[both speaking spanish] cómo estás? mucho gusto. this is every guy i dated in high school. i m in downtown monterrey to meet alejandro gutierrez, founder of the mexican society of grill masters. he s invited me to experience the ultimate nuevo león barbecue. i ve never been to a carne asada in monterrey. - in monterrey? - yeah. [dog barks] - carne asada literally means grilled meat, but it s come to embody a much-loved social ritual. - hola! - [speaking spanish] - this is where everything happens. - hola! today, alejandro s whole family has come together. hola, señora. cómo está? - mucho gusto.
- good. - oh, my god. i knew i was gonna get mole on my dress. - [laughs] you now - now i m oaxacan. now i m a real oaxacan. - you can marry in oaxaca. sí, señora. - what better way to celebrate my new oaxacan citizenship than dinner on alex s gorgeous rooftop terrace? - hey, eva. - oh, wow. turkey? spaniards? so they had poultry? the turkey is marinated with herbs and slow-cooked, served with rice, some plantain, and a tamale. but the star of the show alex s velvety, chocolaty mole negro. oh, that s delicious. it s the chocolate. it s the chiles. it s the nuts. it s all of those herbs. it s very herbal. mmm.
i m in downtown monterrey to meet alejandro gutierrez, founder of the mexican society of grill masters. he s invited me to experience the ultimate nuevo león barbecue. i ve never been to a carne asada in monterrey. - in monterrey? - yeah. [dog barks] - carne asada literally means grilled meat, but it s come to embody a much-loved social ritual. - hola! - [speaking spanish] - this is where everything happens. - hola! today, alejandro s whole family has come together. hola, señora. cómo está? - mucho gusto. - oh, i love that sound! that s my favorite sound in the world. - we call it carne asada, but we don t have to grill meat every time. it s about the gathering, about being together. - the fire unites us. [speaking spanish] this is what happens when you get united by fire.
[both speaking spanish] cómo estás? mucho gusto. this is every guy i dated in high school. i m in downtown monterrey to meet alejandro gutierrez, founder of the mexican society of grill masters. he s invited me to experience the ultimate nuevo león barbecue. i ve never been to a carne asada in monterrey. - in monterrey? - yeah. [dog barks] - carne asada literally means grilled meat, but it s come to embody a much-loved social ritual. - hola! - [speaking spanish] - this is where everything happens. - hola! today, alejandro s whole family has come together. hola, señora. cómo está? - mucho gusto. - oh, i love that sound! that s my favorite sound in the world.
- yeah. - so good. - you like it? - yeah. - good. - oh, my god. i knew i was gonna get mole on my dress. - [laughs] you now - now i m oaxacan. now i m a real oaxacan. - you can marry in oaxaca. sí, señora. - what better way to celebrate my new oaxacan citizenship than dinner on alex s gorgeous rooftop terrace? - hey, eva. - oh, wow. turkey? spaniards? so they had poultry? the turkey is marinated with herbs and slow-cooked, served with rice, some plantain, and a tamale. but the star of the show alex s velvety, chocolaty mole negro. oh, that s delicious.