Episodes

13 episodes in this season

Return to Hacienda

25 min

A Man, A Pan, Paella!

25 min

Beach Blanket Barbeque

25 min

Let's Do Brunch

25 min

Taquisa for Ten

25 min

Ice Cream Social Skills

25 min

Seafood Cocktail Party

25 min

The Whole Tamalada

25 min

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Summer and Smoke

25 min

E10

Barbacoa Block Party

25 min

E11

Fiesta in the Fast Lane

25 min

E12

Tequila Flights and Bites

25 min

E13

Street Fare Tonight!

25 min

Mexico: One Plate at a Time

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200325m

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Summer and Smoke

Season 6 · Episode 9 · Oct 31, 2008

It’s a hot, Midwestern summer day. The mood is slow and easy, and the garden’s in overdrive. So Rick decides to beat the heat and get out of the kitchen with a mostly made-ahead backyard cookout a la Mexicana, inspired by one of his world-favorite meat eateries: El Canelo, near Guadalajara. It’s a sprawling outdoor restaurant with dirt floors and strolling Mariachis, where slabs of succulent pork, lamb, goat and beef roast slowly on spikes in a walk-in wood-fired pit. And it’s wood, not charcoal, that gives the meat its unforgettable smoky flavor, so Rick gives us a quick lesson in setting up a home grill for wood-fired cooking. The menu is as casual as it is mouthwatering. For starters, there’s a Heirloom Tomato “Carpaccio” with tomatillo, avocado and fresh herbs—a salad made with tomatoes grown in “Earth Boxes” (part of a groundbreaking educational program that teaches sustainable practices to kids all over the world).

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Mexico: One Plate at a Time

TV Series

200325m

Documentary

Now playing

Summer and Smoke

Season 6 · Episode 9 · Oct 31, 2008

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