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Celebrating the Taco Lifestyle in Los Angeles, CA

L.A. TACO

Acton

Adams-Normandie

Agoura Hills

Agua Dulce

Alhambra

Alondra Park

Altadena

Angeles Crest

Arcadia

Arleta

Arlington Heights

Artesia

Athens

Atwater Village

Avalon

Avocado Heights

Azusa

Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw

Baldwin Park

Bel-Air

Bell

Bell Gardens

Bellflower

Beverly Crest

Beverly Grove

Beverly Hills

Beverlywood

Boyle Heights

Bradbury

Brentwood

Broadway-Manchester

Burbank

Calabasas

Canoga Park

Carson

Carthay

Castaic

Castaic Canyons

Central-Alameda

Century City

Neighborhoods

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).

Javier Cabral

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Featured

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Erwin Recinos is a seasoned visual artist with an eye for capturing life as a working commuter aboard public transportation in and around Los Angeles. For 20 years now, Recinos has been documenting the urban landscape, street culture, and Hispanic communities of Los Angeles utilizing his daily routine and the city of Los Angeles as an inspiration. Recinos also works with popular food and event websites such as LATACO.com and Eater LA to capture the cuisine and culture that is so important to the city of Los Angeles and across Southern California.

Erwin Recinos

Sports

Los Lakers: Fans Celebrate Championship by Cruising East L.A.’s Whittier Boulevard (Video and Photos)

Lisa Kwon is a writer born, raised, and currently living in Koreatown. She will talk your ear off about Korean coffee culture and the dreadful effects of Los Angeles’ palm tree fetishism.

Lisa Kwon

Meet the Japanese Mexican 19-Year-Old Model from El Sereno Representing Latinx Beauty in the Mainstream

Capital & Main

Crime

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Your Guide to Finding Each Taco Style Featured in Season Two of the ‘Taco Chronicles’ in Los Angeles

Laura is a desmadrosa, a product of East Los, an educator, and a hood establishment connoisseur.

Laura Tejeda

The L.A. TACO Guide to Eating, Drinking, and Chilling East of the Los Angeles River

From Rocker Foo to Goth Barista: This Street Pop-Up in East L.A. Combines Black Metal and Coffee

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Alvaro Huerta, Ph.D., holds a joint faculty appointment in Urban &amp; Region Planning and Ethnic &amp; Women’s Studies at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He’s the author of the book, &#8220;Defending Latina/o Immigrant Communities: The Xenophobic Era of Trump and Beyond.&#8221;

Alvaro Huerta

When Mexican Americans Transformed Into Chicanos and Chicanas: Remembering East L.A.’s Chicano Moratorium 50 Years Ago

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