are you sure? yes. they wouldn t let me do it. i did not mess up your face. that s the cupcake. what is that? that s cupcakes. cupcakes. i did not mess up your face. it s the cupcake. that s nice. who did that? did you make them? were you up all night? were you slaving in the kitchen? no. i d tell you my kid makes them, but baking is not exactly a strong suit in the house. but these are very good. i think they re magnolia s. very good. that s louisiana. they are very tasty. so are you. i love you. you are sweet as sugar. you are good inside and out. you don t have to take everything to a tawdry place. am i the rainbow? what am i? you are in many ways a rainbow. you like to shine across dark times and show people that better days can be ahead. as long as you know well enough to look up and try to aspire and inspire. and you re a good man. you re living right. you do things for the right reasons, and you re not afraid of a fight. and i respect all of tha
grill. [ speaking nonenglish ] this is every guy i dated in high school. i m in down town monterey to meet the founder of the mexican society of grill masters. he s invited me to experience the ultimate nuevo leon barbecue. i ve never been to a carne asada in monterey. carne asada literally means grilled meat, but it s come to embody a much loved social ritual. this is where everything happens. today alejandro s whole family has come together. 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 and being together. the fire unites us. this is what happens when you get united by fire. [ speaking nonenglish ] cooking over fire goes all the way back to the nomads, the first people to live in this harsh terrain, constantly moving camp in the hunt for food. but it was the spanish in the 1500s who introduced hardy breeds of cattle that thrived in nuevo leon, and for them bee
- around 400 years ago, a spanish nobleman set sail for the new world. his name lorenzo longoria. around 400 years ago, a spanish nobleman set sail for the new world. his name, lorenzo longoria. my an southeast sore s arrival changed history, creating modern mexico and a gateway between it and the rest of the world. this is the cradle of mexico. everything started here. it s also the cradle of mexican gastronomy because all ingredients landed in this spot. and all the ingredients in mexico left from here, chocolate, vanilla, the tomato. can you imagine italian cuisine without the tomato, or french pastry without chocolate and vanilla? impossible. the people of veracruz took this treasure trove of ingredients passing in and out of the port and created a whole new cuisine. [ speaking non-english ] wow. i m eva longoria, born and bred in texas by as diverse as its 32 states. i m exploring mexico to see how their lands and their past has shaped a culinary position as their
you see the mountains and the rocks. this terrain is not easy on the people. it s very, very tough living, and because of that, they ve had to be very innovative with their cuisine. i m eva longoria, born and bred in texas with mexican american roots, which makes me a texican. i m exploring mexico to see how the people, their lands, and their past have shaped a culinary tradition as diverse as its 32 states. - the food of nuevo león is the food i grew up with. it s like every childhood memory is wrapped up in a flour tortilla for me. the chefs here are inventive and resourceful. - [speaking spanish] - transforming simple ingredients into mouthwatering classics. you guys need a tamale! and age-old recipes into culinary works of art. - one bite? look, go ahead and say adiós to vegetables for a while. [speaking spanish] this is the land of meat. this is definitely a mexican kitchen tool right here. mountains of meat. - but i m not complaining. i love meat. this is amazing! [up
i feel so small. so we are arriving in monterrey. it s literally the land of mountains. that s what it means, king of mountains. i m in the state of nuevo león in northeast mexico. you see the mountains and the rocks. this terrain is not easy on the people. it s very, very tough living, and because of that, they ve had to be very innovative with their cuisine. i m eva longoria, born and bred in texas with mexican american roots, which makes me a texican. i m exploring mexico to see how the people, their lands, and their past have shaped a culinary tradition as diverse as its 32 states. - the food of nuevo león is the food i grew up with. it s like every childhood memory is wrapped up in a flour tortilla for me. the chefs here are inventive and resourceful. - [speaking spanish] - transforming simple ingredients into mouthwatering classics. you guys need a tamale! and age-old recipes into culinary works of art. - one bite? look, go ahead and say adiós to vegetables for a w