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Pati's Mexican Table
How I Got to Now
Season 6
Episode 610
The full story of how Pati turned a passion for food into a career, including where her love of food started, what decisions and twists and turns led her to where she is today. In Oaxaca, Pati meets a woman who moved from a small town with no money, to pursue her own dreams of a food empire in one of Mexico’s culinary destinations. Recipes include sopes, pasilla brisket, and tiger pound cake.
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Pati learns the basics of artisan bread-making in Tuscon.

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Pati travels north of the border to Tucson, Arizona.

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Pati visits home cooks and iconic restaurants all over Sinaloa.

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Pati gets an up-close look at the wealth of resources Sinaloa has to offer.

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Pati visits the rural seaside town of Gasca to make pescado zarandeado.

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Pati visits Mocorito, a known for one of Sinaloa’s most beloved recipes - chilorio.

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Pati rides the El Chepe railway andl tours the train’s kitchen

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Pati travels into the mountains of Sinaloa to the tiny village of Jinetes.

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Pati travels to the northern part of Sinaloa and the town of El Fuerte.

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Pati meets up with two close friends for a local's tour of Mazatlán.

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Pati heads to Los Mochis, a coastal city in the northern region of Sinaloa.

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Pati welcomes fellow public tv chef Vivian Howard to her kitchen.