
Barbecue: Life of Fire
Pat and his buddy Leonard Botello use the flavors of the beloved native Post Oak to smoke a perfect Central Texas-style beef brisket.

Pat and his buddy Leonard Botello use the flavors of the beloved native Post Oak to smoke a perfect Central Texas-style beef brisket.

Pat Martin travels to a picturesque cattle farm in California's Santa Maria Valley, to hear firsthand from a young pitmaster who has uncovered the secrets of real Santa Maria barbecue.

At Devil's Hole Ranch, Jess learns to drive cattle and uses the farm's organic garlic to create a delicious meal featuring steak grilled over hot coals.

Pat Martin travels to Gainesboro, Tennessee to visit a free-range hog farm, learn about their operations, and grill up a less desired, but no less delicious, cut of hog - pork steaks.

Pat meets the trio behind Blood Bros BBQ to discover how three childhood friends seamlessly blended their Asian-American culture with the Texas barbecue traditions they grew up with.

Pat Martin gets a history lesson on the origin of American barbecue from "The Professor" Tuffy Stone.

Pat grills riverside with renowned chef Vivek Surti, crafting lamb mamna and chicken kebabs inspired by his Indian heritage.

Pat visits Edgar Victoria, known for bringing the street foods of Mexico City to Nashville, to do some live fire cooking out in nature as they prepare one of his favorite dishes - skirt steak tlayuda.

Pat visits Houston to go Gulf Bay fishing with chef Chris Shepherd, hoping to catch some redfish and gather a side of blue crabs.

Pat Martin travels to Gainesboro, Tennessee to visit a free-range hog farm, learn about their operations, and grill up a less desired, but no less delicious, cut of hog - pork steaks.

Pat meets the trio behind Blood Bros BBQ to discover how three childhood friends seamlessly blended their Asian-American culture with the Texas barbecue traditions they grew up with.

Pat Martin gets a history lesson on the origin of American barbecue from "The Professor" Tuffy Stone.

Pat grills riverside with renowned chef Vivek Surti, crafting lamb mamna and chicken kebabs inspired by his Indian heritage.

Pat Martin is in the frozen tundra of Minnesota to visit his new friend, Chef Yia Vang. They brave the cold and break nearly-frozen ground to barbecue a pig's head in the earth.

Pat Martin heads to the Cherokee National Forest for a day of fly fishing with an old friend, and to cook up their fresh catch over the campfire.

Pat and his buddy Leonard Botello use the flavors of the beloved native Post Oak to smoke a perfect Central Texas-style beef brisket.

Pat Martin travels to a picturesque cattle farm in California's Santa Maria Valley, to hear firsthand from a young pitmaster who has uncovered the secrets of real Santa Maria barbecue.

At Devil's Hole Ranch, Jess learns to drive cattle and uses the farm's organic garlic to create a delicious meal featuring steak grilled over hot coals.

Pati visits Chef Wilson Alonzo in his hometown of Halachó to prepare a traditional Cochinita Pibil in an underground pit. Pati helps Wilson prepare the achiote marinade, along with his grandmother who taught him traditional cooking.

Pati explores the streets of Yucatán's capital, Mérida. She tries the best tacos in Mérida at Wayan'e. The aroma of freshly made cookies lures her to Dondé Fabric, where their globitos and bizcochitos are an important part of Mérida's mornings.