There’s a seriousness and beauty to a food whose preparation begins with the need to dig a rather large hole. Though it might come as a surprise that throughout the global history of gastronomy, ...

Your neighborhood barbecue joint probably has a weekend special, and it’s likely to be barbacoa. The Mexican delicacy is traditionally made with lamb, but here in the United States beef cheeks are ...

Food writer Bill Esparza continues his journey through California for barbacoa — the pit-roasted meat found throughout Mexico. In the Central Valley, he encounters the traditions of Oaxaca’s Mixteco ...

Carriqui Executive Chef Jaime Gonzalez helps keep the fire going in the kitchen and the smokehouse, where the pit slow-cooks barbacoa, brisket, chicken and cabrito. “Food brings people together, and ...

Sequin-based pitmaster Adrian Davila shares his barbacoa technique. Credit: Photo Courtesy Davila's BBQ If you’ve ever wanted to prepare barbacoa like a pro, Sequin-based pitmaster Adrian Davila has ...

Barbacoa sitting on a plate with lime slices - Sri Widyowati/Getty Images To be honest, I'm not even sure I really knew what barbacoa was, and definitely didn't know where it came from before ordering ...

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. Down East LA side streets ...

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. In the late summer and ...

Birria and barbacoa are two of the most delicious types of tacos we've got, but if you don't know the difference between the two tender fillings and assume that the experience is basically the same, ...