Taqueando with Bill Esparza
Hosted by Bill Esparza and Rob · Acquired Taste Media
4.8from 23 ratings
- 75
- Episodes
- 9
- Transcribed
- 23
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About Taqueando with Bill Esparza
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.
- Publisher
- Acquired Taste Media
- Category
- arts
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 7 May 2025
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
9 of 75 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Heritage BBQ's Danny Castillo Wants All The Smoke
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Q&A: Mariscos Backlash & Taco Truck Mythbusting
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Is Hype Making Taquerias Worse? Matt Kang on Asadero, Influencers & Carne Asada
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Heritage BBQ's Danny Castillo Wants All The Smoke
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Well, it's just the type of barbecue that they're accustomed to. We've had our style of barbecue here from Southern California through the Central Coast, and now we have this kind of style of barbecue, like I said, of cooking in our backyards, and California is the best place to cook barbecue in the backyards. And so we mash all those kind of cultures and flavors together. And that's what Heritage Barbecue is in a big nutshell right there. Yeah, I know. I mean, you are quite the historian. You know, I know you researched the roots of this. And you understand it, obviously, in a very different way as a person who's forming it. […]
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- Danny Castillo
- Matt Kang
- Alex Garcia
- Robert Haleblian
- Coco Montes
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- 4.8 / 5
- 23 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100
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- Social presence
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- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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Bill Esparza and Rob host the show. Published by Acquired Taste Media.
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