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Pati's Mexican Table

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Season 1 Mexico City

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The three-time James Beard award-winning and Emmy nominated TV series “Pati’s Mexican Table” brings authentic Mexican flavors, colors, textures and warmth into your home. Pati Jinich is a former policy analyst, focused on Latin American politics and history, turned chef, cookbook author, and TV host whose true passion lies in sharing the tastes of her childhood and culinary adventures in her native country. 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. See more on PBS's website.

Season 1 Mexico City

In Season One, Pati introduces us to the Mexican experience. Each episode finds Pati in her home kitchen preparing a series of dishes centered on a singular Mexican trait, for example using versatile ingredients like avocado, tomatillos and vanilla in a variety of ways, or different takes on crowd-pleasing dishes such as quesadillas and wrapped foods, or exploring the foods of the Mexican Revolution and dishes created in convents. In between, she visits street-food vendors, open-air markets, and cultural landmarks in her childhood hometown of Mexico City. As she cooks, she not only shares important cooking skills, techniques and basics about the ingredients, but also personal family stories, traditions and legends behind the food.

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Episode 113: Wrapped Treats
Mexicans have been wrapping and cooking food in leaves for a long time, and this episode will look at the…
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Episode 112: Vanilla
Vanilla only comes in a bottle, right? Oh, it’s a bean!? Where on earth do I find vanilla beans and…
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Episode 111: Middle Eastern Influences
Immigrants from Lebanon, Syria and Israel have left a tasty influence on Mexican cuisine over the years; this show will…
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Episode 110: Cinnamon
Mexico is now the largest importer of cinnamon in the world–but how do they use it that’s so special? Just…
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Episode 109: Chorizo
Who doesn’t love sausage? Chorizo, the Mexican version, is a deep-burnt-reddish explosion of fresh, moist, exotically seasoned flavor. When it’s…
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Episode 108: Mexican Brunch
A Mexican brunch is the perfect way to ease into the weekend. What kinds of recipes are truly Mexican but…
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Episode 107: Mexican Picnic
What’s on the menu at a typical Mexican picnic? Are some foods, like hot dogs and hamburgers, universal? Turn your…
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Episode 106: Hibiscus Flowers or Jamaica
In Mexico, it’s not uncommon to find both food and water deliciously flavored with hibiscus flowers. Commonly known as Jamaica,…
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Episode 105: Convent Food
Aren’t convents supposed to be austere, dull places? In Mexico, everything’s a little more colorful–including the food of Catholic nuns.…
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Episode 104: Tomatillos
Meet the tomatillo–this small, plump, green fruit was a favorite of the Aztecs and stars in any number of Mexican…
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Episode 103: Avocado
This episode shows us how to pick and prime the perfect Mexican avocado, then walks us through three great recipes. As a…
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Episode 102: Foods of the Revolution
If you’re fighting a war, how do you cook food on the run? What sort of meals can you make…
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Episode 101: Quesadillas
Pati’s Mexican Table Season 9 explores one of Mexico’s largest states: Sonora. Pati travels the rugged, stunning terrain of the…
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Pati’s Mexican Table is a co-production of Mexican Table with Frank in association with WETA Washington, DC. It is distributed nationwide by American Public Television.