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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.

Watch Evil Cooks and Estrano ‘Make Noise’ and Set Shit on Fire In This New Show On Indie L.A. Chefs

What do a pyromaniac heavy metal taquero, a power-violence-fueled gonzo chef, and a Zapotec master of backyard Oaxacan cuisine have in common? We're glad you asked.

August 21, 2024

L.A.’s Best All-Day Turkish Breakfast Is Built For Lingering For Hours at Mid-City’s Alchemist Cafe

The spot currently serves the best Turkish breakfast spread we’ve seen in Los Angeles, Tuesdays through Sundays, regardless of the hour, like an Ottoman Norm’s. The spread includes Tulum cheese, muhammara, homemade 'nutella,' fresh bread, and potent black tea.

August 20, 2024

What To Eat This Weekend In L.A.: A Palestinian Woman-Owned Knafeh Cart in DTLA, Crimean Dumplings, and Guatemalan Revolcado

Plus a cultural festival in Watts with bubble waffles, chile relleno tortas, fried chicken, and ribs. And a spot to try a banh mi egg roll!

August 16, 2024

What To Eat This Weekend In L.A.: Sativa Spritzers, Spicy Tuna SPAM Musubi, Halal Fried Chicken, and James Beard-Winning Sonoran

Plus, a James Beard Award-nominated pizzaiolo making woodfired focaccia sandwiches in Long Beach only on Sundays, and L.A.'s most famous Peruvian ceviche master opens his first-ever independently owned restaurant in Echo Park.

August 9, 2024

These Neighboring Trucks Serve Juicy Kyrgyz Lamb and Tajik Plov in West L.A.’s Central Asian Corridor

On a short block of Butler Avenue, north of Santa Monica Boulevard, dueling generators rumble through the day from two new food trucks parked on opposite sides of the streets, showcasing the cooking and traditions of Central Asia, the vast, mostly landlocked region comprised of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan. 

August 7, 2024

What To Eat This Weekend In L.A.: Korean Tteokbokki Churros, Mushroom Dan Dan Noodles, and a Sushi Omakase That Only Uses Local Fish

Plus, a DM-only pie spot that calls itself "the best underground pizza in Los Angeles" in the San Fernando Valley and a new natural wine bar-butcher shop hybrid concept soft-opens in Echo Park.

August 2, 2024

This Armenian Chef Is Making L.A.’s Best Lobster Tacos in North Hollywood

Just a year ago, the Armenian-born chef was running fine-dining restaurants in Kostrama, Russia. Then came the flight to Mexico City. The border crossing on foot and ensuing six months of detention in Nogales, New Mexico, and Jacksonville, Florida. 

July 30, 2024

What To Eat In L.A. This Weekend: Parisian Hot Dogs, Steak-Stuffed Eggrolls, and a New Nicaraguan Fritanga

Plus a beautiful shawarma sandwich in Sherman Oaks and a weekend-long celebration of a Chicano brewery in La Puente.

July 26, 2024

What To Eat This Weekend In L.A.: Colombian Ceviche De Chorizo, Knafeh Chocolate Bars, Lobster Tacos, and $11 Steak Frites

Plus a new lechon kawali in Koreatown and more. These are the best things to eat and drink in Los Angeles this weekend.

July 19, 2024

What To Eat This Weekend In L.A.: Whole Lobster Katsu, Cannabis Omakase, Smoked Brisket Agnolotti, and a Carne Asada Fest Discount

This Saturday, EVERYone is invited to the carne asada. Asada Fest, to be specific. Plus, two new restaurants team up to bring an enticing new menu at Echo Park lake's boathouse restaurant.

July 12, 2024