Esther Tseng
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Esther Tseng is a freelance writer who covers the intersection of food and culture. She has also contributed to the Los Angeles Times, Food & Wine, Bon Appétit and more. In her spare time and as the L.A. "seasons" allow, she enjoys snowboarding and gardening. You can follow her tweets, see what she's eating on Instagram and read her work.
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Anyone who has ever worked a service job can tell you that the customer isn't always right. But during a pandemic, customer entitlement can endanger restaurant workers' lives. -
Empty dining rooms. Shuttered businesses. Laid off employees. For restaurants and bars, the stakes are dire. -
When Odilia Romero isn't busy running Poncho's Tlayudas, she's helping interpret sometimes obscure languages for migrants in L.A. -
Sisters are doing it for themselves — and the rest of us. -
New joints dedicated to battered, deep-fried versions of the bird are springing up all over the place. Here's where to find them. -
Pinoy restaurant roots run deep here and a new generation of Filipino chefs is familiarizing diners with flavors from their motherland.
Stories by Esther Tseng
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