AUG 11
08:30 pm
Monday

Eva Longoria: Searching For Mexico

Veracruz

SBS Food

Arriving at the port of Veracruz, Eva walks in the footsteps of her ancestor, Lorenzo Longoria, who arrived in this exact spot 400 years ago, just a century after the first conquistadors.

AUG 10
11:30 pm
Sunday

Eva Longoria: Searching For Mexico

Mexico City

SBS One

Eva Longoria shows us around her adopted second hometown, Mexico City. This is where she met her husband, Pepe, and where they love to spend time with their son, Santi. She takes us on her daily ritual to a local bakery where she devours a delicious, freshly baked concha. Then, Eva heads to the historic centre to meet up with food writer Gabriela Renteria where they sample the 'lifeblood' of Mexico City - tacos.

AUG 11
12:20 am
Monday

Eva Longoria: Searching For Mexico

Yucatan

SBS One

Eva travels to the eastern edge of Mexico, to the lush jungles of Yucatan State, home of the ancient Maya. One of the great civilisations of Central America, the Maya thrived here until the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in the 1500s. Here there is a fierce pride in that ancestry which permeates every local custom and dish. Even top chef Roberto Solis' cutting edge black recado tasting menu pays homage to the Maya spice mix.

AUG 11
01:10 am
Monday

Eva Longoria: Searching For Mexico

Oaxaca

SBS One

Eva travels to southern Mexico to experience the magic of Oaxaca, hidden away between three mountain ranges and the Pacific. It was once a trading post on the ancient trade routes through Central America. The people of Oaxaca, however, don't live in the past, they draw on a wealth of ingredients to create new and inventive dishes. Celebrity chefs dominate the region, such as Celia Florian who's quesillo cheese with crickets and edible flowers is a delight to Eva.