Pati's Mexican Table

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Pati's Mexican Table

Pati heads to Tucson, Arizona to meet one of the best bakers in America, Don Guerra of Barrio Bakery. After sampling his bread and getting the secrets to his process, Pati travels across to border to Sonora, Mexico to get an up-close look at the incredible Sonoran wheat that Don...

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Season 8
Pati travels north of the border to Tucson, Arizona, a city that claims to have the best 23 miles of Mexican food anywhere in the world. She visits restaurants and meets local chefs, trying to get a deeper understanding of what Mexican food in America truly is. What happens to recipes when they travel across the border? Ho...
Known as 'Mexico's Bread Basket,' Sinaloa produces about 40 percent of the meat and produce consumed in all of Mexico. Pati travels the countryside - to farms and fisheries.
Pati visits home cooks and iconic restaurants all over Sinaloa, sampling some of the state's most iconic dishes. Dishes explored include fish chicharron with a master fish butcher in Maviri, to a rustic pan de mujer with a family of bread makers in Altata, to one of the most famous restaurants in Mazatlan - Cuchupetas - be...
Celestino Gasca didn't exist until about 30 years ago. Now, this rural seaside town is becoming a vacation destination due to its magnificent untouched beaches and idyllic surfing conditions. Pati meets with local restaurant owner Carmen and helps her cook one of Sinaloa's most iconic recipes - pescado zarandeado. Then, sh...
Founded in 1594, Mocorito is a quiet, colourful colonial town known for one of Sinaloa’s most beloved recipes - a slow-simmered pork dish called chilorio. Pati visits the home of Victoria Gonzalez, a cook known for having one of the best chilorio recipes in town. Then Pati goes with Victoria to visit her sister, Fabiola, w...
Originally conceived as a trade route linking cattle markets in Kansas City to the nearest Pacific Ocean port in Mexico, which is Topolobampo. Today the El Chepe railway is a historic passenger train that connects the city of Los Mochis to Chihuaha with stunning views of the Sinaloa countryside and the Copper Canyon. In th...
Pati travels into the mountains of Sinaloa to the tiny village of Jinetes - a place that appears to be stuck in time. The small population of barely 100 people live on whatever the land gives them. Miles and miles removed from civilization, they've managed to preserve their customs and recipes for generations. Pati is the ...
Pati travels to the northern part of Sinaloa and the town of El Fuerte, one of Mexico's 'Pueblos Magicos' or magic towns. El Fuerte was founded in 1563 right at a bend in the Fuerte river. Now a quiet colonial town, for over 300 years it was the most important commercial and agricultural center in northwest Mexico. After a...
Sinaloa’s premiere resort town claims 13-miles of beautiful Pacific coastline with boardwalks and pristine streets lined with brightly-coloured homes and some of the best restaurants in Mexico. But Mazatlan has overcome a troubling and complicated history to become Sinaloa's number one destination. Pati meets up with two c...
Pati heads to Los Mochis - a coastal city in the northern region of Sinaloa that was founded by Americans in the late 1800s. After learning its unique history and getting an incredibly delicious tour of the street food, Pati returns to her kitchen to create two mouth-watering taco recipes that take her right back to those ...
Pati welcomes dear friend and fellow public television chef and host Vivian Howard to her kitchen. In this south of the border meets southern food experience, Pati and Vivian will cook a couple of their classic recipes for each other, looking for connections in cultures and food.
Altata is a small town on the coast of Sinaloa, about 45 miles west of Culiacsn with stretches of beautiful beaches and delicious seafood at your fingertips. Pati visits with locals and chefs as this town embarks on a journey to reinvent itself from sleepy fishing village to first class tourist destination. Pati takes a bo...
Pati visits Culiacan, the capital of the state of Sinaloa. Founded in 1531, Culiacan is the centre of trade for produce, meat, and fish and the locals pride themselves on the produce cultivated from the land and nearby sea. Pati's guide is celebrated chef and culinary ambassador Miguel Taniyama. Miguel gives Pati a local's...
Season 7
Pati’s passion for travel doesn’t stop in Mexico, she also has a soft spot for her American travels. Plus, Pati is always feeding her three, hungry, growing, Mexican-American boys. In addition to adoring their mum’s Mexican dishes, her sons love some American classics. So, Pati will put her Mexican spin on some regional Am...
Friends and family always tell Pati she has an extraordinary photographic food memory. She can recall a bite of a memorable dish from decades ago as if it were just yesterday. So, Pati decides to recreate some of her most favourite food memories in her own kitchen and give the stories behind the dishes.
Pati is invited to cook a special Cinco de Mayo dinner at the prestigious James Beard House in New York City. The James Beard Foundation is a non-profit culinary arts organization, which hosts frequent meals typically prepared by esteemed chefs, like Pati, who take pride in sharing their culture and cuisine with the world....
Pati sets out into the crystal clear waters of the Sea of Cortez in search of the freshest, tastiest seafood all of Los Cabos has to offer. Along with Chef Guillermo Gomez of Cabo’s luxurious Esperanza hotel, Pati reels in a fresh catch and heads back to the shore. On a pristine beach with breathtaking ocean views, Pati gr...
Pati spends the entire day with Edith Jimenez, a culinary institution of Los Cabos. At age 15, starting out as a waitress, Edith decided she would one day own the restaurant where she worked and is now living her dream, owning both Edith’s Restaurant and The Office, a Cabo staple. Edith ensures the preservation of history ...
Pati spends a day with one of Baja’s most celebrated chefs, Javier Plascencia. He gives Pati a tour of the Baja he knows and loves, exploring the areas of Todos Santos and Pescadero. They make a pit stop at his favorite roadside carnitas stand, check out a local organic strawberry farm, head to the beach for some fresh-off...
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