Maria's Portuguese Table

When Maria Lawton was six years old her family emigrated to the United States from the island of Sao Miguel in the Azores, a stunning archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Maria documented the cooking and food memories so vital to her childhood, rediscovering her family's traditional recipes and putting them into her first cookbook, Azorean Cooking: From My Table to Yours. As a complement to her book, Maria blends her love of Portuguese food, traditions, and culture with the cooking and travel series "Maria's Portuguese Table". In this first series she goes on an 8-part food and travel odyssey starting in Rhode Island USA to Sao Miguel Azores, to California. Rediscover one of the world's oldest cultures with her!

Thu, Dec 18 9:00 A.M. Boston, Massachusetts     NH Create (11.4)

Maria's travels continue to the birthplace of the American Revolution, Boston Massachusetts.

Thu, Dec 18 12:00 P.M. Boston, Massachusetts     NH Create (11.4)

Maria's travels continue to the birthplace of the American Revolution, Boston Massachusetts.

Thu, Dec 18 4:00 P.M. Boston, Massachusetts     NH Create (11.4)

Maria's travels continue to the birthplace of the American Revolution, Boston Massachusetts.

Fri, Dec 19 3:00 A.M. Boston, Massachusetts     NH Create (11.4)

Maria's travels continue to the birthplace of the American Revolution, Boston Massachusetts.

Sun, Dec 21 12:00 A.M. Boston, Massachusetts     NH Create (11.4)

Maria's travels continue to the birthplace of the American Revolution, Boston Massachusetts.

Tue, Dec 23 4:00 P.M. Boston, Massachusetts     NH Create (11.4)

Maria's travels continue to the birthplace of the American Revolution, Boston Massachusetts.

Thu, Dec 25 9:00 A.M. Fall River, Massachusetts     NH Create (11.4)

Columbia Street is the heart of Fall River's Portuguese community.

Thu, Dec 25 12:00 P.M. Fall River, Massachusetts     NH Create (11.4)

Columbia Street is the heart of Fall River's Portuguese community.

Thu, Dec 25 4:00 P.M. Fall River, Massachusetts     NH Create (11.4)

Columbia Street is the heart of Fall River's Portuguese community.

Fri, Dec 26 3:00 A.M. Fall River, Massachusetts     NH Create (11.4)

Columbia Street is the heart of Fall River's Portuguese community.

Sun, Dec 28 12:00 A.M. Fall River, Massachusetts     NH Create (11.4)

Columbia Street is the heart of Fall River's Portuguese community.

Thu, Jan 1 9:00 A.M. New Bedford, Massachusetts     NH Create (11.4)

Maria's journey circles back to her home community of New Bedford Massachusetts.

Thu, Jan 1 12:00 P.M. New Bedford, Massachusetts     NH Create (11.4)

Maria's journey circles back to her home community of New Bedford Massachusetts.

Thu, Jan 1 4:00 P.M. New Bedford, Massachusetts     NH Create (11.4)

Maria's journey circles back to her home community of New Bedford Massachusetts.

Fri, Jan 2 3:00 A.M. New Bedford, Massachusetts     NH Create (11.4)

Maria's journey circles back to her home community of New Bedford Massachusetts.

Sat, Jan 3 2:00 P.M. Provincetown, Massachusetts     NHPBS (11.1)

Maria explores Provincetown, the first landing place for the Pilgrims and also the landing place for many Azorean immigrants in the last century.

Sun, Jan 4 12:00 A.M. New Bedford, Massachusetts     NH Create (11.4)

Maria's journey circles back to her home community of New Bedford Massachusetts.

Thu, Jan 8 9:00 A.M. Terceira, Azores     NH Create (11.4)

Maria's journey continues to the island of Terceira, known by many US veterans for the US Air base located their since World War II.

Thu, Jan 8 12:00 P.M. Terceira, Azores     NH Create (11.4)

Maria's journey continues to the island of Terceira, known by many US veterans for the US Air base located their since World War II.

