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Memo Torres is the Director of Engagement and multimedia journalist for the James Beard award-winning L.A. Taco. He is also the host of the Daily Memo and writes for Apple Maps’ ‘Where Memo Torres Eats in L.A.’ You can see him on Netflix&#8217;s Taco Chronicles and Pressure Cooker.  You can hear him on KCRW’s ‘Good Food’ occasionally. He was a finalist for the Ruben Salazar Award for Latino journalists and a former third-generation landscaper.

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The L.A. Taco Guide to the 21 Best Tacos de Canasta in the City, From Van Nuys to Long Beach to Covina—Mapped

Melissa Mora Hidalgo was born in Montebello and grew up in the L.A./O.C. borderlands of East Whittier and La Habra. She holds a Ph. D. in Literature from UC San Diego and is the author of Mozlandia: Morrissey Fans in the Borderlands (Headpress UK, 2016).

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How the Youth Are Shifting the Conservative Values of an L.A. Suburb Known for Nixon with Its First-Ever ‘Whittier Pride’ Festival

One of L.A. TACO&#8217;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.

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Sip on CBD-Spiked Aguas Frescas and Eat Vegan Al ‘Pastor Imposiblé’ at El Monte’s Ixtaco Taqueria

Chris is a halfie radio journalist from La Puente, CA. His work has aired on KPCC, KCRW, Marketplace, and Latino USA.

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SGVegan: Five Essential Plant-Based Restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley

Melissa Dueñas has been both a participant and observer in arts communities from San Diego to San Francisco, as a musician, DJ, documentarian, and now journalist. She is the creator of the online radio show Lowrider Sundays and transmedia endeavor, East Side Story Project, both of which seek to contextualize the affinity for oldies music in Chicanx culture.

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Hood Herbalism: Wellness as Resistance, Not as Trend

Erick Galindo is an award-winning writer, director, and journalist from Southeast L.A. His work spans TV, film, podcasts, and essays that explore the intersection of identity, culture, and chaos in Los Angeles.

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The Burrito Is Back: 30 Burritos You Need to Try in 2019 ~ An L.A. Taco Guide

Bennett Kogon is host of &#8220;The Bennette Show&#8221; on KXLU 88.9-FM in Los Angeles.

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‘And the Beat Goes On’ ~ Art Laboe Talks Love, Tacos, and Oldies after 75 Years on the Radio

Shirsho is presently a journalism graduate student at the University of Southern California and is working towards becoming a reporter specializing in data investigations and urban affairs.

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