Name: Rick Stein's Road to Mexico
Released: 2017-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Rick Stein

TV Show · Documentary · Travel

Rick Stein fulfills a long-held dream to relive a road trip along the Californian coastline and across the border into Mexico. For his latest culinary travel adventure he returns to northern California almost 50 years after his initial visit to experience all the things that influenced him and his life.

2017 · 58m

Starring Rick Stein

Director Ben Southwell, David Pritchard

EPISODE 1

San Francisco to Monterey

Rick begins his trip in San Francisco, where he samples a Hangtown fry oyster pancake, and traditional sourdough bread. He also looks at the food culture that has built up over the years.
EPISODE 2

Monterey to San Diego

Rick's adventure continues to take him down the Californian coastline from Monterey to LA. He meets a local fishmonger with a delicious fish chili recipe.
EPISODE 3

San Diego to Baja California

Rick Stein tries some San Diego steak and eggs before crossing the border to Mexico where he samples chicken burritos and fish tacos.
EPISODE 4

Guadalajara to Puerto Vallarta

Rick travels from the Baja Peninsula to the western mainland, where he explores a town that brought tequila into the mainstream, and a metropolis that created mariachis and dishes like chilli con carne.
EPISODE 5

Mexico City

Heading south from the capital, Rick travels to Puebla, which conjures up images of Cortez and the Spanish conquest of Mexico. It is a city with impressive European architecture, talavera pottery and the home of mole, Mexico's most famous meat stew.
EPISODE 6

Oaxaca

Rick Stein arrives in Oaxaca, home to Mexico's national cheese, plenty of vanilla, and cacao orchards, where he finds delight in the roadside stalls full of tropical fruit.