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Pati's Mexican Table
Los Mariachis
Season 10
Episode 1004
Some say that Jalisco is the birthplace of Mariachi. In this episode, Pati learns about the history, the instruments and the meaning behind that beloved music that pulls at the heart strings of so many Mexicans. In Guadalajara, she sits down for lunch with the leader of one of Mexico’s most accomplished bands, Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlán.
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Pati dives deep to get the real story of what life and food are like on the border.

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Pati is in one of Mexico’s most up and coming food destinations, Tijuana.

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Pati makes flexible family staples: chipotle goat cheese spread and cesina sandwiches.

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Pati sees how cheese is made in Oaxaca, and makes three easy cheesy recipes.

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A treat for Pati’s son Juju: three chocolate-loaded Mexican recipes.

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The full story of how Pati Jinich turned a passion for food into a career.

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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 makes mole verde with pork and beans, and almendrado with chicken.

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Pati meets the Oaxacan women chefs and leaders, then cooks coloradito chicken.

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Alex Ruiz takes Pati on a tour of the Oaxaca he knows and loves.

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Pati and friends enjoy a Mexican steak salad and sours made with mezcal.