Eva Longoria: A la recherche du Mexique

First, I love Mexican food. This puts a whole new slant on what's available and what other cultures have influenced the food, especially in Mexico City. She covers various neighborhoods in the City, including a "farm to table" style offering. The restaurant serving fresh fish, which wasn't done in the past, was mouth watering. I'm looking forward to all of the episodes. Her appreciation for the culture, the food and the people is genuine and sincere. She even goes to a shelter for immigrants where they cook food from their home countries. Worth watching. Next episode is the Yucatan. I'm curious to see the differences in the various regions, who the people are, food variety, everything.

This show is obviously a homage to the "Searching for Italy" which itself was suggested by the Anthony Bourdain series. I wasn't very impressed with either of those shows but I do travel a lot and so I watch them initially but eventually their personalities prevent me from continuing. This show did the opposite. In the first few shows Longoria got on my nerves. She was so conscious of looking good and saying the right thing that it annoyed me and distracted from what should be the focus of the show - the food, the people, and the place. To my surprise, she changed. She's able to focus on the people and the food and the show is now one of my favorites travel shows and sits just behind Huell Howser's. So if you start and you're a little put off, hang in there and it gets much better.

The first thing I need to point out that the camerawork is excellent. There are lots of truly impressive shots in each episode, this series is truly a visual treat.

Second, Eva's "voice acting" when it comes to the narration is very high quality, she speaks in a friendly and entertaining way, it holds your attention.

Third, the series itself is informative and will be a delight for anyone with an interest in culinary exploits. It is a great demonstration of Mexican cuisine & culture.

All in all, I am happy to have watched this series and I would recommed it to anyone who would like to know more about Mexican culture.

I learnt a lot about Mexico and their amazing food. Makes me want to got to Mexico City right away. If you are an amateur chef you would also get some great ideas for new recipes.

I was amazed at the featured chefs, their passion and the creation. The nest of the lot for me was the one who made the onion fritters with the blackened cilli paste.

The show would have been a lot more informative with a host more proficient about food. The host needs to get into the food, provide descriptions that are more vivid. Like Andrew Zimmern. Not just "fabulous and amazing". Even Stanley Tucci did a reasonably good job with Searching for Italy.

As an American who has often been disappointed in the Mexican cuisine in much of my state-side travels, I have really enjoyed this series in which the beautiful and multi-talented Eva Longoria brings the viewer to many exciting locations where we can vicariously enjoy the sights and sounds of some of the best foods across Mexico.

I have only been to a few locations personally, including Guaymas, the Mexican Caribbean, and the Baja peninsula - far too few locales to have experienced much of the gastronomy this wonderful country has to offer. Now, thanks to this informative docu-series, I can add several new parts of Mexico to my wish list of vacation destinations. Thank you, Eva!