Chef and cookbook author Joe Gatto explores where food comes from and how it is produced, and demonstrates how to cook delicious dishes from scratch.

Chef Joe visits a butcher to find the perfect meats to make hot dogs and burgers.

Chef Joe gets a new custom-made knife and makes tamales.

Chef Joe visits a rum distiller and celebrates his birthday by roasting a hog.

Chef Joe bakes bread with his mother and daughter and makes the classic Ruben.