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Katherine Spiers is formerly the food editor at LA Weekly and currently host of the food history podcast Smart Mouth. Her interests include pondering the state of journalism, eating mashed potatoes, and drinking mai tais. All three are covered extensively on Twitter and Instagram.

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Highlights from the Rogue 99 ~ Rocio’s Mexican Kitchen

Bill Esparza is a professional musician, writer, and blogger whose travels throughout Latin America have made him a leading expert on Latin American cuisines.

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Highlights From the Rogue 99 ~ Super Tortas DF

Tien Nguyen writes about food and culture. She co-authored the New York Times bestseller &#8220;L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food&#8221; with Roy Choi and Natasha Phan, and her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times and Lucky Peach.

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Erick Galindo is a contributing Editor to L.A. TACO. He writes the Mis Ángeles column for LAist/KPCC and has written essays on food and culture for the New York Times and Los Angeles Times.

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It’s Last Call at Ports O’Call ~ Scenes From the Final Days at L.A.’s Waterfront Village

RJ Vogt is a legal news reporter and freelance journalist in Los Angeles.

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Why Halal Burmese Food in L.A. Matters to the ‘World’s Most Persecuted Minority’

Lalo Alcaraz is an award-winning cartoonist and illustrator, author of the long-running comic strip &#8216;La Cucaracha&#8217;.

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Adios, Anthony Bourdain ~ A Tribute by Lalo Alcaraz

Daniel Hernandez is editor emeritus of LA Taco, serving 2017-2019. He is currently a staff writer for the L.A. Times. He is former Mexico bureau chief for VICE News, and former staff writer at the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly. Daniel is author of the book &#8220;Down &amp; Delirious in Mexico City.&#8221;

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R.I.P. Anthony Bourdain ~ Chef Who Brought ‘Parts Unknown’ to the World Dead at 61

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This Viral Donut Shop in Downey Is Doing Bionico, Mazapan, and Selena-Inspired Donuts

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