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Food

Pati's Mexican Table

In each episode, Pati embarks upon an exciting and entertaining journey, where each dish serves as a point of departure into Mexico’s rich history and culture, Pati’s personal experiences, her family life, and her ongoing conversations with cooks in both Mexico and the US.

Hidden Guachochi

26m 46s

In one of Chihuahua’s most remote areas, Guachochi, Pati shares a traditional Rarámuri meal with community leaders Alejandro Hernández and Margarita González, who advocate for land rights, political representation, and cultural preservation. At Kokoyome, a sustainable ranch in the Sinforosa Canyon, she learns about organic farming practices in the region.

Episodes

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    Hidden Guachochi

    S13 E1309 - 26m 46s

    In one of Chihuahua’s most remote areas, Guachochi, Pati shares a traditional Rarámuri meal with community leaders Alejandro Hernández and Margarita González, who advocate for land rights, political representation, and cultural preservation. At Kokoyome, a sustainable ranch in the Sinforosa Canyon, she learns about organic farming practices in the region.

  • Chihuahua’s Cheesiest Cheese: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Chihuahua’s Cheesiest Cheese

    S13 E1308 - 26m 46s

    Pati explores the culture of mysterious Mennonites, a religious community who came to Chihuahua from Germany. Mostly, she’s after what they’re best known for around Mexico, their cheese! She sees their traditional cheese-making process at Pampas Cheese Factory, the holder of the Guinness World Record for largest Mennonite cheese. Then she tries another local culinary innovation, Mennonite pizza.

  • The Magic of Mata Ortiz: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Magic of Mata Ortiz

    S13 E1307 - 26m 46s

    Pati visits Mata Ortiz, a village known for its exquisite pottery, and learns its history from local potter Tavo Silveira, who is known worldwide and even made a piece for the pope. Then Pati gets her hands dirty with talented duo Laura Bugarini and Héctor Gallegos, who teach her the basics of Mata Ortiz pottery. Turns out, Tavo can also cook and makes an asado de puerco feast in the town square.

  • Paquimé & Pecans: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Paquimé & Pecans

    S13 E1306 - 26m 46s

    In Casas Grandes, Pati rides in style with local art curator Mayte Luján in her 1960s Cadillac. Mayte owns a bed and breakfast, Las Guacamayas, where she invites Pati into the kitchen to make chile con queso in impossibly soft flour tortillas. Later, Pati learns about another tasty export from Chihuahua, pecans, at Gustavo Vázquez’s farm, where his family has been growing them for generations.

  • Cowboy Life: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Cowboy Life

    S13 E1305 - 26m 46s

    Pati saddles up for an exhilarating ride into the heart of Chihuahua's ranch and rodeo life. She gets a lesson in roping and riding from rodeo champion Ricardo “Bubba” Nevárez and his friends, then is invited to a post practice carne asada. She also meets Chihuahua’s most influential cattle rancher, Álvaro Bustillos, at his Rancho El Arroyo, where the ranch cook serves up some cowboy delicacies.

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    Revolutionary Bites

    S13 E1304 - 26m 46s

    Pati journeys to Casas Grandes to experience the preserved foods, or “conservas,” that sustained people during the Mexican Revolution. She meets a family that has lived for generations at Hacienda de San Diego, Mexico’s “White House” for a day after the battle of Casas Grandes, including Diana Acosta and her mother, Sara Ramírez, who still preserves foods the way they did during the war.

  • Symphony of Flavors: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Symphony of Flavors

    S13 E1303 - 26m 46s

    In Chihuahua’s capital, Chihuahua City, Pati meets the first member of the Rarámuri people to become a world-famous pianist, Romeyno Gutiérrez, who teaches her the basics of Rarámuri music before taking her to his favorite barbacoa spot. Pati’s also invited into the home of Chef Ana Rosa Beltrán del Río to cook a few ancient Chihuahuan recipes and learn the art of drying chiles.

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    Canyon Cuisine

    S13 E1302 - 26m 46s

    For the indigenous Rarámuri people, long-distance running through Chihuahua’s majestic Copper Canyon is a way of life. Pati meets the Moreno brothers, who are famous for winning ultramarathons. In Huetosachi, community leader María Monarca teaches Pati about the art of cooking with corn in Rarámuri cuisine, from nixtamalization to a traditional dish known as “chacales.”

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    Swinging Spirits

    S13 E1301 - 26m 46s

    In Ciudad Juárez, Pati joins in with a group of Pachuco dancers, who are passionately preserving this distinctive Prohibition-era culture’s traditions. Together they head to the iconic Kentucky Bar, rumored to be the birthplace of the margarita. Later, she savors an icon of Juárez’s food scene, the burrito, at Burritos El Compa where the Olivares are keeping their family legacy alive.

Extras + Features

  • Season 11 Preview: asset-original

    Season 11 Preview

    30s

    In the 10 new episodes of Season 11, Pati Jinich visits the northeastern border state of Nuevo León — draped in dazzling
    mountains and miles of desert — and spotlights its distinctive flavors, defined by local ingredients, proximity to the
    U.S. border, and influences from Sephardic Jewish culinary roots.

Schedule

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    Jalisco Classics

    Saturday
    Jul 19

    30 Minutes

    Menudo recipe at Super Menuderia Cano; a visit to Birriera Chololo.
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    Top Chefs and Ancient Cliffs

    Monday
    Jul 21

    30 Minutes

    Wedding rice; ginger and pistachio guacamole.
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    The Nectar of the Mayan Gods

    Tuesday
    Jul 22

    30 Minutes

    Sweet lime roasted chicken with broccolini; honey habanero rice with peas; lemons, honey and basil agua fresca.
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    Guayabera World

    Wednesday
    Jul 23

    30 Minutes

    Edam cheese potato galette; tequila and lime flat iron steak tips.
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    Flavors of Merida

    Thursday
    Jul 24

    30 Minutes

    Pea soup with basil and mint crema.
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    A Family Affair

    Friday
    Jul 25

    30 Minutes

    Colada black beans; pibil picadillo; chunky tomato and habanero salsa; salbutes.
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    Los mariachis

    Saturday
    Jul 26

    30 Minutes

    The meaning behind mariachi music, as well as its history and instruments; lunch with the leader of Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlan.
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    Ode to the Egg

    Monday
    Jul 28

    30 Minutes

    Motuleno eggs; habanero table salsa; eggs scramble with chaya and scallions; panque de queso.
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    Yucatan Meats

    Tuesday
    Jul 29

    30 Minutes

    Pickled onion with fire roasted chilies and garlic; pork belly taco; chorizo black rice; jicama and greens salad with honey citrus vinaigrette.
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    Recados

    Wednesday
    Jul 30

    30 Minutes

    Black bean tamales; pibil pork; orange and hibiscus flower water.
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    Maya Today

    Thursday
    Jul 31

    30 Minutes

    A visit to Cenote Xocempich; horchata; sikil pak; fresh herbs masa corn tortillas.
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    Pink

    Friday
    Aug 1

    30 Minutes

    A visit to the pink lakes where Yucatan's Las Coloradas salt is produced; green ceviche; chunky pepita and coconut rice; pepita, almond habanero pesto; baked fish with pepita, almond and habanero pesto.
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    Escaramuza

    Saturday
    Aug 2

    30 Minutes

    The history, rules and meaning of the escaramuza, an all-female horse riding and skills competition honoring women who fought for Mexico's independence.

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