Gabriela Cámara Bets Big on Vegas With Cantina Contramar

<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/gabrielacamara/?hl=en">Gabriela Cámara</a> has brought the spirit of Mexico City’s legendary Contramar to the Las Vegas Strip. In this episode, Bill Esparza explores <a href="https://www.fontainebleaulasvegas.com/dining/restaurants/cantina-contramar/">Cantina Contramar</a> at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, the acclaimed chef and restaurateur’s first U.S. expansion of Contramar.</p><p>Bill examines how the new restaurant translates Contramar’s seafood-driven cooking and lively cantina energy for Las Vegas, from its iconic tuna tostada and pescado a la talla to fresh tortillas and dishes created specifically for the Strip. Does Cantina Contramar preserve what made the Roma Norte original a global dining destination, or has Las Vegas turned it into something entirely its own?</p><p>Plus, Bill announces <a href="https://www.level8dtla.com/Taqueando-After-Dark-at-Level-8-2026/">Taqueando After Dark</a>, a two-night taco pop-up happening August 27 and 28 at Level 8 inside the Moxy in Downtown Los Angeles. Expect taqueros from Baja California and Los Angeles, seven to eight taquerías, and one ticket to taste every taco.</p><p>Taqueando is hosted by James Beard Award-winning food writer Bill Esparza and explores Mexican food, tacos, restaurants and the people shaping how we eat across Los Angeles, Mexico and beyond.</p><p>Produced by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/robert_haleblian/?hl=en">Robert Haleblian</a>. </p><p></p>