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Born and raised in Mexico City, Pati Jinich is the host and executive producer of the James Beard Award–winning PBS docuseries La Frontera, which shares untold stories from the US-Mexico border; as well as the long-running four-time Emmy Award–nominated PBS daytime show Pati’s Mexican Table, now in its 13th season, where she brings flavors from around Mexico into American homes. She’s also set to host a new PBS series premiering spring 2025. 

A former political analyst focused on Mexican political institutions and US-Mexico relations at the Inter-American Dialogue, Jinich holds a master’s degree in Latin American studies from Georgetown University. Bringing together her background in policy, her love of food, and talent for interviewing, Jinich has now made exploring and sharing Mexico’s cuisine and culture her life’s work. She has been named one of the Top 5 Border Ambassadors from the Council of the Americas, is among the 100 Greatest Cooks of All Time by Epicurious, is a four-time James Beard Award winner for her television work, and is resident chef at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, DC. She is also a New York Times best-selling author of three cookbooks, including her most recent, Treasures of the Mexican Table: Classic Recipes, Local Secrets. She has a fourth cookbook scheduled to be published by HarperCollins in fall 2025. 

Jinich has appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America and Live with Kelly and Mark, CBS’s The Talk, the Food Network, NPR’s All Things Considered, and Univision’s Despierta America. She has been profiled in and contributes to numerous well-regarded publications, including The New York Times and The Washington Post.

Jinich has resided in the Washington, DC, area for more than 20 years, where she and her husband are raising their three Mexican American sons.