Two sisters made a little shack on the Rio Ramos into a must-visit restaurant known for one dish: cortadillo stew. Down the road, another restaurant uses traditional stews in their famous empalmes.
Nuevo León is divided between two pro soccer teams: Los Tigres and Los Rayados. Pati tries the food at each stadium with the teams' stars to determine who wins in the battle of tortas vs tacos.
Irving Quiroz wrote the book on Mexican bread. Pati visits his workshop for his secret to making the perfect campechana, then meets Chuy Elizondo, owner of one of the hottest brunch spots in town.
The Garza family invites Pati to their vineyard to help the community make piloncillo - and it's hard work! Then, in the magic town of Bustamante, three sisters make traditional bread in adobe ovens.
Gaby Molinar owns Huerto Urbano, an urban farm dedicated to providing Monterrey with nutritious, diverse local ingredients. And her husband is one of the region's greatest culinary pioneers.
Cantinas have historically been bars where men gather to drink and sing about their broken hearts. Historian David Canales takes Pati to historic locations. Then she tries the best tacos in town.
Pati visits BBQ champion Luis Rivas to taste his Mexican take on Texas-style BBQ, and he hosts a traditional carne asada at his family's orange grove. Then Pati learns how Glorias candies are made.
Chef Hugo Guajardo researches the best of Nuevo León's ingredients. He and Pati visit a family-owned restaurant that has perfected the art of drying meat. Then, she tries his famed charred chicken.
Pati's climber friends take her on an adventure to the Sierra Madre mountains, followed by a quick elote snack. Later, Pati connects with four top chefs for a carne asada with a mountain backdrop.
Pati is in one of Mexico's most popular beach destinations - Puerto Vallarta. She gets an insider's tour of the best street food from one of the town's most acclaimed chefs, Thierry Boulet.
Pati celebrates everyone's favorite Mexican creation, the taco. In her kitchen, Pati creates a pair of Jalisco-inspired tacos and a Ceviche tostada that are sure to satisfy any true taco-lover.
Pati spends a day in the kitchen with her middle son, Sami, cooking recipes inspired by her travels in Sonora that she knows he'll love - beef and potato chimichangas, rice with lentils and caramelized onions, and an avocado and radish salad.