My Grandmother's Ravioli - Season 2

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Clara Corrado: Care Packages from Clara

1 - Clara Corrado: Care Packages from Clara

Air Date: October 2, 2013

Clara Corrado, a Philadelphia grandmother, gets Mo's help to make care packages for her three great grandsons, all of whom serve in the U.S. Air Force.

Millie Martin: How About That!

2 - Millie Martin: How About That!

Air Date: October 9, 2013

Millie Martin and a friend, Pete, show Mo Rocca how to make Southern dishes

Vincent Esposito: Pasta, Pizza and Pumping Iron

3 - Vincent Esposito: Pasta, Pizza and Pumping Iron

Air Date: October 16, 2013

Vincent Esposito shows Mo Rocca his father's secret to making mozzarella.

Doris Spacer - Crispy Pork, Donuts and a Waltz

4 - Doris Spacer - Crispy Pork, Donuts and a Waltz

Air Date: October 23, 2013

Roast pork and Portugese donuts from an Massachusetts grandmother.

Miyoko McPherson: The Party Animal

5 - Miyoko McPherson: The Party Animal

Air Date: October 30, 2013

Miyoko McPherson, 80, grew up by the sea in the Land of the Rising Sun. She teaches Mo Rocca traditional Japanese curing and grilling techniques - the main course is mackerel shioyaki. She also makes miso soup and cucumber salad.

Lita Oliver - A Teaspoon of Canela

6 - Lita Oliver - A Teaspoon of Canela

Air Date: November 6, 2013

Lita is short, but there is nothing little about her personality. Lita, 82, of Hoschton is a cheerleader for her homeland's, Costa Rica, cuisine. Lita shows Mo Rocca how to make Central American staples and introduces him Canela.

Sonny Young: Sonny from Sunny Hill Road

7 - Sonny Young: Sonny from Sunny Hill Road

Air Date: November 20, 2013

Mo Rocca meets the energetic and always amiable Sonny Young, 71, of Rutland, Vermont. Sonny and Mo walk through woods behind Sonny's house and tap a tree to make maple syrup for a big family breakfast.

Riaz Gilani: Tee Time

8 - Riaz Gilani: Tee Time

Air Date: November 27, 2013

Pakistani grandfather and Sarasota, Florida resident Riaz Gilani is 96 but you wouldn't know it by the way he swings a golf club. Mo Rocca and Riaz hit the links and cook some delicious Punjabi cuisine.

Ilene and Freddie Tsuhara: Apps and Cocktails

9 - Ilene and Freddie Tsuhara: Apps and Cocktails

Air Date: December 4, 2013

Ilene and Freddie Tsuhara - 71 and 73 respectively - are throwing a bash at their Concord, NC pad. Mo Rocca helps the couple assemble some appetizers. And, what's a cocktail party without cocktails by a mixology master.

Dave Whitney - Reeling in the Years

10 - Dave Whitney - Reeling in the Years

Air Date: January 1, 2014

Dave Whitney, 77, has fished all his life and introduces Mo Rocca to the pastime on a lake in Lakeland, FL. And, fish is also on the menu. Since it's southern cooking, there's certainly going to be fried foods.

Pete O'Connell & Louie Larson - Finger Lakes Fandango

11 - Pete O'Connell & Louie Larson - Finger Lakes Fandango

Air Date: January 8, 2014

Pete O'Connell and Louie Larson, 63 and 61 respectfully, live in the beautiful Finger Lakes of New York State. The gentlemen fix Mo Rocca a dinner of fresh-off-the-farm local fare.

Sherryl Betesh - The Real Sephardic Grandmothers of New Jersey

12 - Sherryl Betesh - The Real Sephardic Grandmothers of New Jersey

Air Date: January 15, 2014

Mo Rocca meets Sherryl, 52, a very young grandmother and Sherryl's mother, Claire, whose family came from Syria. Mo, Sherryl and her family make stuffed eggplant skins, chicken and meatballs, called kibbeh, with cherry sauce.

Kathy and George Boulukos - Greek to Me

13 - Kathy and George Boulukos - Greek to Me

Air Date: January 22, 2014

Traditional recipes for filo dough and spanakopita.