Food
4th of July Carne Asada: As American as Hot Dogs and Burgers
Hot dogs and hamburgers are American classics. But they were once immigrant foods too—German sausages and minced meat patties that got Americanized into something new. Carne asada is on that same trajectory.
Santa Ana Couple Steps Into A Street Vendors’ Shoes, Taking Over Their Shift And Buying Them Out
Marisol Magaña and Andrew Roa took over a raspado cart for the day to raise money for a vendor who was afraid to go out, but needs money to send to her young children in Mexico.
Locked Doors, Warning Signs, and a Pivot to Delivery: How Eastside Businesses Are Adapting Amid ICE Raids
Taco trucks, bakeries and storefronts are making urgent changes to keep immigrant workers and customers safe.
‘10,000 Tacos!’ Why Eating Tacos Is An Act Of Rebellion Right Now
I don’t know if eating tacos can stop ICE. I know that spending money at Latino-owned restaurants keeps families afloat. I know that showing up for your community matters. And I know that fear thrives in silence, in emptiness, in absence.
This Front-Yard Restaurant In Watts Offers a Taste of Palestine
The couple behind Mid East Eats cooks to survive, remember, and resist, serving ancestral foods like falafel, hummus, fatayer, and manoushe. In an L.A. twist, there are also tacos and nachos.
This Downey-Raised Comedian Is Emptying His Pockets To Help Street Vendors
Jerry Hernandez doesn’t think he’s doing anything heroic. If anything, he’s overwhelmed. Depressed. Angry. But he’s showing up. Not with speeches or a platform. With a wallet, a conscience, and a broken heart.
Kids of Taqueros Take Over East L.A. Taco Stand to Keep Families Safe
Jonathan, his brother, two sisters, and the children of other employees announced last Friday via social media that they would be temporarily taking over the business, saying: “We continue the work in honor of our parents.”
These L.A. Taquerías Are Temporarily Closing Doors As ICE Raids Continue
Many have taken this move to protect their employees and customers.
BREAKING: ICE Confirmed Abductions at Taco Truck in East L.A.
"They snatch you like a dog. The streets ain't safe, that's all I gotta say," says the Jason Devora after witnessing it all and still in shock about it.
Support These Tacos, Burritos, And Tattoos That Give Back To Immigrants
Since you have to eat to survive, please consider dining at a place that could really use everyone's support right now or is giving back.
