By a campfire in the Mexican high-plains dessert, Rick invites us to join him as he searches for the origins of chili con carne. Is it Mexican or Southwestern?
We find Rick on a Sunday morning in a plaza in front of a beautiful baroque church in the mountains of Mexico as he sets out to search for the best Mexican Sunday traditions, starting with carnitas
The Bayless family is celebrating Deann's birthday. In honor of the occasion, Rick has decided to make the first dish he ever cooked for Deann: Pork in Adobo.
Rick's quest to find the best chorizo takes him to the remote mountain town of Tenancingo, where he explores the market and investigates what it is about this place that makes its sausage products so tasty.
As he watches Acapulco's famous La Quebrada divers leap off a cliff into the sea, Rick contemplates thrill-seeking, and confides that he gets his culinary kicks from the thrill of the chile.
Escaping from a bleak, snowy Chicago day, Rick takes us on a technicolor adventure in Mexico that's all about how color is an inextricable part of the landscape, the culture, the art and the food.
Join Rick in the main square of Acapulco on September 15th, the eve of Mexican Independence Day, as a crowd of thousands celebrate and shout "Viva Mexico." Then, all join in the traditional Independence Day celebration known as The Grito.
Vacationing in the opulent Las Brisas resort overlooking the Bay of Acapulco, Rick and his family decide to throw an impromptu party-right in their hotel room.
Rick's spent a lifetime exploring the hallowed traditions that make Mexican culture and cooking so rich and varied. Today, though, he's on a mission to show us the other side of Mexico-the side that's deliciously and unashamedly hip.
Rick's on an adventure in Acapulco, the great international resort that's making a major comeback. The weather's balmy here all year, and he's in search of the best ways to get cool quick.