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13 Episodes 2005 - 2005
Episode 1
Fri, Jan 14, 2005
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?
Episode 2
Fri, Jan 21, 2005
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

Episode 3
Fri, Jan 28, 2005
Some people go trekking in search of wildlife. Rick will go to any length in search of great food.
Episode 4
Fri, Feb 4, 2005
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.
Episode 5
Fri, Feb 11, 2005
Rick sets out in quest of the story of corn, one of Mexico and Central America's greatest gifts to the world.

Episode 6
Fri, Feb 18, 2005
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.
Episode 7
Fri, Feb 25, 2005
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.
Episode 8
Fri, Mar 4, 2005
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.
Episode 9
Fri, Mar 11, 2005
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.
Episode 10
Fri, Mar 18, 2005
Is there a "silver bullet" that can make us healthy and feeling full of vitality? Rick's on a quest to find out.
Episode 11
Fri, Mar 25, 2005
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.
Episode 12
Fri, Apr 1, 2005
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.
Episode 13
Fri, Apr 8, 2005
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.