Posted on 19 May 2021.
Starting in June, television food show “Maria’s Portuguese Table” hosted by Portuguese American Chef and Maria Lawton, best known for her Azorean Green Bean, will be broadcast nationwide by the prestigious Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), to reach millions of viewers of in the United States.
“I gave them a year of rights and they asked for an extension because they kept receiving requests,” Lawton said, referring to the show’s success.
“Maria’s Portuguese Table” first appeared on PBS Rhode Island two years ago and has since been in constant rotation on the channel, on other PBS stations in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Buffalo and Toronto (Canada). The original presenting station for the series is WSBE Rhode Island PBS.
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Replay Video UP NEXT Maria’s Portuguese Table has been picked up for nationwide distribution with PBS. The series takes viewers on a journey to discover the influence of Portuguese cuisine throughout the world, and how it has migrated and evolved along with generations of Portuguese immigrants.
The series will be made available to every PBS station starting in June. The presenting station for the series is WSBE Rhode Island PBS.
The first season of the show, eight 30-minute episodes, follows Lawton from the Azorean islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, to Portuguese communities across the United States.
Maria’s Portuguese Table has been picked up for nationwide distribution with PBS. The series takes viewers on a journey to discover the influence of Portuguese cuisine throughout the world, and how it has migrated and evolved along with generations of Portuguese immigrants.
The series will be made available to every PBS station starting in June. The presenting station for the series is WSBE Rhode Island PBS.
The first season of the show, eight 30-minute episodes, follows Lawton from the Azorean islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, to Portuguese communities across the United States.
Half of the inaugural season was shot on the island of Sao Miguel, Azores, and features the capital city of Ponta Delgada as well as many small, coastal villages throughout the island. The other half of the season takes viewers to both the East and West coasts of the United States, where Lawton finds Portuguese influences.