I made a bunch of discoveries throughout the show - and not just because it is on Discovery+! My mind immediately goes to my newfound favorite tacos at a place called Los Primos taco stand. They make the most incredible tacos! Everyone thinks the best are in Tijuana and I have my favorite taco place near home, but this was a big revelation.

This show was filled with many revelations. I made some incredible finds, including having venison in South Padre Island and some awesome Chile Rellenos. Everything was incredible!

The one big example that comes to mind is the influence of Asian-American influencers as it stands in California - both Baja California and California proper. Whether it was Japanese, Chinese, or Korean — there was so much influence from the Asian community. And it was not fusion. It was a use of ingredients in an unorthodox way that was truly incredible.

I discovered that there are over 200 Chinese-Mexican restaurants all owned by Chinese people who speak perfect Spanish due to the migration years ago. This was a totally unexpected thing for me to find out on my show. And the food IS so good because they include Mexican ingredients. They understand Mexican food super well. I went to this place called Common Theory in San Diego, and they do food that is typically American but infused with Asian influences. It’s so fascinating - and delicious!

Definitely tacos! Tacos are so easy, and you can make them out of everything. Latinos and Mexicans don’t just have tacos on Tuesdays! I have them for breakfast with eggs or have them with chicken, seared fish, and pico slaw. If you don’t want a protein, you can have a taco with roasted cauliflower or grilled pineapple. There are so many ways to go, depending on what you’re feeling. I will definitely be having tacos and margaritas tonight to celebrate!

Where do I begin! There are so many stories! Well, we were stuck on a tarmac in Texas for about 9 hours, which was fun. You can cross the border quickly with SENTRI, which is like a Fast Pass. But none of the crew had it - so we had to wait 2-3 hours (when it usually takes me 15 minutes) to cross the border, which was fun.

There is an episode of the show where I’m grilling with my friend in 117-degree weather. If you really pay attention to that episode, you will see that my shoulders are red. We had to film with our tops down in our Jeeps because it was so hot. I was in full hair and makeup but was melting. And I’m feeling the heat from the grill too! We bought beer to drink, but we were not drinking beer - we were chugging bottles of water. When I went back to my hotel, I realized that I sweat so much that my pants were completely wet. I could ring the; that’s how wet it was. When we left at around 8 pm, the temperature only went down 10 degrees to 107!