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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).

Javier Cabral

News

L.A. TACO to Officially Rebrand as L.A. BURRITO

L.A. TACO STAFF

Featured

Headlines: The Forum Gets a New Name in Inglewood; Taco Truck Staffer Wounded In North Hollywood

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.”

Janette Villafana

Food

Inspired by Her Family’s Hustle, This South Gate Latina Quit Her Job to Pursue Her Love of Baking Chocoflan: ‘I Have It In My Blood’

Events

Weekend Events: Miches For Peace, Daft Punk Night, Los Tigres Del Norte, and APL’s Smoked Sticky Pork Ribs

Headlines: Anti-LGBT+ Hate Crime In Pasadena; Imagining L.A. Without Traffic

Capital & Main

Community

Longtime SELA Residents ‘Disillusioned’ After Finding Out Two Facilities Are Emitting a Carcinogen Into Their Air

Angela Burgos is an Ecuadorian-American writer and researcher from East Hollywood. She enjoys writing both fiction and non-fiction pieces that highlight the complexities of the people of Los Angeles.

Angela Burgos

Lomo Saltado Burritos y Más: Three Delicious Peruvian-Mexican Taquerías to Try in L.A.

Headlines: Protest at West L.A. Veterans Affairs Campus; Boosters Available For Angelenos 50 and Up

Video

A Raw Interview with Ed’s Manifesto About Tijuana’s Narco-Violence, Tacos, and Its Ska-Punk Scene

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.

Hadley Tomicki

Crime

Crime Targeting L.A. Cannabis Dispensaries Hit An All-Time High