What Is L.A. Taco?
L.A. TACO celebrates Los Angeles.The L.A. you don't really see in the movies and T.V.
L.A. TACO is an independently owned and operated resource, built for L.A. and by L.A. to bring readers news, culture, stories, and incredible eats from all across this vital, electric metropolis.
For 20 years, we have delivered raw, street-level journalism from all corners of L.A. County to our loyal readers, supporters, members, and partners who share our passion for Los Angeles.
L.A. TACO was founded in 2006, stemming from a simple desire to document the things we love about the city (mostly tacos, weed, and graffiti at the time).
We coined the 'Taco Lifestyle' to summarize our philosophy towards experiencing Los Angeles and its vast communities inspired by the dish that unifies everybody in this city. No matter where you are from and how much this city changes, the one constant will always be tacos and the desire to know where to find the best ones, where you're a resident or and visitor.
Over the years, the site has built a passionate community of readers, members, and contributors who keep the site and its spirit alive. We also organize events for the community, like our annual Taco Madness and Birriamania food festivals.
In 2018, L.A. TACO relaunched as a news-centirc platform, bringing our readers a unique style of hyper-local city coverage. In 2020, L.A. Taco received the first-ever Emerging Voice Award from the James Beard Foundation for our food coverage, which touches on deeper elements around food such as social justice, representation, and immigration.
If you love our stuff and are down for our vision of Los Angeles, we invite you to join us and help keep the L.A. TACO dream alive. Our members are the reason we have been able to continue redefining local journalism. Where else will you get free tacos and drinks while helping keep this city's most powerful people accountable?
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