Patricia I. Escárcega

Reporting fellow, Covid recovery

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Patricia I. Escárcega is a Reporting Fellow at The Counter. Her work has appeared in Bon Appetit, Playboy and Roads & Kingdoms. She was previously a restaurant critic at the Los Angeles Times and Phoenix New Times and is based in Los Angeles.

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A man smells a wine glass in black and white, his eyes are cut out with newspaper food critic reviews on top of a white napkin and coffee brown background. October 2021
U.S. restaurant criticism was evolving well before Covid-19. The pandemic revealed why critics need to keep embracing change.
Culture
by Patricia I. Escárcega
10.07.2021
Culture
A rendering of
A newly approved $7,500 tamale cart brings hope to Los Angeles street vendors in search of an affordable way to legally sell their food
Business
by Patricia I. Escárcega
09.06.2021
Business
Hard copy menus of The Cotton Club and Joe Louis with graphic of hands holding mobile phone over qr codes. July 2021
The pandemic-era restaurant menu: How Covid-19 is reshaping the way we eat
Business
by Patricia I. Escárcega
07.29.2021
Business
A masked customer stands in line at Chipotle waiting for their order. July 2021
NYC’s just cause laws dramatically shift the power dynamic between fast-food managers and employees. Will other cities follow?
Business
by Patricia I. Escárcega
07.29.2021
Business
Collage of Kiki Aranita. July 2021
The pandemic closed her popular Philly restaurant. Now she makes hot sauce.
Culture
by Kiki Aranita + Patricia I. Escárcega
07.21.2021
Culture