Episodes

13 episodes in this season

Eat, Drink and Be Merida

25 min

Fresh Chiles, Hot & Cool

25 min

Mysteries of the Deep

25 min

A Pig, a Pit, and a Plan

25 min

Savoring Citrus

25 min

Tropical Sweet Tooth

25 min

Rick & Jacques. Two Chefs at Playa

25 min

Yesterday, Today & Tamales

25 min

Yucatan Snack-a-Thon

25 min

E10

Modern Mayan

25 min

E11

Paste Sensations

25 min

E12

Show Me the Honey

25 min

E13

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Hacienda Renaissance

25 min

Mexico: One Plate at a Time

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Hacienda Renaissance

Season 5 · Episode 13 · Apr 6, 2007

The story of the Mexican hacienda sounds like it came from mythology—like one of those morality tales about the fleeting nature of wealth and glory. It begins with the feudal system where generations of Maya worked the fields for wealthy Spanish landowners. The era peaked in the Yucatan in the late 19th century with the world’s demand for henequen—or sisal—made from a local agave plant. Today, the hacienda is being reborn—as museums for a glimpse into the past, as production facilities for fine rums and liqueurs, and as luxury hotels. We join Rick on a field trip through the golden era of the haciendas and then go to his home kitchen to make the classic Mayan-Spanish-European fusion dishes Yucatecan Black Bean Dinner and Capered Chicken. Hacienda San Jose, a luxury resort, inspires Rick’s rendition of Achiote-Seared Shrimp.

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Mexico: One Plate at a Time

TV Series

200325m

Documentary

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Hacienda Renaissance

Season 5 · Episode 13 · Apr 6, 2007

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