
Bill Esparza
Freelance Writer at Eater
Pro saxophonist, James Beard award winning writer @eaterla, Chicano. Owner @taqueandofest IG/Snap/Tiktok @streetgourmetla
Articles
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6 days ago |
sandiego.eater.com | Bill Esparza
The team behind California Mediterranean restaurant Madison on Park and brunch-oriented Madi is expanding. Opened on Wednesday, May 7, Brooklyn-inspired pizzeria Sonny’s, located just around the corner from Madison on Park, pays homage to the gritty 1980s music scene that saw the rise of hip hop and punk rock.
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1 week ago |
la.eater.com | Bill Esparza
Camarones a la pimienta from Checo’s Seafood 106 Underground. Bill Esparza Bill Esparza is a James Beard award-winning food journalist, author of LA Mexicano, and onscreen food television personality covering food in United States and Latin America. Seafood destination restaurant Checo’s Seafood 106 Underground, which opened in May 2024 in Inglewood, closed permanently on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
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2 weeks ago |
esquire.com | Bill Esparza
Jump to: メキシコで目に留まったウイスキーの正体 なぜこのウイスキーがメキシコで人気なのか 忘れられないエピソード メキシコで目に留まったウイスキーの正体 見慣れたはずの光景に、思わず言葉を失った――瀕死の雄鶏に、必死で心肺蘇生を施す男の姿。それは、どんな経験にも慣れているつもりだった私(筆者ビル・エスパルザ)を驚かせた。 2000年代初頭、私はメキシコ各地の州主催のフェリア(祭り)で演奏するミュージシャンだった。そんなフェリアでは、たいてい血なまぐさい“ショー”の後に、ヘッドライナーとしてステージに上がるのが定番だった。そう――前座は闘鶏。今も一部の州では合法とされている。 動物好きの私には、その光景を直視する勇気はなかった。そもそもこの風習には反対の立場だったし、空いた時間があれば、できれば屋台をぶらぶらと歩きながらその土地ならではの名物料理を頬張っていたい。私にとっての“フェリアの楽しみ”は、そちらの方だった。 だが、ショーの間にパレンケ(闘鶏場)に立ちよったとき、今でも忘れられない光景を目にした。...
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2 weeks ago |
la.eater.com | Bill Esparza
For White Lotus actress, Blackpink member, and Coachella headliner Lisa (also known as Lalisa), a recent pre-festival stay in Los Angeles meant also heading to the city’s famed Thai Town. The section of Hollywood known as “Thailand’s 77th province” by the Thai Chamber of Commerce beckoned with the spicy, sour, and tangy flavors she grew up with in Thailand’s northeast Buriram Province. Her choice, chef Phitwasuphon “Ple” Thanaporn’s restaurant Mesa Thai, is known for its fiery Isan cuisine.
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4 weeks ago |
la.eater.com | Bill Esparza
One of Los Angeles’s most talented seafood specialists, chef Fransisco Leal, who helped develop the menu at Del Mar Ostioneria truck, is back on the street, preparing Sinaloan-style shellfish and seafood towers at a stand he calls Mariscos Chiltepín. Back in September 2019, Leal set up his mariscos shop with a few tables, chairs, and an ice chest along one of the desolate streets lined with warehouses in the city of Vernon.
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