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Patric Kuh used to write for Los Angeles Magazine and currently works as a restaurant manager in the South Bay.

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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).

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Someone Took Live Banda, Tacos, and Lowriders to Celebrate a Loved One Who Is Locked Up at DTLA’s Detention Center

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Taco About Laughter: Four Emerging Latino Comedians Share Their Favorite Taquerías in L.A.

Eddie Lin is an OG L.A. food writer who encourages everyone to eat chicken feet at least once. He has appeared on many shows, but his favorite appearance is when he and his girlfriend ate Chinese Viagra soup made of boa constrictor. Yum and POW!

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The L.A. TACO Guide to Lunar New Year: How to Eat Your Way to Better Luck and a Longer Life in L.A.

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Downey raised, Long Beach livin&#8217;. You can usually find her on the dance floor, at a show, or out and about sippin&#8217; on cafecito. She has a degree in civil engineering and occasionally writes stuff.

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After 22 Years of Bringing 80s Music to Downey, The Hully Gully Is Closing This Weekend

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Meet the Filipino American Sourcing and Roasting Rare ‘Less Bitter’ Barako Beans From the Philippines in O.C.

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German-Beer Styles, Mexican Flavors: Whittier’s Long-Awaited New Brewery Offering Guisados Made With Prime Meat Is Now Open

Janette Villafana is an award-winning bilingual multimedia journalist. Her heart lies in community-based reporting, and her work is highly centered on showcasing and uplifting community voices, with a significant focus on the Latino community. She developed her beat at L.A. TACO, covering street vending communities in Los Angeles. Past work has been featured on NBC, LAist, Latino Rebels, and more. She is currently featured at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington in an exhibit titled “¡De última hora! Latinas Report Breaking News.”

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She Was Eight When She Worked At Her Parents Paletería in Huntington Park. Now This Latina Is Serving Her Bolis At the Super Bowl