Season 1
Gino D'Acampo: An Italian in Mexico is a British food and travel television series in which UK-based Italian chef Gino D'Acampo travels to Oxaca, Mexico to sample and showcase the new style of cuisine emerging from the country.
The series premiered in the UK on UK TV Food on 3 October, 2005. A second season - entitled Gino D'Acampo Returns to Mexico - aired in the UK in 2006.
Gino D'Acampo: An Italian in Mexico aired in South Africa on DStv's BBC Food channel from 26 June to 24 July, 2008, on Thursdays at 18h00. Double episodes aired back-to-back each week. There are 10 half-hour episodes in the first season.
Repeats
(Double episodes)
Fridays: 06h00, 12h00
Saturdays: 21h00
Sundays: 09h00, 15h00
Synopsis
The show is about an Italian chef discovering Mexican food. He will find out that UK perceptions of Mexican food are often not true.
Mexican food is very diverse, influenced by lots of cultures. The spirit of Mexican culture is informality and connecting with others and this manifests itself in the food.
Lots of the ingredients are very familiar to ones found and known in the UK.
Not all Mexican food is spiced, nor does it all taste the same, it's very delicious, not just snack /street food, but is very appropriate for main meals.