Hidden Guachochi
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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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Pati's Mexican Table
Swinging Spirits
Saturday
Dec 21
30 Minutes
The Kentucky Bar, rumored to be the birthplace of the margarita, in Ciudad Juarez; burritos at Burritos El Compa. -
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Mexamericana
Monday
Dec 23
30 Minutes
Mexican crab cakes with jalapeno aioli; pizza dough; pizza sauce; poblano, corn and zucchini pizza; carne asada and cebollitas pizza; chorizo hamburgers. -
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Cooking With the Fans
Tuesday
Dec 24
30 Minutes
Tart pico de guac; chipotle chicken pasta casserole; marbled tres leches cake. -
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Street Food Favorites
Thursday
Dec 26
30 Minutes
Cooked and seasoned corn; miner-style enchiladas; homemade dulce de leche; churros con cajeta. -
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The Magic of Mata Ortiz
Friday
Dec 27
30 Minutes
The basics of Mata Ortiz pottery; an asado de puerco feast. -
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Canyon Cuisine
Saturday
Dec 28
30 Minutes
The Moreno brothers, who are famous for winning ultramarathons; the art of cooking with corn in Rarámuri cuisine, from nixtamalization to a traditional dish known as "chacales." -
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Sami's Big Day
Monday
Dec 30
30 Minutes
Smashed baby potatoes; chipotle salmon, bacon and avocado sandwich; homemade cookies. -
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Modern Mexico
Tuesday
Dec 31
30 Minutes
Boston lettuce salad with avocado dressing, candied pineapple and pumpkin seeds; beef and veggie mole stew; chocolate hibiscus cookies; hibiscus flowers and tea. -
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Backyard Picnic
Wednesday
Jan 1
30 Minutes
Chicken, refried beans, plantain and avocado sandwich; potato and poblano rajas salad; mango puff; grapefruit and guava spritzer with agave. -
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Chachi's Champoton Kitchen
Thursday
Jan 2
30 Minutes
Pollo pibil, a tamale cooked underground; pan de cazon, a version of lasagna made with shark, beans and tomato sauce. -
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Merida -- Exploring With the Locals
Friday
Jan 3
30 Minutes
Bar snacks in Merida, the capital of Yucatan; family classics include mondongo stew and foreign influences like kibbeh. -
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Symphony of Flavors
Saturday
Jan 4
30 Minutes
The basics of Rarámuri music; chef Ana Rosa Beltrán del Rio cooks a few ancient Chihuahuan recipes; the art of drying chilies. -
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Pati's Mexican Table
Monday
Jan 6
30 Minutes
Chef Pati Jinich introduces authentic Mexican flavors, colors and textures into American kitchens. Each episode features a single Mexican food, ranging from familiar ingredients like vanilla to mysterious grains used by the Aztecs. Season 8 explores simple and delectable dishes from both Mexico and the United States, including street food, a seafood feast, taco recipes, lobster recipes, and a breakfast based on Sinaloan classics.
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