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!

Sat, Sep 23 11:00 A.M. New Bedford, Massachusetts     NHPBS (11.1)

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

Sat, Sep 30 11:00 A.M. Terceira, Azores     NHPBS (11.1)

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, Oct 7 11:00 A.M. Sao Jorge, Azores     NHPBS (11.1)

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

Sat, Oct 14 11:00 A.M. Sao Jorge and Pico     NHPBS (11.1)

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

Sat, Oct 21 11:00 A.M. Faial     NHPBS (11.1)

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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