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What To Eat In L.A. This Weekend: Oktoberfest Breakfast Burritos, A New Guatemalan Pepián, and Lobster-Flavored Potato Chips

Welcome back to L.A. TACO's weekly roundup of food and event finds! For members' eyes only...

September 6, 2024

This Cambodian Refugee Is Bringing Juicy, Spice-Packed Khmer BBQ Beyond the Borders of Long Beach to L.A.

Each plate of grilled meat at Kreung Kitchen's pop-up is served with a hill of rice made with coconut milk, lime leaf, and coconut corn, along with a small salad with a vinegary fish sauce.

September 4, 2024

Long Beach’s New-School Mariscos Spot Is Unlike Any Other, With A Seafood Discada and Riff On Mexico City’s Most Iconic Fish Recipe

The three-month-old restaurant is a haven for seafood lovers in Long Beach looking for bright and punchy flavors that recall their days on the beaches of Mexico. The chef and partner behind the ambitious concept moved from Tijuana to ensure the most accurate flavors.

August 29, 2024

Five L.A. Ceviches That Skip the Seafood For Ribeye Steak, Pork Belly, and King Oyster Mushrooms

We have no beef with fish. But if you can't eat seafood or don't enjoy eating it much, here is a local list of five meat-based ceviche variations from around Latin America that still deliver that rush of freshness and flavor.

August 27, 2024

Celebrity-Owned, Formerly Vegetarian Restaurant in Koreatown Reopens, Adds Meat to New Menu

Plus, a modern Mexican pop-up with scallop tartar tostadas with chicatana ants and avocado and duck quesabirria tacos comes to Culver City.

August 23, 2024

Watch Evil Cooks and Estrano ‘Make Noise’ and Set Shit on Fire In This New Show On Indie L.A. Chefs

What do a pyromaniac heavy metal taquero, a power-violence-fueled gonzo chef, and a Zapotec master of backyard Oaxacan cuisine have in common? We're glad you asked.

August 21, 2024

L.A.’s Best All-Day Turkish Breakfast Is Built For Lingering For Hours at Mid-City’s Alchemist Cafe

The spot currently serves the best Turkish breakfast spread we’ve seen in Los Angeles, Tuesdays through Sundays, regardless of the hour, like an Ottoman Norm’s. The spread includes Tulum cheese, muhammara, homemade 'nutella,' fresh bread, and potent black tea.

August 20, 2024

What To Eat This Weekend In L.A.: A Palestinian Woman-Owned Knafeh Cart in DTLA, Crimean Dumplings, and Guatemalan Revolcado

Plus a cultural festival in Watts with bubble waffles, chile relleno tortas, fried chicken, and ribs. And a spot to try a banh mi egg roll!

August 16, 2024

The Chilean Empanadas At This Van Nuys Street Stand Are So Good, They Sell Out By Sunset

Freshly baked empanadas, steak sandwiches named for a former Chilean president, and vintage sodas and snacks are sold at seven-month-old Donde Cristian from a busy intersection off Sepulveda Boulevard.

August 13, 2024