Pati spends a day in the kitchen with her middle son, Sami, cooking recipes inspired by her travels in Sonora that she knows he'll love. In Sonora, Pati sees firsthand how the family bond can be the secret to delicious recipes at a famous family run street food stand, Johnny's Tacos in Hermosillo.

Pati travels to Sonora's coast on the Sea of Cortez, where local legend Toño Contreras gives her a tour including shellfish on the beach, his restaurant Mariscos El Rey, and his home kitchen for some crave-worthy recipes. This inspires Pati to make seafood-loaded recipes at home.

Pati makes three classic Sonoran recipes, each one a meal in itself — a fish special called pescado zarandeado, a rich stew called gallina pinta, and a tasty dirty rice with clams. In Sonora, she visits vacation destination Puerto Peñasco, where some of the town's best chefs take her to the local market and invite her for a feast of their favorite recipes from the region.