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grill. [ speaking nonenglish ] this is every guy i dated in high school. i'm in down town monterey to meet the founder of the mexican society of grill masters. he's invited me to experience the ultimate nuevo leon barbecue. i've never been to a carne asada in monterey. carne asada literally means grilled meat, but it's come to embody a much loved social ritual. >> this is where everything happens. >> today alejandro's whole family has come together. oh, i love that sound. that's my favorite sound in the world. >> we call it carne asada but we don't have to grill meat every time. it's...

you see the mountains and the rocks. this terrain is not easy on the people. it's very, very tough living, and because of that, they've had to be very innovative with their cuisine. i'm eva longoria, born and bred in texas with mexican american roots, which makes me a texican. i'm exploring mexico to see how the people, their lands, and their past have shaped a culinary tradition as diverse as its 32 states. - the food of nuevo león is the food i grew up with. it's like every childhood memory is wrapped up in a flour tortilla for me. the chefs here are inventive and resourceful... -...

i feel so small. so we are arriving in monterrey. it's literally "the land of mountains." that's what it means, king of mountains. i'm in the state of nuevo león in northeast mexico. you see the mountains and the rocks. this terrain is not easy on the people. it's very, very tough living, and because of that, they've had to be very innovative with their cuisine. i'm eva longoria, born and bred in texas with mexican american roots, which makes me a texican. i'm exploring mexico to see how the people, their lands, and their past have shaped a culinary tradition as diverse as its 32 st...

- wow, these mountains. look at that! i feel so small. so we are arriving in monterrey. it's literally "the land of mountains." that's what it means, king of mountains. i'm in the state of nuevo león in northeast mexico. you see the mountains and the rocks. this terrain is not easy on the people. it's very, very tough living, and because of that, they've had to be very innovative with their cuisine. i'm eva longoria, born and bred in texas with mexican american roots, which makes me a texican. i'm exploring mexico to see how the people, their lands, and their past have shaped a culi...

every time i see this view, my heart skips a beat. ♪ ♪ we're here! tenochtitlan, mexico city. so many emotions, because there's so much history in this exact spot. it all started here in tenochtitlan, capital of the mighty aztec empire, until the spanish invaded 500 years ago and changed its name to mexico city. the amount of churches you can see from up here-- there's 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. seven in one block. that's called the spanish conquest. [sizzling] over time, new spices and ingredients started to appear, carried across continents by traders and travelers from faraway lands...