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The LA Food Podcast is where LA’s top chefs, boldest food stories, and biggest restaurant moments all collide.
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Q&A: Farmers Market Whistleblowing, “Peak Millennial” Restaurants & Is WeHo Cursed? Plus, Ceviche Project, Pawn Shop & Holy Basil. (opens the original)
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Father Sal returns for a full Q3 listener Q&A, and things get weird quickly. We debate whether having a controversial guest on a podcast counts as “platforming,” try to decode an anonymous tip about Sqirl’s alleged lack of presence at the farmers market, ask whether West Hollywood is cursed for restaurants, and determine which LA spots best capture peak-millennial dining culture. Plus: which restaurants are worth suffering LA traffic for, where to send someone for their one meal in Los Angeles,
Why LA Fish Tacos Suck with Bill Esparza + A Big Announcement About The Future of The LA Food Podcast (opens the original)
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We’re reaching into the Taqueando with Bill Esparza archives for one of the only episodes Luca has ever joined Bill on, a deep dive into the glorious, deceptively complicated world of the real Ensenada-style fish taco. Bill breaks down what makes the Baja classic legit, why so many versions miss the mark, and everything Luca didn’t know about one of Southern California’s most iconic foods. There’s also a reason we’re bringing Taqueando to The LA Food Podcast feed today: big changes are coming to
Hillstone Beef, LA’s Best Sandwich Drama, Michelin’s Latest Snub and the Hot New Restaurants to Try Now (opens the original)
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Food writer Karen Palmer returns to defend Hillstone, revisit the Hard Rock Cafe and examine whether Go Greek can become the Shake Shack of frozen yogurt. Luca shares recent meals at Doto, Sora Craft Kitchen and LA’s newest spots before they debate $40 sandwiches , protein maxxing , restaurant branding , Michelin’s Texas snub and the return of chicken as a marquee menu item. Plus, the best sandwiches in Los Angeles , the problem with restaurants that have nowhere to put your purse and an Aperol
COUCH POTATOES: Does Tony Get Anthony Bourdain Right? Does It Matter? And Is It Better Than The Odyssey? (opens the original)
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Does Tony capture the real Anthony Bourdain, or does it take one creative liberty too many? Luca is joined by Nancy DaSilva ( Compliments to the Chef ) and Father Sal for a spirited, spoiler-filled review of Matt Johnson’s Bourdain biopic, from Dominic Sessa’s occasionally uncanny performance to standout turns from Antonio Banderas and Leo Woodall. They debate whether the film needed Bourdain at all, why its romanticized portrait of a formative Provincetown summer works, and whether the backlash
LA Food News, Pizza Wisdom and the Content Machine with Alex Koons (Hot Tongue); Craveability and Building an Empire with Lawrence Longo (Prince Street Pizza, Irv’s) (opens the original)
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Hot Tongue Pizza owner Alex Koons joins Luca as guest co-host for a pizza-heavy tour of the LA food scene, from Queens, Cacao Mexicatessen and FurnSaj to Bar 109’s Michelin-starred burger, fried pizza at Pizzeria Sei and the prospect of paying $4,000 for pasta for life. Be sure to check out his show, Fast Casual , by the way! Then restaurateur Lawrence Longo tells the incredible story of going from elite hockey player and Hollywood assistant to building an empire that includes Prince Street Pizz
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