My Grandmother's Ravioli - Season 1

First aired: 10/24/2012 13 episodes
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Episodes

1. Ruth Teig - Jewish Cuisine

Aired: 10/24/2012

Grandmother 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.

2. Gaetano Varbero - Eating Outdoors

Aired: 10/31/2012

Ninety-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."

3. Genevra Higginson - Fine Living

Aired: 11/7/2012

Mo 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.

4. Peggy Guiliano: 'giving Back

Aired: 11/14/2012

Peggy 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.

5. Eva Levitis - Russian Fare

Aired: 11/21/2012

Mo 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.

6. Manee Soohoo - Getting to Know You

Aired: 11/28/2012

Manee Soohoo, a Thai grandmother living in Harlem, shows Mo the secret to making a perfect green curry.

7. Chris Massie: Christmas at the Firehouse

Aired: 12/12/2012

In 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.

8. Tom & Mary Napolitano - Cooking Together

Aired: 12/19/2012

Tom 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.

9. Mary Gray and the Golden Gals

Aired: 12/26/2012

Mo 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.

10. Venetta Lurine Williams: Island Eats

Aired: 1/2/2013

Jamaican 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

11. Casa de Maria Lopez

Aired: 1/9/2013

On 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.

12. Cookie Oma - Ich Bin Ein Chef

Aired: 1/16/2013

Mo 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.

13. Meena and Mona: Three Generations of Friends

Aired: 1/23/2013

Meena 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.