Episode 1103: Off the Beaten Path in Playe del Carmen, Rick Bayless "Mexico One Plate at a Time"

Rick brings you out of the plush resorts and into the streets of Playa del Carmen, where street vendors and roadside stands serve real-deal Mexican food. Rick heads to Antojitos Yucateco for cochinita pibil tortas, then to nearby Las Karnitas for tacos of golden, crispy carnitas with spicy salsa. Then Rick follows the smoke to a little roadside cart, where crowds gather for cecina estilo Yecapixtla, thin-cut seared beef with grilled onions and nopales. At Le Chique, a modern dining room between Cancun and Puerto Morales, Chef Jonatán Gómez Luna dazzles Rick with feats of Mexican molecular gastronomy. Back in Chicago, Rick shows you how to execute the perfect taco party of your own, complete with slow cooker carnitas, summer squash and guero chile and grilled achiote catfish with spicy habanero mayo.
Episode Recipes
Slow cooker carnitas: www.rickbayless.com/recipe/sl...
Summer Squash With Garlic Mojo And Güero Chile: www.rickbayless.com/recipe/su...
Grilled Black Pepper Catfish Tacos With Habanero Mayo: www.rickbayless.com/recipe/gr...
Official Mexico: One Plate at a Time cookbook: rickbayless.shop/products/mex...

[@shotsfired2188]

Chef Jonatán is a mad man and I mean that in every great way possible. Mind blowing ❤️

[@captainscottlum2371]

How does one get invited to Ricks back yard cook out?

[@valentinaminauro352]

I totally agree with you that would be Amazing🥳

[@jamesgaul3544]

Hey everybody is invited to Rick's house... Party Party Party.

[@tamimedina5579]

Rick’s wife there with both Lanie their daughter & Rick is nice to see. It’s nice to see Lanie there too.

[@lindaperezruiz8623]

Saludos!❤ I just want to say you guys together are way better 🎉 I just love your daughter ❤ Do more videos together!

[@lynz034]

Don't watch when hungry! Cant wait to try making carñitas for a second time using my slow cooker. 😊

[@stacky512a]

Great vid. I've actually been to one of the taco shops in Playa. Cool!

[@jamesgaul3544]

Hey everybody is invited to Rick's house... Party Party Party. Thanks, Rick.

[@ericpiggot8631]

I love these videos!

[@curthenry9398]

Playa de Carmen is paradise lost. We stayed there when the roads were still dirt, chickens and turkeys wandering around. Rented a thatch roof hut on the beach for only dollars per night. Fishing boat bringing in fresh seafood daily. Ma and Pa restaurants feeding locals and us few tourists,

[@BillHanson-wu4nh]

Rick, nice trip but my favorite was to see your daughter so engaged in what she was doing. Muchisimas gracias.

[@eguitarplayer6689]

Steamed oysters/mussels are really good. 🫠

[@daphnepearce9411]

Awesome episode! I love off the beaten path, whole in the wall places to eat. Talk about authentic!

[@bradcampbell624]

Dambit. Everything in there looked fantastic. Strange, I'm most intrigued by the catfish with habanero salsa.

[@GreenWitch1]

I just realized I have your cookbook in storage in Florida. I discovered this channel years after I bought the cookbook. I just love it 🥰

[@josesoro8315]

Love the video, and the food looked delicious

[@Mborgb]

Love your recipes and your daughter is a fab chef too! MX is my favorite place to go thanks to you Rick!! Keep up great videos!!

[@kathyhepler382]

Chef. Bayless. I really like your and your daughter's recipes!!!

[@alancats]

Beautiful food from Chef Jonatán. No doubt it's delicious, too. I feel like whenever a chef uses culinary tweezers and eye droppers, he/she is putting a lot of care and work into presentation.

[@marisolresendiz-garcia573]

Delicious! I also love the touch your succulents add to the decor!

[@loislemkay5328]

So nice to see Lanie in this. I used to enjoy seeing her when she was younger

[@dennis1954]

Watch out Rick, Lanie is coming into her own on camera. Before long it will be the Lanie with Rick Bayless show.

[@chilepeulla]

She’s a natural for sure, great camera presence

[@chrisgarcia5462]

Im not a fan of such little appetizers, but I have to give him respect for presenting Mexican food in a modern way.

[@hyjacker]

Beautiful!

[@RoninDosho]

That was a luxurious tasting! WOW Edit suggestion for title; Should read "Playa Del Carmen"

[@alexmc6568]

Salllavaaaatin watching this….

[@toolrocks10]

So unfair, all looks great as I had a turkey sandwich on wheat bread for lunch. Not fair, luckily headed to Mexico in June.

[@ahmedm6041]

Hi chef! Would you please make us Mexican "hot dog" there many in youtube but I rather learn from you. Many thanks🙏

[@billmoyer3254]

el fru fru

[@EduardoGarcia-de7bh]

Mr. Bayless you misspelled "playa"

[@michaelquinn3878]

Playe?????

[@Chalky52]

Oh...

[@patron40silver]

I'd be mad as hell, at myself and the restaurant, if I was served that. I want real food and not 5 over priced "tastings". The under the highway shops are my kind of places.👍

[@danyelaru489]

How bout all the people from united states in México ask Washington ro stop sending weapons to carteles. They come and visit,but we need them to ask the u.s. congress to stop meddling in Mexico.

[@nubetoob9292]

This guy is way better looking than me and I’m half his age. Jealous

[@alexmc6568]

Rick you need to tone it down….this is supposed to be work for you 😂

[@Ptery.]

Please Rick… Show Rachel Ray the way. If I gotta watch her butcher Mexican food one more time I’m going to lose it.

[@mrkattm]

Catfish? Nasty.