Rick Bayless is chef of Frontera Grill and Topolobampo in Chicago, creator of Frontera gourmet foods, cookbook author and host of Mexico - One Plate at a Time.

Rick’s Travel Journal

From the Kitchen of Chef Rick Bayless Rick’s Travel Journal

Rick’s Travel Journal

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North America's New Food Capital – ...no other city we know saturates the senses , or delivers more dizzying extremes than Mexico City.


Guide to Oaxaca – Check out Rick's ultimate guide to Oaxaca...the place that he visits the most in Mexico.


Frontera Staff Trip: Michoacan – The highlight of our trip was our visit to the Bautistas idyllic avocado farm near Uruapan.


Rick's Mexico Travel Journal – Rick shares highlights from filming Season 3 of Mexico--One Plate at a Time


Tlaxcala Pressure Cooker – The challenge was part Iron Chef, part Survivor:


Tabasco Discovered – Besides being the namesake of Americas biggest selling hot sauce, Tabasco is little knowneven in Mexico.


A Brief Guide to Must-See Mexico – Rick's recommendations for traveling to Mexico...


Hello, El Canelo! – ...we found a big brick cooking pit the size of a Honda Civic.



Ricks Travel Journal


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