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You Can Now Buy Fresh Huitlacoche, Mexico’s Prized Corn Fungal Delicacy, In The U.S.

The ominous grey-blue mushrooms that grow on corn are a delicacy in Mexico, but up until this truffle dealer from CDMX started to import it herself a couple of years ago, you could only find it processed by being pickled in jars or cans in L.A.

January 7, 2025

The Dark Origin of Rosca de Reyes, Plus the 10 Best In L.A.

Eating a rosca de reyes is a way to beat the post holiday blues. Here are where to find the best ones in L.A. and plus, the macabre origin of the religious holiday that involves murdering infants.

January 2, 2025

L.A. TACO’s 14 Most-Read Culture Stories Of 2024

From revisiting famous Repo Man locations and being the only publication in the city documenting L.A.'s thriving underground punk scene, to highlighting the hard-working people of L.A., here are some of our most read feature stories.

December 31, 2024

The Dodgers’ Newest Addition Is a Right-Handed 16-Year-Old From Guanajuato Already Throwing 92-MPH Fastballs

Dodger's talent scout Juvenal Soto was specifically impressed by Lara's ability to effortlessly increase the speed of his fastballs from one year to another.

December 30, 2024

Everything Wrong with Tesla’s $500 ‘Mezcal’

"Mezcal has become a commodity for many, without any regard for the earth, [or] for Indigenous people's land rights," says Odilia Romero, an Indigenous migrants rights advocate from Oaxaca and the executive director for CIELO. "Oaxaca is also having a water access issue.

December 20, 2024

A Trucker’s Oasis For Peruvian Chicharrón Sandwiches, Leche de Tigre, and Camote Donuts In Vernon

Their chicharrón sandwich is the best $10 you can spend in the beautiful city of Vernon. This mom-and-pop shop opened by a couple of retired truck drivers is a bonafide strip mall gem in Los Angeles, overlooking the L.A. River, too.

December 17, 2024

Performative Justice: Nearly 2 Years After Launching Unit to Free Innocent People in Prison, Attorney General’s Office Hasn’t Reviewed A Single Case

Joseph Trigilio, executive director of the Loyola Project for the Innocent, says he doesn’t know why it’s taken the attorney general so long to start reviewing cases. But he could see limited staffing being one of the main factors. “I don’t know that they have that many lawyers and the small amount of lawyers they do have are tasked with creating this unit from nothing,” he said

December 16, 2024

11 Dog-Friendly Places in L.A. To Eat, Drink, and Play with Your Loyal Pup

From sit-down taquerías to World Beer Cup-winning IPAs and a place that serves a sushi menu for you and your dog, these spaces go above and beyond for you to kick it with your loyal pups.

December 11, 2024