Born and raised in Mexico City, Pati Jinich is the host and executive producer of the James Beard Award-winning PBS Primetime docuseries La Frontera, which shares untold stories from the US-Mexico border, and also of the 4x Emmy-nominated PBS daytime show Pati’s Mexican Table going on its fourteenth season, where she brings flavors from Mexico into American homes. Her new PBS Primetime docuseries Pati Jinich Explores Panamericana premiered April 2025.

A former political analyst in Washington DC, Pati holds a master's degree in Latin American Studies from Georgetown University. Bringing together her background in policy with her love of food and talent for interviewing, Pati has made exploring and sharing Mexico’s cuisine and culture her life’s work. She has been named one of “Post Next: 50 People Shaping Our Society in 2025" by The Washington Post. Also, a “Top 5 Border Ambassador” by The Council of the Americas and one of the “100 Greatest Cooks of All Time” by Epicurious. She is a 4x James Beard Award winner for her television work and the resident chef at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, DC. She is also the New York Times bestselling cookbook author of three cookbooks, including her most recent Treasures of the Mexican Table and has a fourth cookbook to be published by HarperCollins in 2026. In April 2025 she released a Cookbook Workbook with Levenger “How to Write a Cookbook.”

Pati has appeared on ABC's “Good Morning America” and “Live with Kelly & Mark,” CBS’s “The Talk,” “Live with Sherri”, The Food Network, NPR’s “All Things Considered,” and Univision’s “Despierta America,” among others. She has been profiled in numerous publications including The New York Times and The Washington Post. In addition to writing on her website, patijinich.com, she contributes to a wide array of print and online publications.

Pati has resided in the Washington, DC area for more than 20 years, where she and her husband have raised their three Mexican-American sons.