Acquired Taste Food Podcasts

LA TACO's Meltdown: Memo Torres, Javier Cabral & the Fallout | TAQUEANDO WITH BILL ESPARZA

All hell has broken loose at LA TACO. Following the firing of longtime reporter Memo Torres, the departure of Izzy Ramirez, and a series of increasingly contentious publi

Anything off the trolley, dear? (Dessert Week) | GBBO S17 E5 | COMPLIMENTS TO THE CHEF

It's Dessert Week in the Great British Bake Off tent, but somehow Elizabeth Holmes has found her way into the conversation. Nancy and Bits are back to recap Season 17, E

Bill Addison & Jenn Harris Break Down the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants of 2026 | THE LA FOOD POD INTERVIEWS

The Los Angeles Times 101 Best Restaurants of 2026 is here, and the two people behind the list are joining us to break it all down. LA Times restaurant critics Bill Addi

Karen Bass vs. Nithya Raman: Who's Better for LA Restaurants? | THE LA FOOD PODCAST

Who should run Los Angeles if your single biggest political concern is where you're having dinner? This week, Luca does something no one asked him to do: turns The LA Fo

LA Has a Wet Trompo Problem. Danny Trejo Has a Bigger One. | TAQUEANDO WITH BILL ESPARZA

Los Angeles, we have a wet trompo problem. And Bill Esparza has had enough. This week on Taqueando, Bill and Robert Haleblian get to the bottom of why so much of LA's be

Technical Foul (Bread Week) | GBBO S17 | COMPLIMENTS TO THE CHEF

Was this the worst Bread Week in Great British Bake Off history? Nancy and Bits return to the tent for Season 17, Episode 4, where the garlic bread desperately needs more

Kelly Dobkin Is Taking Food Media Back to the Future | THE LA FOOD PODCAST INTERVIEWS

Why do restaurants have lines before anyone’s tasted the food? When did restaurant merch become streetwear? And why does getting dinner sometimes feel like homework? Thi

We Fixed Tipping. The Asadero Clap-Back. So Long, Sora Craft Kitchen. | THE LA FOOD PODCAST

Last week, we called out an Instagram account dedicated to leaving $0 tips at restaurants. The comments section promptly lost its collective mind. So this week, Luca and

Is Michelin Falling for Mexico City’s Taco Hype? | TAQUEANDO WITH BILL ESPARZA

Are Mexico City’s most viral tacos actually worth the hype? Bill Esparza and producer Robert Haleblian unpack what the Michelin Guide, TikTok influencers and tourists get

The Cheesecake Factory (Audience Choice) | GBBO S17 | COMPLIMENTS TO THE CHEF

It's Audience Choice Week on The Great British Bake Off, and the viewers have officially lost their minds. This week on Compliments to the Chef, Nancy and Bits recap Seas

Tommy Brockert: LaSorted's, Dodgers, and Ruining Baseball | THE LA FOOD PODCAST INTERVIEWS

Are the Dodgers ruining baseball? LaSorted's Pizza founder Tommy Brockert has some thoughts. And as the man behind one of LA's most beloved Dodgers hangouts, he's got a p

Tommy Brockert: LaSorted's, Dodgers, and Ruining Baseball | THE LA FOOD PODCAST INTERVIEWS

What happens when a successful photographer loses his livelihood during COVID, starts making pizza on his porch, and winds up opening one of LA's most beloved Dodgers han

Episode 200! LA’s Worst New Influencer + The Restaurant Using AI… Well? | THE LA FOOD PODCAST

Two hundred episodes in, Father Sal returns to help Luca celebrate the only way they know how: eating well and talking shit. They dig into Alta Adams, Cuernavaca’s Grill

Heritage BBQ’s Danny Castillo Wants All the Smoke | TAQUEANDO WITH BILL ESPARZA

Heritage Barbecue chef Danny Castillo joins Bill Esparza to explore the forgotten Mexican and Indigenous roots of California barbecue, the legacy of pioneering pitmaster

Cyanide Cookie (Biscuit Week) | GBBO S17 E2 | COMPLIMENTS TO THE CHEF

It’s Biscuit Week!!! Bits and Nancy are back to discuss American-style cookies, a deeply nostalgic technical, and some truly unhinged biscuit mosaics. Plus, Nigella cont

Danny Meyer's Reality Check | THE LA FOOD PODCAST INTERVIEWS

Danny Meyer changed American dining with Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, and Shake Shack. But what happens when the hospitality guy gets it wrong? The legendary resta

Which LA Restaurants Are Secretly Taking Private Equity Cash? | THE LA FOOD PODCAST

Can you tell which LA restaurants have outside investors just by the vibes? Karen Palmer joins Luca Servodio for “Does It Taste Like Private Equity?”, a guessing game exp

Q&A: Mariscos Backlash and Taco Truck Mythbusting | TAQUEANDO WITH BILL ESPARZA

It’s another Taqueando Q&A, and Bill Esparza is answering everything. Bill and Rob get into the backlash over their LA mariscos guide, what separates great ceviche and ag

Cake on the floor! (Cake Week) | GBBO S17 E1 | COMPLIMENTS TO THE CHEF

Nancy DaSilva and Bits Nicholas are back in the Great British Bake Off tent and we are so excited to have them here!!! Lots to discuss on this first episode, most notab

Daniel Humm Sells Out. Luca Cries During Dinner. And a New Podcast Joins the Network. | LA FOOD PODCAST

Big news for the feed: Compliments to the Chef is joining Acquired Taste Media. Hosts Bits Nicholas and Nancy DeSilva join Luca to talk about their friendship, their Top