Janette Villafana
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The 13 Best Empanadas in Los Angeles
From Argentina to Venezuela to Cuba to Chile and Colombia, L.A. is an empanada town as much as it is a taco and pupusa town.
The 25 Best Breakfast Burritos In L.A.
A good breakfast burrito has the ability to fortify your body and soul, and will keep you full well into lunch or further. Here are our favorite ones.
The 18 Best Fish and Seafood Tacos In Los Angeles
From scallop tacos to fish machaca flautas to a smoked marlin gobernador, here is a taco crawl for our pescatarian friends!
A Running List of Mom N’ Pop Businesses In Danger Of Closing That Need Community Support Right Now
It feels like almost every other month, we hear about a business closing its doors or attempting to stay open. To help these businesses stay open rather than report on them once they’ve closed, we created this ongoing list of restaurants and businesses in Los Angeles that need the most support. Did we miss any? Let us know which ones also need love in the comments.
The 11 Best Taquerías Near Dodger Stadium
Here's where to go for some of L.A.'s best tacos. Whether before or after the game or whether they win or lose. Go blue!
‘Our Families Are Hungry:’ MacArthur Park Vendors Plea to Mayor Bass to Remove Fence
The vendors displayed a white tarp on 7th Street, carrying a message to the Mayor expressing their fears that if the situation down Alvarado Street isn't solved soon, many will be on the verge of living on the streets.
This Viral Panadería Offering Oreo, Mazapán, and Churro-Flavored Conchas Is the First Of Its Kind
Social media users have already compared the Mexican bakery to the famous dessert shop Crumbl because it offers so many flavors.
L.A.’s New Legal Taco Cart Is The First Of Its Kind
While the look may be different from what most are used to seeing, this retro cart still allows a vendor to cook some of your favorite street food, from pupusas to tacos and smash burgers. “I'm very proud of what we came up with, and I’m looking forward to seeing it in the streets and hopefully changing people's lives,” said Richard Gómez, the engineer behind it.
Thousands Marched On Downtown L.A. and Shut Down The 101 Freeway To Protest Trump’s Mass Deportation Threats
Many of those marching were fueled along the way by street vendors selling bacon-wrapped hot dogs, freshly squeezed orange juice, and snacks, as other community members handed out free water bottles to demonstrators.
City Displaces Dozens of Street Vendors After Installing Blocks-Long Fence in MacArthur Park
“This feels like gentrification happening before us, and at the end of the day, the crime is still there, and the sale of illegal drugs is still there,” said Juan Rodriguez, a local street vendor organizer and advocate, during an interview with L.A.TACO.
