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Bernadette Molina

Featured

Recipe: This ‘SalviMex’ Crispy Taco With Curtido Honors L.A. Culture and All the Señoras Who Feed Us

Capital & Main

L.A. Street Vendors Are Caught Between COVID and the Law

L.A. TACO STAFF

Black Friday at L.A. Taco: New First-Edition Coffee Mug Available, Plus Buy One Membership, Get Another One Free

An Aerial Photo Essay of the Bumper-to-Bumper COVID-19 Testing at Dodger Stadium the Week Before Thanksgiving

Laura is a desmadrosa, a product of East Los, an educator, and a hood establishment connoisseur.

Laura Tejeda

Food

I Drove More Than 100 Miles and Waited over Two Hours to Try Orange County’s Latest Latino-Led BBQ, and It Was Worth It

Erwin Recinos is a seasoned visual artist with an eye for capturing life as a working commuter aboard public transportation in and around Los Angeles. For 20 years now, Recinos has been documenting the urban landscape, street culture, and Hispanic communities of Los Angeles utilizing his daily routine and the city of Los Angeles as an inspiration. Recinos also works with popular food and event websites such as LATACO.com and Eater LA to capture the cuisine and culture that is so important to the city of Los Angeles and across Southern California.

Erwin Recinos

Photo Essay

Dozens of Lowriders and Lowrider Bikes Invade Echo Parque for El Clasico Tattoo’s ‘Cruise Night’

News

A Jared Kushner-Connected Company Is Buying an L.A. Mall, Denying a Local Black Community Group From Making a Final Bid

Born and raised in the S.G.V. and L.A., and currently residing in El Sereno. I had an early passion for food, both learning to cook and trying as many foods as I could, growing up. I love the city of Los Angeles so much.

David Marquez

L.A. Taco Guides

The L.A. TACO Beginner’s Guide To Eating in the San Gabriel Valley

One of L.A. TACO&#8217;s co-founders, Hadley Tomicki is a writer and editor on food, travel, and culture whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, UrbanDaddy, High Times, and many other places.

Hadley Tomicki

Tacos

Tacos For Education: ‘Tuition Tacos’ Helps High School Seniors Pay for College

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).

Javier Cabral

Poetry

Three Poems on Love Lost, Found, and Lived: Excerpts From a New Poetry Book Written by an L.A.-Based Salvadoran Poet

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