Food
Corn Husk Prices Keep Climbing, But Who Profits?
L.A.'s tamaleros say this holiday season Is pricier than ever. ICE raids, inflation, and tariffs are also cutting demand.
L.A. TACO’s Most-Read Food Stories of 2025
These were L.A. TACO's most-read food features of the year.
L.A. TACO’s First Annual ‘Taquero of the Year Award’ Goes To . . .
The Oscars of the taco world is going to a taquero who stood up for first responders and inspired us with words of compassion, all while serving a mean surf-and-turf taco in a masa wasteland.
The Longest Metro Food Crawl: 48 Great Spots to Eat Along the Longest Light Rail Line in the World
Metro's 57.6 mile-long A Line offers riders the chance to access foods from so many countries, regions, and cultures. We picked one favorite restaurant from every stop to guide you on an epic eating tour of Los Angeles.
Skaf’s On York Accused of Being ‘Gentrifiers’ After Illegally Cutting Down 50-Year-Old Tree Outside Restaurant
Skaf's general manager denied that they cut down the tree to make their restaurant's sign more visible from the street.
Weekend Eats: Welcome to L.A.’s First 2-D Noodle Bar and ‘All-You-Can-Eat Taco’ Wednesdays
Plus a happy hour with smoked tuna flautas, a stand for Armenian pork neck on rice, a cafe for Turkish pastrami sandwiches, and two sought-after bakers now overseeing his own brick-and-mortar.
British Baker Richard Hart Insults a Nation—And Shows What He Doesn’t Get About Mexican Bread
There is a clear difference between cultural colonization and cultural appreciation and it’s not that hard to get right if you come with an open heart and unbounded humility.
Queso Oaxaca, Crispy Edges, and a Habanero Aioli: This Is ‘La Burg’
Burger pop-up La Burg combines all-beef patties from McCall's butchers in Atwater Village, Oaxacan cheese, habanero aioli, and more to leave just the right amount of tingle inside your mouth.
What 94-Year-Old Canter’s Deli Means to These Legacy Staff Members
Canter’s staff shaped the deli into what it is today: a place where a stranger is treated like a regular, and a regular is treated like family. Here we speak with three employees with a combined 133 years working at the Fairfax landmark.
The 24 Best Tamales In Los Angeles
Banana leaf tamales, tamales filled with savory corn pudding, sweet tamales, and those that can only be described as "unique." Los Angeles really is the best U.S. city for tamal season.
