Acquired Taste Food Podcasts

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Welcome to Acquired Taste Food Podcasts, the feed where you get fed. We believe everyone is entitled to unreasonably strong opinions about what they eat. We just happen to yell those beliefs into a microphone. OUR SHOWS: LA FOOD PODCAST🌴 For LA food news, gossip and restaurant reality checks, hosted by Luca Servodio with special contributors Father Sal and Karen Palmer. TAQUEANDO WITH BILL ESPARZA 🌮 For deep dives on street food culture and hotter-than-hell takes, produced by Robert Haleblian. COMPLIMENTS TO THE CHEF 📺 To not feel so alone while you binge food TV shows ranging from To

  1. 14h ago

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

    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 restaurateur joins Luca Servodio to discuss why his no-tipping experiment couldn’t make the math work, how listening to critics led Shake Shack astray, and why keeping Tabla open too long hurt the employees he thought he was protecting. Plus, why Los Angeles is one of the world’s most exciting food cities, the LA restaurants he loves, and whether a 27-year-old Danny Meyer could open Union Square Cafe today. Drawing from his new book, What Could Possibly Go Right?, Danny shares candid lessons on restaurant economics, scaling hospitality, and knowing when conviction has become denial.

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

  2. 3d ago

    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 exposing the money behind favorites like RVR, Prime Pizza, HomeState, Kismet and more. With Gen Z calling out “PE slop,” we debate whether outside investment actually makes restaurants worse, and why some independent-looking spots have institutional backing while seemingly corporate chains don’t. (For this game, “private equity” is shorthand for a broader mix of private equity, venture capital and other outside investment.) Plus, Karen discovers standout omakase inside the Bicycle Casino, Luca revisits the reimagined Alta Adams, and we discuss Skywalker Grill and Folks Pizzeria. In Chef’s Kiss / Big Miss: Langer’s wins the 2026 LA Times Gold Award, backyard Peking duck, Sang Yoon’s customizable fast-food burgers, and Eric Ripert’s Buddhist approach to kitchen culture.

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

  3. 5d ago

    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 aguachile from the rest, how to tell whether an oyster is worth eating, whether King Taco invented the taco truck, the best pozole and chile en nogada in Los Angeles, where to eat in Coyoacán, and Bill’s perfect day of eating in LA. Plus, the Antojitos Rundown hits Loreto’s Wednesday omakase, Broken Spanish Comedor, Holbox, Disciples of the Corn and Mariscos El Tambo. Taqueando is part of Acquired Taste, bringing you deep dives into tacos, Mexican food, Los Angeles restaurants and the people behind them. Produced by Robert Haleblian.

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

  4. 6d ago

    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 notably the departure of our dear Prue, the entrance of Nigella Lawson, and not one but TWO cakes on the floor. Join us for our coverage of GBBO series 17!!!!!!!!!

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

  5. Sep 25

    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 Chef obsession, what they know about the next season, and the Great British Bake Off coverage coming to this feed next week. First, they compare restaurant notes: Bits and Nancy return to Brooklyn’s reopened Ugly Baby, Luca falls hard for Little Mountain in Montecito, and somehow the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pizza place in Santa Monica earns a recommendation. Then it’s Chef’s Kiss, Big Miss on restaurant theft, Daniel Humm’s boxed pasta, a home café shut down by its HOA, and George Lucas’s surprisingly restrained Skywalker Grill. Join us at the next Pizza Run and Walk Club!

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

  6. Sep 18

    Why the New York Times’ Best Restaurants List Is Better Than Michelin. Plus, Influencer “Licenses,” the Unreasonable Unreasonable Hospitality Backlash & Crumbl Under Fire.

    The New York Times named its 50 favorite restaurants in America, and somehow Komal is the first LA Mexican restaurant to make the list in six years. Luca and Sal break down LA selections Komal, Jacaranda and Yerord Mas Bakery & Deli, debate whether the list actually represents how America eats, and name the two Los Angeles restaurants they would have chosen instead. Plus: shrinking portions at Dune, Pawn Shop and Daisy Margarita Bar, the backlash against food influencers, “unreasonable hospitality,” and whether Crumbl even qualifies as a cookie. Sign up for Pizza Run Club!

    Why the New York Times’ Best Restaurants List Is Better Than Michelin. Plus, Influencer “Licenses,” the Unreasonable Unreasonable Hospitality Backlash & Crumbl Under Fire.

  7. Sep 11

    Q&A: Farmers Market Whistleblowing, “Peak Millennial” Restaurants & Is WeHo Cursed? Plus, Ceviche Project, Pawn Shop & Holy Basil.

    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, whether LA is actually a sports-bar town, and plenty of recent eats, including Holy Basil, Ceviche Project and Pawn Shop. We also make a brief case for beer corkage fees, because apparently that is where we are as a society. And because it’s a listener Q&A: keep sending us your questions, comments and deranged food opinions on Instagram, Spotify and wherever you listen.

    Q&A: Farmers Market Whistleblowing, “Peak Millennial” Restaurants & Is WeHo Cursed? Plus, Ceviche Project, Pawn Shop & Holy Basil.

  8. Sep 4

    Why LA Fish Tacos Suck with Bill Esparza + A Big Announcement About The Future of The LA Food Podcast

    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 the Acquired Taste podcast universe. Plus, Pizza Run Club returns, worker-owned restaurants might not be quite as socialist as Luca initially assumed, and The New Gourmet becomes Buffet. Pizza Run Club tickets!

    Why LA Fish Tacos Suck with Bill Esparza + A Big Announcement About The Future of The LA Food Podcast
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Welcome to Acquired Taste Food Podcasts, the feed where you get fed. We believe everyone is entitled to unreasonably strong opinions about what they eat. We just happen to yell those beliefs into a microphone. OUR SHOWS: LA FOOD PODCAST🌴 For LA food news, gossip and restaurant reality checks, hosted by Luca Servodio with special contributors Father Sal and Karen Palmer. TAQUEANDO WITH BILL ESPARZA 🌮 For deep dives on street food culture and hotter-than-hell takes, produced by Robert Haleblian. COMPLIMENTS TO THE CHEF 📺 To not feel so alone while you binge food TV shows ranging from To

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  • Creator
    Acquired Taste Media
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    205
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Acquired Taste Media
  • Show Website
    Acquired Taste Food Podcasts

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