Hadley Tomicki

One of L.A. TACO’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.
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Where to Find Queer-Owned Palestinian and Syrian Street Food In Silver Lake
The chef is also cooking for the “Freedom From Famine Cassette Tape” listening party where proceeds will be split evenly between Khartoum Aid Kitchen in Sudan & Water Is Life Gaza.
L.A.’s 29 Best Independent Bookshops to Support Instead Of Amazon
Los Angeles, despite what its haters say, is a reading town, from its bookworms to its script-readers. It's full of great independent and time-honored bookstores that are almost as plentiful as the inspired authors this city has spawned.
Where to Find East African-Style Barbecue with Kenyan Flatbread This Weekend
Black tiger shrimp, rosemary lamb, and steak on stick from a cookbook author who celebrates her Kenyan and Nigerian heritage through cooking.
The Westside’s Most Thrilling New Modern Mexican Restaurant Is . . . Rustic Canyon!?
The 19-year-old Santa Monica farm-to-table legend is surprisingly now serving a vermilion fish taco, oyster mushrooms al pastor, and pork chops spread with beans and salsa mojcajete.
Robbie Conal, L.A’s Most Infamous Street Art Firebrand, Is Still Flaming Our Power-Mad Leaders at 81
From Ronald Regan to Donald Trump, Conal has skewered them all in his prints of their twisted visages. He tells us he just made "the angriest poster" of his career.
Beijing’s Crispy Bing Burgers Are Coming to the SGV This Week
It's got a crispy, puff pastry-ish bun made in-house, which pockets various spiced meats. The sandwich is styled after by Xian’s traditional rou jia mo with big plans to expand in the U.S.
The 17 Best Steakhouses in Los Angeles, Ranked
From 45-day dry-aged ribeye to marbled, grass-fed wagyu that almost counts as health food, these are L.A. TACO's top 17 steakhouses in Los Angeles.
Tijuana’s Prized ‘Tacos Varios’ Enter East L.A.
The border city's consummate working class taco arrives with rich guisados, handmade corn tortillas, beans, and rice.
The 21 Best Street Kebabs in L.A.
L.A.'s spreading street kebab scene is giving our taco life a run for its money. Here is where to find the juiciest and tastiest meat on a stick, from Persian koobideh and Turkish wings to Cambodian twako sausages.
L.A.’s Best Arepas Find a Permanent Home In Mar Vista
For seven years, you could only find these loaded Venezuelan beauties made with nixtamalized maiz criollo at a few farmers markets. Now you can find them any day of the week.









