Sat, Jan 26, 201326 mins
Lidia takes us lamming in Long Island and crabbing at Tangiers Island near Baltimore. Also: shrimp scampi; crab cakes; baked clams oreganato.
Episode 18
Sat, Feb 2, 201324 mins
Lidia prepares Boston cream cupcakes; almond pine nut cookies; lemon granita.
Episode 19
Sat, Feb 9, 201326 mins
This week in the kitchen: Cannelloni; pasta-making traditions in Italy; Frankie's Spuntino in Brooklyn.
Episode 20
Sat, Feb 16, 201324 mins
Lidia prepares stuffed shells; pasta alla primavera; macaroni and cheese. Also: we pay a visit to the Macaroni Company in Pennsylvania.
Episode 21
Sat, Feb 23, 201325 mins
San Francisco, king crab legs are sampled at Swan Oyster Depot; the fish counter at Eataly is spotlighted; and cioppino is tasted at Scoma's restaurant.
Episode 22
Sat, Mar 2, 201325 mins
Lidia prepares three types of pasta - Pasta e fagioli; bucatini amatriciana; tagliatelle bolognese. Also: Italian pasta-making experts; Seghesio Vineyards in California's Sonoma Valley.
Episode 23
Sat, Mar 9, 201325 mins
Join Lidia in the kitchen for fettuccine with malfada sauce; steak with pizzaiola sauce; ricotta cookies. Also: the Monument to the Immigrants in New Orleans' Woldenburg Park; the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Mo.
Episode 24
Sat, Mar 16, 201324 mins
Pasta with lentils; spaghetti aglio e olio; St. Joseph's fig cookies. Also: the St. Joseph's Day celebration in New Orleans.
Episode 25
Sat, Mar 23, 201325 mins
Lidia shows viewers how to make deep dish pizza and St. Louis pizza.
Episode 26
25 mins
The Season 2 finale features cauliflower soup; spaghetti with tomatoes and capers; and orecchiette with artichokes and bacon. Also: Dino Cortopassi, owner of Corto Olive near Sacramento, shares his family's colorful culinary history.