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Professional punk and Editor-In-Chief for James Beard Award-winning L.A. TACO. Associate Producer for JBA-winning Las Crónicas Del Taco. Former restaurant scout for Jonathan Gold. Co-author of &#8220;Oaxaca: Home Cooking From the Heart of Mexico (2019, Abrams) and &#8220;Asada: The Art of Mexican-Style Grilling&#8221; (2023, Abrams).

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Food

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Headlines: 17 South L.A. Gangs Blamed For Rise in Follow-Home Robberies

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Patric Kuh used to write for Los Angeles Magazine and currently works as a restaurant manager in the South Bay.

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Street Vending

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