Season 1
13 episodes · Oct 24, 2012
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- S1E1
Ruth Teig - Jewish Cuisine
Oct 24, 2012Grandmother and Scarsdale, New York resident Ruth Teig teaches Mo Rocca how to make classic Jewish cuisine. On the menu is kreplach (or Jewish ravioli) and Ruth's fluffy, modernized version of gefilte fish.
- S1E2
Gaetano Varbero - Eating Outdoors
Oct 31, 2012Ninety-one year old Gaetano Varbero and Harrison, New York resident is determined to make a rugged outdoorsman out of Mo Rocca. No need to peel veggies when cooking in the great outdoors, this is "manly food."
- S1E3
Genevra Higginson - Fine Living
Nov 7, 2012Mo Rocca visits grandmother Genevra Higginson at her three hundred year-old home in Cohasset, Massachusetts. Mo digs up clams on a beach and he and Genevra cook up fresh clam chowder, lobster prepared with seaweed and peach pie.
- S1E4
Peggy Guiliano: 'giving Back
Nov 14, 2012Peggy Guiliano of Caldwell, New Jersey devotes much of her life to her grandchildren and giving back to those in need. Peggy introduces Mo Rocca to the soup kitchen at New Jersey's oldest church.
- S1E5
Eva Levitis - Russian Fare
Nov 21, 2012Mo Rocca learns classic Russian cuisine from former Muscovite and current Brighton Beach, Brooklyn resident Eva Levitis. Eva shows Mo how to make a Russian salad called "Oiiver" and Chicken Kiev.
- S1E6
Manee Soohoo - Getting to Know You
Nov 28, 2012Manee Soohoo, a Thai grandmother living in Harlem, shows Mo the secret to making a perfect green curry.
- S1E7
Chris Massie: Christmas at the Firehouse
Dec 12, 2012In this Christmas episode, Chris Massie, also known as "Gramps" at the firehouse, puts Mo through all the usual firefighting training exercises and then they make a stick-to-your-ribs, mouth-watering Christmas dinner.
- S1E8
Tom & Mary Napolitano - Cooking Together
Dec 19, 2012Tom and Mary Napolitano of Nassau County, Long Island have been married for over sixty years. Mo meets the inspirational couple and cooks some classic Italian food.
- S1E9
Mary Gray and the Golden Gals
Dec 26, 2012Mo Rocca meets Fishkill, NY resident Mary Gray and her three dearest friends - Lillian, Frances, and Estelle. Mary was born in America, but she is of Polish decent, so she teaches Mo how to make multiple varieties of perogies.
- S1E10
Venetta Lurine Williams: Island Eats
Jan 2, 2013Jamaican born and Bronx resident Venetta Lurine Williams shows Mo Rocca how to make quintessential Jamaican dishes. Jerk chicken or curried ox tail are on the menu, there'll be mountains of food to feed Venetta's very large family
- S1E11
Casa de Maria Lopez
Jan 9, 2013On the menu for dinner are classic national dishes such as the fish appetizer Cerviche, and a hearty goat stew Seco de Chivo. To shop for the meal Mo Rocca visits Maria's favorite local butcher, who practices Halal butchery.
- S1E12
Cookie Oma - Ich Bin Ein Chef
Jan 16, 2013Mo meets Hildegarde "Cookie Oma" Mahncke who lives in River Vale, NJ. Wearing leopard print outfits and being outspoken is Cookie's style...she's no shrinking violet.
- S1E13
Meena and Mona: Three Generations of Friends
Jan 23, 2013Meena Despande and Mona Vasuden were both born in Mumbai, India, but didn't meet until they moved to the U.S. over 30 years ago. They have become best friends and live close to one another in Somerset, NJ.