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Hosted by Bill Esparza · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 64 episodes
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Taqueando with Bill Esparza is your front-row seat to the vibrant world of Mexican and Latino food culture. Hosted by James Beard Award-winning writer Bill Esparza, we go way beyond tacos, diving deep into street food, regional cuisines, travel adventures, chef interviews, and the real stories behind the food.From the mercados of Mexico to the kitchens of Los Angeles, Bill brings decades of expertise, insider access, and serious passion to each episode. Expect no-BS conversations, big personalities, and a whole lot of taco talk.Powered by Acquired Taste Media. New episodes every Wednesday.
Bill Esparza hosts Taqueando with Bill Esparza, a arts show with 64 episodes published.
Chef Jonathan Zaragoza joins Bill Esparza to trace his journey from his family’s acclaimed Birrieria Zaragoza and Michelin-starred Chicago kitchens to Goatboy International, Salsa 101 and America’s Test Kitchen. They dig
Los Angeles mayoral candidate and City Councilmember Nithya Raman joins Bill Esparza at Las Margaritas in Boyle Heights to explain how she would confront the crisis facing LA restaurants, street vendors and small busines
Gabriela Cámara has brought the spirit of Mexico City’s legendary Contramar to the Las Vegas Strip. In this episode, Bill Esparza explores Cantina Contramar at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, the acclaimed chef and restaurateur
Before Mexico City became one of the world’s most celebrated dining destinations, Daniel Ovadia was helping create its modern culinary identity. He opened the groundbreaking restaurant Paxia at just 21 years old, serving
Where can you find the best ceviche, aguachile and Mexican seafood in Los Angeles? Bill Esparza drops his definitive LA mariscos guide, explaining why great seafood requires more than an overflowing aluminum tray, a back
Somebody Feed Phil host Phil Rosenthal joins Bill Esparza at Max & Helen’s, his Los Angeles diner created with Nancy Silverton, for a wide-ranging conversation about food, travel and the value of remaining curious. Phil
In this episode of Taqueando , Bill Esparza sits down at Michelin-starred Valle in Oceanside with Chef Roberto Alcocer , the Ensenada-born chef behind Valle and the beloved Baja restaurant Malva . Roberto reflects on his
At Alto in Studio City, chefs Juana Castellanos Lagemann and Esteban Klenzi are bringing the food and fire traditions of Argentina, Uruguay and the Río de la Plata to Los Angeles in a way the city has never experienced b
In Part 2 of Bill Esparza’s intimate conversation with chef, author and television personality Marcela Valladolid , the two dig deeper into Matriarca , her growing Mexican pantry brand built around clean ingredients, tra
In Part 1 of a two-part conversation , chef, author and television personality Marcela Valladolid welcomes Bill Esparza into her Chula Vista home for an intimate look back at her journey from Tijuana’s culinary world to
This week on Taqueando with Bill Esparza , Bill sits down at one of Los Angeles’ most iconic Mexican American restaurants, Casa Vega , with owner Christy Vega and Nayomie Mendoza , owner of Cuernavaca’s Grill , for a con
This week on Taqueando, Bill Esparza heads to Canter’s Deli to talk with Marc Canter about the deep history between Jewish delis, Boyle Heights, East LA, Fairfax, and Los Angeles’ Mexican American love affair with pastra
On this episode of Taqueando, Bill Esparza sits down with Chef Xrysw Ruelas of Xokol, the Michelin-starred Guadalajara restaurant she runs with Chef Oscar Segundo. They discuss Xokol’s evolution from a humble molino and
This week on Taqueando, Bill Esparza takes on the messy new era of LA food influencers, anti-influencers, restaurant grifters, and the viral claim that “LA dining is a scam.” He breaks down the Christian Garcia/Hollywood
This week on Taqueando, Bill Esparza heads back to Hermosillo, Sonora with chef, writer, and cookbook author Noah Galuten and Sonoran culinary investigator Eloy Alvarez Uribe for a deep dive into carne asada, grilling cu
On this episode of Taqueando, Bill Esparza sits down with Jonatan Gómez Luna, the chef behind Le Chique, one of Mexico’s most ambitious and influential fine dining destinations. Recorded at Hotel Xcaret Arte in Playa del
Part 2 of Bill Esparza's interview with Andrew Zimmern. Zimmern goes deeper on the intersection of food, politics, and culture—and why what we eat is inseparable from how we treat people. From the role of restaurants in
Andrew Zimmern joins Bill Esparza on Taqueando for a wide-ranging conversation on food, culture, and the power of independent restaurants. From the early days of Bizarre Foods to groundbreaking trips through Baja Califor
On this episode of Taqueando, Bill Esparza sits down with Rocío Moreno of Birrieria Nochistlán, one of Los Angeles’ most traditional and enduring Mexican restaurants, located in Boyle Heights. Together, they trace the re
On this episode of Taqueando, Bill Esparza heads to Chileno Bay in Cabo San Lucas to sit down with Chef Yvan Mucharraz, the culinary force behind COMAL, YAYA, and TnT (Tacos and Tequila) at Chileno Bay Resort & Residence
Andrew Zimmern
James Beard award-winning chef and television creator · Bizarre Foods
2 appearances on this show
Roberto Alcocer
Valle
1 appearance on this show
Lisa Wahl
Lisa Eats LA
1 appearance on this show
Xrysw Ruelas
Xokol
1 appearance on this show
Katie Molinaro
Eat It Katie
1 appearance on this show
Jonatan Gómez Luna
Le Chique
1 appearance on this show
Rocío Moreno
Birrieria Nochistlán
1 appearance on this show
Yvan Mucharraz
COMAL, YAYA, TnT (Tacos and Tequila)
1 appearance on this show
Jon Yao
Kato
1 appearance on this show
Manu Buffara
Manu
1 appearance on this show
Guillermo "Oso" Campos
Tacos Kokopelli
1 appearance on this show
Odessa Rodriguez
Tainos LA
1 appearance on this show
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