
Rick Stein's Road to Mexico
Rick Stein heads east from Oaxaca to the Yucatán Peninsula, a place once frequented by real pirates of the Caribbean, including Sir Francis Drake.

Rick Stein heads east from Oaxaca to the Yucatán Peninsula, a place once frequented by real pirates of the Caribbean, including Sir Francis Drake.

Rick Stein's latest travels take him to Mexico's culinary capital Oaxaca.

Rick Stein visits the Mexican capital to sample the Aztec cuisine.

Rick lands in the town that gave the world tequila and the metropolis that birthed mariachis and dishes like chili con carne.

Rick enjoys a hearty steak and eggs American diner special and bids a fond farewell to his trusty Ford Mustang as he heads across what is reputed to be the busiest border crossing in the world.

Rick travels from Sicily to Puglia.

On a misty lagoon in Sardinia Rick watches the fishermen catch mullet using the same methods as the Romans did centuries before. He boards a ferry for Sicily to find, in the heart of Palermo, one of the best pasta dishes he's ever tasted.

Rick Stein visits Lisbon on the banks of the River Tagus, a city in love with its seafood and possibly the best custard tarts in the world the culinary effects of Portugal's historic explorations are still seen in its dishes.

Rick visits Bologna in northern Italy, a city famous for its food he learns how to make the local fresh egg pasta used for tortellini, tagliatelle, ravioli and lasagne.

Rick Stein visits Vienna, the city that once ran the Austro-Hungarian Empire and continues to be home to dishes like tafelspitz and goulash Vienna gave its name to one of Europe's most popular dishes, the wiener schnitzel.

Rick enjoys a long weekend in Berlin, where history and the Avant-garde dwell side by side a city that once made history with its divisive wall teems today with an array of innovative chefs offering seasonal creations like puréed sunflower seeds.

Nigel Slater shows us how to prepare five different sweet and sour dishes.

Raymond celebrates the freshest summer greens, beginning with a simple yet vibrant pistou soup, laden with summer vegetables and bursting with basil, topped with crispy croutons and meltingly rich Parmesan.

Raymond demonstrates the versatility of the summer's juiciest fruits with a simple but impressive berry-strewn pavlova and a spicy cherry clafoutis where the vibrant fruit is cushioned in a bed of soft, sumptuous pastry.

Drawing upon memories of his travels through Asia, Raymond creates dishes full of fragrant spice and fiery heat he starts with a green papaya salad with pomegranate and a tangy chili-lime dressing next, an Indian vegetable curry with a blend of masala spices lastly, a slow-cooked pork belly marinated in a Chinese-style blend of spices.

Chef Raymond shares his love of charcuterie, beginning with thin slices of duck cured in herbs and juniper berries also, he makes a chicken liver parfait and a meaty pot-au-feu medley lastly, a ham hock terrine served with home-made pickles.

Raymond celebrates his passion for puddings, cooking dishes including riz au lait, tarte tatin and fruit crumble.

Chef Blanc shares his favorite lamb dishes first, a succulent lamb liver with caramelized potatoes and a dusting of French seasoning next, slow-roasted shoulder of lamb with garlic and herbs served with a potato and turnip gratin lastly, a lamb Provençal with ratatouille.

Chef Raymond begins with a feather-light lemon tea cake, coated in an apricot jam and tangy lemon glaze he also makes a choux pastry filled with chocolate cream and covered with a chocolate icing lastly, the secrets to the perfect macarons.

Chef Blanc celebrates the best of British shellfish as he cooks dishes including Moules Marinière, seared squid salad and Scottish lobster.