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Savor the sights, sounds and flavors of the U.S.-Mexico border alongside acclaimed chef and James Beard Award-winning host Pati Jinich as she experiences the region’s rich culture, people and cuisine.

Pati travels the New Mexico/Chihuahua border region, a unique and bio-diverse place.
A truck driver tells us what it’s like to cross the Arizona-Sonora border everyday.
Tasting foraged foods in the Sky Islands region on the Arizona-Sonora border.
Support for LA FRONTERA WITH PATI JINICH is provided by University of California San Diego, International Community Foundation, Visit Tucson, County of San Diego, Chicanos Por La Causa, Duty Free Americas, Destination El Paso, City of Laredo, Laredo Economic Development Corporation, City of Nuevo Laredo, Desarrollo Económico de Ciudad Juárez, Tecate, and Fundación FEMSA. Major support is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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Pati travels the New Mexico/Chihuahua border region, a unique and bio-diverse place.
Pati travels along both sides of the Arizona-Sonora border to see many untouched places.
Pati travels the California border and meets the fronterizos, or borderlanders.
Pati learns how tight-knit family bonds are a theme connecting everything in the Laredos.
Pati Jinich, chef and award-winning host, travels from El Paso and Juarez to Big Bend.
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Carne Asada Fries are a very popular Mexican-American mashup in San Diego, California.
It turns out the world-famous Caesar Salad originated in Mexico!
Chimichangas are a staple on both sides of the border in Arizona and Sonora.
Pati Jinich tries a house specialty, a decadent octopus taco with cheese.
The overloaded Sonoran-style hot dogs have become a thing in Arizona.
Pati Jinich tries an ice cream sundae with the town’s famous green chiles.
Pati makes a Mexican pizza in Tijuana with chef Javier Plascencia.
Pati paints a mural in San Diego with artist Michelle Guerrero, a.k.a. Mr. B Baby.
Pati goes wine tasting at Casa de Piedra winery in Valle de Guadalupe.
Pati travels the California border and meets the fronterizos, or borderlanders.
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