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Pati's Mexican Table
A Sense of Beauty
Season 14
Episode 1405
Pati meets photographer Nuria Lagarde at Mercado de Jamaica to talk art and daily life among stalls of flowers bursting with color. Later, she visits author Laura Esquivel to reflect on Magical Realism and storytelling’s power to shape identity. They share pan dulce and a chocolate drink inspired by Laura’s work, celebrating how art and identity shape Mexico City’s creative soul.
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An Oaxacan art school inspires Pati’s breakfast of eggs in salsa martajada.
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Inspired by the food of La Mixteca, Pati makes pescado agridulce and queso corn soup.
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Pati meets Abigail Mendoza, who preserves rustic Oaxacan food techniques.
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Pati dives into Oaxaca’s food history, and makes vegetarian tamales and salad.
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Pati’s 24 hours in Oaxaca. Tasajo torta with smokey guacamole, Nopalitos chipotle salad.