DiscoverVanguardia AmericaChef Silvana Salcido Esparza talks about her new memoir: La Hija de la Chingada, Chronicles from a Mexican Chef in the U.S.A.
Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza talks about her new memoir: La Hija de la Chingada, Chronicles from a Mexican Chef in the U.S.A.

Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza talks about her new memoir: La Hija de la Chingada, Chronicles from a Mexican Chef in the U.S.A.

Update: 2025-04-17
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Welcome to Vanguardia America. In this episode, host James E. Garcia speaks with Award Winning Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza, the former owner of the iconic Barrio Café in Phoenix, which she operated for more than 20 years.

 Chef Esparza came on the show to talk about her new memoir, La Hija de La Chingada, Chronicles from a Mexican Chef in the USA.

The book covers her journey not just as a chef but a mejicana, an immigrants’ daughter, an activist and lesbian, navigating the top ranks of the culinary world, which hasn’t always treated her kindly.

The book is available on Amazon.

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Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza talks about her new memoir: La Hija de la Chingada, Chronicles from a Mexican Chef in the U.S.A.

Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza talks about her new memoir: La Hija de la Chingada, Chronicles from a Mexican Chef in the U.S.A.

James Garcia