Pati Jinich (pronounced HEEN-ich) is the author of New York Times bestselling Pati Jinich Treasures of the Mexican Table and the host of the three-time James Beard Award-winning PBS series Pati's Mexican Table, going on its fifteenth season, James Beard Award-winning PBS series La Frontera with Pati Jinichi, and her newest docuseries Pati Jinich Explores Panamericana. Named one of the "100 Greatest Cooks of All-Time" by Epicurious and Bon Appétit, she has won a Gracie Award for her television work and is a four-time Emmy nominee and five-time IACP Award winner. She is the resident chef of the Mexican Cultural Institute and has appeared on NPR's All Things Considered, ABC's Good Morning America, NBC's Today, and CBS's The Talk. Born and raised in Mexico City, she lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with her husband and three boys.