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From the small screen to the front page, see why Barrio Urbano and Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza continue to dominate headlines nearly 15 years after first bursting onto Arizona’s restaurant scene.

“ULTIMATE ARIZONA BUCKET LIST: 50 THINGS TO DO IN THE VALLEY"
- AZ Central
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“ARIZONA BUCKET LIST: 50 OUTSTANDING WAYS TO EXPERIENCE ARIZONA"
- BLT
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“10 NEW PLACES FOR BRUNCH IN METRO PHOENIX"
- Phoenix New Times
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“10 BEST BREAKFAST SPOTS IN METRO PHOENIX"
- Phoenix New Times
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“TASTING PHOENIX: GUIDE TO THE CITY’S HOTTEST RESTAURANTS”
- Matador Network
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“IS EATING RED MEAT REALLY AS BAD AS SMOKING? PHOENIX CHEFS TELL US WHAT THEY THINK"
- Phoenix New Times
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“20 PLACES FOR TACO TUESDAY DEALS IN METRO PHOENIX"
- AZ Central
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“WHERE TO EAT IN PHOENIX, AZ"
- Aldente
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“10 METRO PHOENIX CHEFS ON WHETHER SPECIAL REQUESTS HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF CONTROL"
- Phoenix New Time
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“She has a gift for making street lingo sound eloquent, much as she has a gift for turning humble Mexican dishes into haute cuisine.”
Arizona Republic

 

“… one of the country’s top chefs and a world-renowned authority on Mexican cuisine and cooking.”
- Vacation Idea Magazine
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"2105 BEST NEW RESTAURANTS"
Phoenix Magazine
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“…THE BREAKFAST MENU AT BARRIO URBANO REALLY TURNS UP THE HEAT..."
Phoenix New Times
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“...THEY HAVE A KILLER BREAKFAST: CHORIZO AND EGGS, HOMEMADE TORTILLAS, AND ALL THESE GREAT DIFFERENT SALSAS."
- Conde Nast Traveler
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“JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE SILVANA SALCIDO ESPARZA TURNS MEXICAN FOOD INTO MEXICAN CUISINE."
Arizona Republic
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“THEY MAKE THE GUACAMOLE RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF YOU, WHICH IS NOT UNCOMMON. WHAT'S UNCOMMON ABOUT IT IS THAT IT'S THE MOST AMAZING GUACAMOLE."
New York Times
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“…CHEF SILVANA ESPARZA SALCIDO DOESN'T MESS AROUND WITH HER CUISINE, ESCHEWING THE ORDINARY FOR DISHES OF SUBSTANCE HONED FROM CHILDHOOD AND EXCURSIONS SOUTH OF THE BORDER."
- USA Today
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“SINCE 2002, CHEF SILVANA SALCIDO ESPARZA HAS BEEN SERVING SOME OF THE BEST MODERN MEXICAN CUISINE IN THE COUNTRY..."
- Phoenix New Times
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“SINCE EARNING HER CULINARY WINGS AS A CHEF AT ASU IN THE MID-'90S – WHERE SHE'D PREPARE VIP MEALS FOR B.B. KING ONE DAY AND HOTDOGS FOR 10,000 TAILGATERS THE NEXT – THE MERCED, CALIFORNIA, NATIVE HAS BUILT ONE OF THE VALLEY'S MOST APPEALING CULINARY BRANDS."
Phoenix Magazine
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“IT'S COMIDA CHINGONA, JUST BAD ASS FOOD."
- NBC Latino
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