Lidia's Family Table emphasizes cooking for the family, and each episode is filled with delicious master recipes for everyday Italian-style feasting and imaginative ideas for variations and improvisations. Lidia Bastianich's mother Erminia, children Tanya and Joe and grandchildren help prepare some of Lidia's favorite and most personal recipes yet. The recipes combine fresh ingredients and use the same techniques Lidia has acquired during her more than 40 years of cooking.