PATI'S MEXICAN TABLE: Maestros Del Pan

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app

On this episode, the man who literally wrote the book on Mexican bread, Irving Quiroz, brings Pati into his workshop in Monterrey to teach her how to make traditional campechanas and rich conos de crema. Then we meet one of Irving’s students, Chuy Elizondo, who is using bread as a vehicle to make his brunch place one of the hottest in town.

Finally, we get an up-close look at a key ingredient in Chuy’s famous chilaquiles verdes: chicharrón. Here in Monterrey, we meet the family who owns the butchery known to have the best chicharrón in town.

In the kitchen recipe:
Empanadas de Naranja con Piña / Candied Orange and Pineapple Empanadas
Get more recipes from the series

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Chuy Elizondo

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Pati visits Chuy Elizondo, who is using bread as a vehicle to make his brunch place one of the hottest in town.

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Chuy Elizondo is using bread as a vehicle to make his brunch place one of the hottest in town.

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Chuy Elizondo is using bread as a vehicle to make his brunch place one of the hottest in town.

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Irving Quiroz, brings Pati into his workshop in Monterrey to teach her how to make traditional campechanas and rich conos de crema.

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Irving Quiroz, brings Pati into his workshop in Monterrey to teach her how to make traditional campechanas and rich conos de crema.

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Irving Quiroz, brings Pati into his workshop in Monterrey to teach her how to make traditional campechanas and rich conos de crema.

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Irving Quiroz, brings Pati into his workshop in Monterrey to teach her how to make traditional campechanas and rich conos de crema.

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Pati meets the family who owns the butchery known to have the best chicharrón in town.

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Pati meets the family who owns the butchery known to have the best chicharrón in town.

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Pati meets the family who owns the butchery known to have the best chicharrón in town.

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About Season 11: PATI'S MEXICAN TABLE is a food-driven television series starring James Beard Award winning chef, author and mom to three boys, Pati Jinich. In Season 11, Pati explores Nuevo Leon, a sprawling northeastern border state draped in dazzling mountains and miles of desert. What Nuevo Leon lacks in ingredients, it makes up for with resourceful, creative people who are finding innovative and delicious ways to transform traditional flavors into familiar yet exciting new experiences.

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