On this episode of cultureXchanges, Meridian’s CEO Ambassador Stuart Holiday speaks with Mexican Chef, TV host, author, and educator Pati Jinich. Throughout this episode, Pati discusses her experience with food and diplomacy and how these themes work together to transcend histories, borders, and identity. Pati Jinich is the Emmy-nominated Mexican host and executive producer of both La Frontera, her PBS Primetime docuseries that reveals untold stories from the US-Mexico border, and Pati’s Mexican Table, which has brought Mexican flavors into American homes for more than 10 years. A James Beard award-winning chef and former political analyst, Pati has made it her life’s work to build greater understanding between her two home countries: Mexico, where she was born, and the United States, where she currently resides and is raising her family. In addition to her television work, she is a New York Times bestselling author with 3 cookbooks, including her most recent book Treasures of the Mexican Table: Classic Recipes, Local Secrets. 

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