Name: Rick Stein's Road to Mexico Season 1
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017

S01 Episode 1

San Francisco

Rick begins in San Francisco, tasting legendary dishes like Hangtown Fry. He meets chef Alice Waters to talk about her ground-breaking restaurant.

1 h 0 mins · Tue, 7 Nov 2017

S01 Episode 1

San Francisco to Monterey

Rick begins his trip in San Francisco, where he samples a Hangtown fry oyster pancake, and traditional sourdough bread. He also looks at the food culture that has built up over the years.

58 mins · Tue, 7 Nov 2017

S01 Episode 2

Los Angeles

Rick continues his journey down the Californian coast and into Los Angeles where he learns about the changing tastes of Hollywood. In San Diego he meets the oldest sea-urchin diver in town.

1 h 0 mins · Tue, 14 Nov 2017

S01 Episode 2

Monterey to San Diego

Rick's adventure continues to take him down the Californian coastline from Monterey to LA. He meets a local fishmonger with a delicious fish chili recipe.

58 mins · Tue, 14 Nov 2017

S01 Episode 3

Ensenada

Rick enjoys a steak and eggs American diner special before bidding farewell to his Ford Mustang and crossing one of the world's busiest border crossings San Diego to Tijuana.

1 h 0 mins · Tue, 21 Nov 2017

S01 Episode 3

San Diego to Baja California

Rick Stein tries some San Diego steak and eggs before crossing the border to Mexico where he samples chicken burritos and fish tacos.

58 mins · Tue, 21 Nov 2017

S01 Episode 4

Guadalajara

The chef explores Mexico's western mainland, visiting the town that put tequila on the map and exploring Guadalajara. He can't resist paying a visit to Casa Kimberly bought by Richard Burton for Elizabeth Taylor.

1 h 0 mins · Tue, 5 Dec 2017

S01 Episode 4

Guadalajara to Puerto Vallarta

Rick travels from the Baja Peninsula to the western mainland, where he explores a town that brought tequila into the mainstream, and a metropolis that created mariachis and dishes like chilli con carne.

58 mins · Tue, 5 Dec 2017

S01 Episode 5

Mexico City

Rick heads to Mexico City, a rich melting pot of cuisines. Then he visits Puebla the home of mole. Finally, Rick travels to the deserts of Oaxaca where mezcal is produced.

1 h 0 mins · Tue, 12 Dec 2017

S01 Episode 5

Mexico City to Oaxaca

Heading south from the capital, Rick travels to Puebla, which conjures up images of Cortez and the Spanish conquest of Mexico. It is a city with impressive European architecture, talavera pottery and the home of mole, Mexico's most famous meat stew.

58 mins · Tue, 12 Dec 2017

S01 Episode 6

Oaxaca

Rick's travels take him to Mexico's food paradise, he discovers locals still dress in traditional costume, Mexico's national cheese, vanilla growing wild and cacao orchards harvested for chocolate.

1 h 0 mins · Tue, 19 Dec 2017

S01 Episode 6

Oaxaca to Chinantlan Mountains

Rick Stein arrives in Oaxaca, home to Mexico's national cheese, plenty of vanilla, and cacao orchards, where he finds delight in the roadside stalls full of tropical fruit.

58 mins · Tue, 19 Dec 2017

S01 Episode 7

Oaxaca to Yucatan Peninsula

Rick heads east from Oaxaca to the Yucatan Peninisula where local people feast on the habanero chilli, bury and cook Pibil dishes below ground on hot rocks. He ends his trip eating grilled seafood in Tulum on the Caribbean coast.

1 h 0 mins · Wed, 3 Jan 2018

S01 Episode 7

Oaxaca to Yucatan Peninsula

Rick Stein travels east from Oaxaca to the Yucatan Peninsula, where he feasts on super hot chilli the habanero, and gives slow food a whole new meaning.

59 mins · Wed, 3 Jan 2018

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