The Best of Taqueando 2025: Featuring Enrique Olvera, Bill Addison, Pepe Aguilar and More

In this special Best of 2025 episode of Taqueando, host Bill Esparza looks back at the conversations that defined the year in LA food culture.

From interviews with chefs like Enrique Olvera, to cultural icons like Pepe Aguilar, to deep dives on taco crawls, Valle de Guadalupe wine, Panamanian cuisine, and the forces impacting restaurants and street vendors across Los Angeles, this episode captures the highs, the challenges, and the voices that shaped 2025.

The year wraps with reflections on the LA Times 101 Best Restaurants, including the unprecedented decision to name an entire mercado as the number one spot.

Whether you’re a longtime listener or new to the show, this is Taqueando at its most reflective, political, and hungry.