Thu, Jan 8 4:00 P.M. Terceira, Azores     NH Create (11.4)

Maria's journey continues to the island of Terceira, known by many US veterans for the US Air base located their since World War II.

Fri, Jan 9 3:00 A.M. Terceira, Azores     NH Create (11.4)

Maria's journey continues to the island of Terceira, known by many US veterans for the US Air base located their since World War II.

Sat, Jan 10 2:00 P.M. Boston, Massachusetts     NHPBS (11.1)

Maria's travels continue to the birthplace of the American Revolution, Boston Massachusetts.

Sun, Jan 11 12:00 A.M. Terceira, Azores     NH Create (11.4)

Maria's journey continues to the island of Terceira, known by many US veterans for the US Air base located their since World War II.

Thu, Jan 15 9:00 A.M. Sao Jorge, Azores     NH Create (11.4)

From a distance Sao Jorge is an island of cliffs and fajas, but Maria discovers so much more.

Thu, Jan 15 12:00 P.M. Sao Jorge, Azores     NH Create (11.4)

From a distance Sao Jorge is an island of cliffs and fajas, but Maria discovers so much more.

Thu, Jan 15 4:00 P.M. Sao Jorge, Azores     NH Create (11.4)

From a distance Sao Jorge is an island of cliffs and fajas, but Maria discovers so much more.

Fri, Jan 16 3:00 A.M. Sao Jorge, Azores     NH Create (11.4)

From a distance Sao Jorge is an island of cliffs and fajas, but Maria discovers so much more.

Sat, Jan 17 2:00 P.M. Fall River, Massachusetts     NHPBS (11.1)

Columbia Street is the heart of Fall River's Portuguese community.

Sun, Jan 18 12:00 A.M. Sao Jorge, Azores     NH Create (11.4)

From a distance Sao Jorge is an island of cliffs and fajas, but Maria discovers so much more.

Thu, Jan 22 9:00 A.M. Sao Jorge and Pico     NH Create (11.4)

Maria explores Faja da Caldeira Santo Cristo, which the New York Times listed as one of the most beautiful places in the world.

Thu, Jan 22 12:00 P.M. Sao Jorge and Pico     NH Create (11.4)

Maria explores Faja da Caldeira Santo Cristo, which the New York Times listed as one of the most beautiful places in the world.

Thu, Jan 22 4:00 P.M. Sao Jorge and Pico     NH Create (11.4)

Maria explores Faja da Caldeira Santo Cristo, which the New York Times listed as one of the most beautiful places in the world.

Fri, Jan 23 3:00 A.M. Sao Jorge and Pico     NH Create (11.4)

Maria explores Faja da Caldeira Santo Cristo, which the New York Times listed as one of the most beautiful places in the world.

Sat, Jan 24 2:00 P.M. New Bedford, Massachusetts     NHPBS (11.1)

Maria's journey circles back to her home community of New Bedford Massachusetts.

Sun, Jan 25 12:00 A.M. Sao Jorge and Pico     NH Create (11.4)

Maria explores Faja da Caldeira Santo Cristo, which the New York Times listed as one of the most beautiful places in the world.

Thu, Jan 29 9:00 A.M. Faial     NH Create (11.4)

The season ends by exploring the city of Horta and tasting locally produced specialties that can only be found on this beautiful island.

Thu, Jan 29 12:00 P.M. Faial     NH Create (11.4)

The season ends by exploring the city of Horta and tasting locally produced specialties that can only be found on this beautiful island.

Thu, Jan 29 4:00 P.M. Faial     NH Create (11.4)

The season ends by exploring the city of Horta and tasting locally produced specialties that can only be found on this beautiful island.

Fri, Jan 30 3:00 A.M. Faial     NH Create (11.4)

The season ends by exploring the city of Horta and tasting locally produced specialties that can only be found on this beautiful island.


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