Pati's Mexican Table

Pati explores the culinary highlights of Jalisco's capital city, Guadalajara. She starts at a legendary street cart for a taste of the city's most iconic sandwich, tortas ahogadas. Then, she meets up with one of the city's best chefs, Fabian Delgado, to see how he's setting new expectations for the market food experience.

Guadalajara is the cultural epicenter of Jalisco, drawing some of the most creative artists, musicians and chefs from all over Mexico. In this episode, Pati explores some unique spots where food and art truly connect. At Ceramica Suro, she gets a tour of the ceramics factory that supplies dishware and textiles to some of the finest restaurants in Mexico and the US.

Pati stops at a couple of Guadalajara's most beloved restaurants for two of the region's classic recipes. At Super Menuderia Cano, Pati learns the secrets to their menudo recipe that's so good people line up down the block waiting to get in. Then, she visits Birriera Chololo, where locals say the birria is second to none.

Some say that Jalisco is the birthplace of Mariachi. Pati learns about the history, the instruments, and the meaning behind that beloved music that pulls at the heart strings of so many Mexicans. She sits down for lunch with the leader of one of Mexico's most accomplished bands, Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlán. Pati makes carne en su jugo, tres chiles guacamole, and masa berry shortcake.

Jalisco is famous for its charros. But, in this episode, Pati experiences a unique and storied part of this part of the culture: the Escaramuza. An all-female horse riding and skills competition honoring the woman charros who fought for Mexico's independence.

Pati meets chef and historian Maru Toledo who is working to preserve and pass on some of Jalisco's most important regional recipes. She then goes to Hacienda Romo for a first hand look at the influence of hacienda culture and meets a family that built their legacy on tequila and agave, but are now using an entirely new crop, blueberries, to create more jobs and opportunities for workers.

Pati meets the young chefs and owners of one of Guadalajara's most exciting new restaurants, Xokol, where they are reconnecting with their roots and using heritage corn to create a menu full of delicious dishes. In Tequila, she visits Chef Marin from Solar de Las Animas, who creates a drink and dessert inspired by his grandmother.

Pati visits one of Jalisco's most popular tourist destinations and the birthplace of Mexico's most famous spirit, Tequila. She explores the town, learns about the history of tequila making, and gets an up-close look at the whole process from the agave fields to the tasting table.

Pati is in one of Mexico's most popular beach destinations, the beautiful, charming town of Puerto Vallarta. She gets an insider's tour of the best street food from one of Puerto Vallarta's most acclaimed chefs, Thierry Boulet, and visits one of the city's best new restaurants, La Docena, which is helping to revitalize El Malecón.

In this episode, Pati celebrates everyone's favorite Mexican creation, the taco. She tries two of Jalisco's best tacos - marlin tacos in Puerto Vallarta and barbacoa tacos in Guadalajara. In her kitchen, Pati creates a pair of Jalisco-inspired tacos and a Ceviche tostada that are sure to satisfy any true taco-lover.