Lidia's Kitchen
Lidia's Kitchen is a TV show on SBS ONE. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 53 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in February 2026.
Last episode
24:21
24:21Lidia's Kitchen
Lidia talks about growing up and family traditions. Featured recipes include shrimp and mixed bean salad, a roasted garlic crostini and pappardelle with mixed fresh mushrooms.
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24:21Northern Italy has stunning mountains and scenery on the Italian peninsula. Lidia explores some of the classic culinary traditions including a hearty minestrone soup, stuffed cabbage, and gelato.
24:21Lidia remembers some of her fondest childhood recipes that were made by her Grandmother Rosa in Italy -- including mussels triestina and cavatappi with beef guazzetto.
Season 6
23:57
23:57When hosting an Italian-style cocktail party, you will need some drinks and appetisers. Lidia creates mussels with zucchini salsa verde, a bloody mary, and grilled corn, apricots, and portobellos.
23:57Lidia shares recipes that are quick to whip up on busy days. She makes green beans with mint pesto, a fresh alternative to the well-known green beans with butter, then cherry bread pudding.
24:02Summer is when some of Lidia' s favourite produce are at their best. She shares recipes that are perfect for entertaining, including corn and zucchini minestra, and shrimp and mixed bean salad.
24:02Lidia creates dishes her viewers can easily make at home. Gratins are delicious, and she starts with a leek and prosciutto gratin. Then, roasted chicken with pomegranate before baking some cookies.
24:02Lidia shares two recipes that are wonderful for a buffet-style meal, her favourite way of entertaining guests. She starts with a lemony shrimp over zucchini with a tasty sauce and her favourite soups.
24:02Fish is a staple on Lidia's table and she shares a simple menu for a party based around it. She turns on the grill to make shrimp spiedini, and serves seared salmon paillards with arugula salad.
24:02Lidia shares some of her favourite chocolate desserts and one deliciously creamy risotto recipe. First, she makes a chocolate hazelnut bread parfait, then a chocolate zabaglione.
24:02Today is all about rice, and Lidia teaches viewers how to master the technique of making risotto. She also makes red onions with rice, and uses leftover risotto to make fried ones.
24:02Calabria is famous for its fiery salami spread, 'Nduja. It is delicious on warm grilled bread, and Lidia shows us how to make a bruschetta with it.
24:01Roasting enhances the flavour of any kind of meat and Lidia often makes a roast for family meals. Plus, she cooks a salad of warm greens, a roasted pork loin, and roasted fruity compote for dessert.
24:02Spices impart a lot of flavour to a recipe, and today Lidia shows viewers how to use different spices. First up, an elegant way to serve mussels, then spicy stuffed clams, and lastly chicken zucchini salad.
24:01Olive oil is an essential staple in every Italian home. It's the easiest way to add flavour to any soup, and Lidia shows you how when making cannellini bean and lentil soup.
24:01
Lidia loves cooking for her family and shares some of her favourite recipes to make for her grandkids. She starts with a kid-friendly cherry almond spritzer, grilled fruit, and pasta salad.
24:00Fried foods are not eaten often in Italy, but Lidia shares some recipes no one can resist - crispy shrimp, baked tomatoes, and polenta torta with gorgonzola and savoy cabbage.
24:01Soups are a delicious and comforting way to warm up, especially in winter. The menu today is spicy Italian soup, Calabria's vegetable soup, the perfect simple salad, and butternut squash soup.
24:00Lidia loves entertaining; she shares recipes that are fit for any Italian dinner party - cannellini and pancetta bruschetta, and beef and root vegetables braised in red wine.
24:01Lidia shares some of her all-time favourites - tomato and onion salad alla calabrese, leftover meatball panini, pizza rolls with broccoli rabe and sausage, ricotta, leeks.