
Barbecue: Life of Fire
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 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.

In Tekit The Capital of the Guayabera Pati encounters a tale of sons going against their father's wishes to follow their own path. Pati meets a farmer's son who went against his father to build a family business making the iconic Guayabera shirts.

Pati is in the magic town of Maní to learn about something sacred to the Mayans - bees and honey. A group of women who protect the endangered Melipona, a stingless bee native to Yucatán, invites her to join in a Mayan energy cleansing ritual.

Pati celebrates everyone's favorite Mexican creation, the taco. In her kitchen, Pati creates a pair of Jalisco-inspired tacos and a Ceviche tostada that are sure to satisfy any true taco-lover.

Pati is in one of Mexico's most popular beach destinations - Puerto Vallarta. She gets an insider's tour of the best street food from one of the town's most acclaimed chefs, Thierry Boulet.

Pati visits the birthplace of Mexico's most famous spirit, the town of Tequila. Back home Pati makes a brunch of corn tortilla egg nests with salsa verde con chile de árbol and traditional arroz rojo.

Pati meets the young chefs behind one of Guadalajara's most exciting restaurants, Xokol. Back home, Pati invites her friend Francisco Migoya over to make conchas to go with pellizcadas with chicharrón in salsa verde.

Pati meets chef and historian Maru Toledo who is working to preserve and pass on some of Jalisco's most important regional recipes. Pati makes Jalisco-style chicken tamales and chile relleno rice dressed with salsa roja.

Pati experiences the Escaramuza- An all-female horse riding and skills competition. In the kitchen, Pati makes Jalisco-style birria and her friend, pastry chef and cookbook author Fany Gerson, joins her to make gelatinas for dessert.