is living her “dream” as the host of her first travel and culinary show . The series, which is now streaming on Max, follows Mitchell, 37, as she explores the world and sips her way through South America indulging in the latest drink trends. Mitchell exclusively told that the show began because of her “curiosity” and love of adventure — especially the idea of “being able to further explore cultures, history [and] human connection through drink.
” “You can learn a lot about a culture through the beverages that they have as well as food, obviously,” Mitchell told . “But this was really just led by my curiosity, and I think there’s a lot of different shows on food, but there wasn’t really anything that was specific to the beverages that accompanied the meals.” Mitchell noted that the series is a “very different feeling” from the ones she’s experienced being on like and .
“It’s exciting and nerve-racking at the same time,” she said. “I’m not playing a character. I’m really playing myself, and this is something I’m extremely passionate about in a different way.
” Over four weeks, Mitchell jet-setted to countries including Argentina and Brazil and toasted with locals over potato wine in Peru and espresso and beer in Colombia. She revealed it was the spontaneous moments that made the cut and also made the bucket list experiences more memorable. “We’d land, we’d scout, we’d shoot.
And even on the days when we were supposed to be s.
