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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.

Weekend Eats: A Dark Downtown Distillery With Draft Cocktail Trees and Perfect Beignets

Plus Japanese pastries, all-you-can-eat dumplings, and a party to benefit a local rapid response network.

November 14, 2025

Losing SNAP Benefits? These Local Heroes Are Ready To Help With Free Food

In addition to L.A. food banks, pantries, community fridges, and other food donation programs, we see free Cambodian chicken rice porridge, kids goodie bags, and a program that allows you to buy a meal for someone at a growing chain.

October 30, 2025

What I Learned As A Scare Actor at One of L.A.’s Most Extreme Haunts

I’m 48 years old, wearing red briefs that don’t belong to me and are several sizes too small, scrambling on hands and knee pads across the increasingly soiled floor of a North Hollywood horror show, screaming in the faces of strangers. In other words, I’m living my dream.

October 28, 2025

From Bettie Page to Alfalfa: Six People You Didn’t Know Were Buried In Los Angeles

If you think L.A.’s studios, supermarkets, and freeways are stacked with Hollywood stars, you should see its cemeteries.

October 23, 2025

L.A.’s Most Iconic Horror Movie Houses and Where To Find Them

The most iconic movie addresses in scary films are right here in our backyard, perfect for planning your own Halloween tour of horror’s greatest film locations.

October 15, 2025

The Eight Sickest Halloween Haunts In L.A. and O.C.

Honoring the kind of immersive atmospheres and talented actors that aren't recognized with Hollywood statuettes, but instead in thrills off giving you a good ol' fashioned jump scare.

October 1, 2025

L.A.’s 24 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.

September 24, 2025