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A proud San Fernando Valley native, Samantha &#8220;Sam&#8221; Nuñez is our Director of Marketing and Social Media. She holds a background in Public Relations and has a Corporate Communications focused Masters from USC. When Sam isn&#8217;t grinding at the Trompo, she is out trying new foods, dancing Mexican Folkloríco or tasting new tequila and mezcal for her collection.

Samantha Nuñez

Featured

Wilfredo Dreams of Curly Fries: This Immigrant From El Salvador Went From Mopping Floors To Having a Mini Jack in the Box Empire in L.A.

Astrid is a Salvadoran-American poet and writer based in Los Angeles.

Astrid

El Monte

After Being Shot Five Times, This Cholo Got a Job at NASA and Also Became a Frutero

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

Your Guide to Finding Each Taco Style Featured in Season Two of the ‘Taco Chronicles’ in Los Angeles

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

Food

A Petit Trois Chef Is Making Pan Con Pollo-Inspired Chicken Sandwiches and Pupusas With Mornay Sauce 

Cannabis Professional by Day, Cevichero by Night: Meet Long Beach’s Newest Weekend-Only Ceviche Star

Underground Mariscos: Eight New DM-Only Ceviche Spots in L.A., O.C., and the Valley to Order Now 

Meet L.A.’s Trans Latina Chef Selling Seasonal DIY Ice Cream on Instagram After Getting Fed up of Working in Toxic Kitchens

Laura is a desmadrosa, a product of East Los, an educator, and a hood establishment connoisseur.

Laura Tejeda

From Rocker Foo to Goth Barista: This Street Pop-Up in East L.A. Combines Black Metal and Coffee

Memo Torres is the Director of Engagement and multimedia journalist for the James Beard award-winning L.A. Taco. He is also the host of the Daily Memo and writes for Apple Maps’ ‘Where Memo Torres Eats in L.A.’ You can see him on Netflix&#8217;s Taco Chronicles and Pressure Cooker.  You can hear him on KCRW’s ‘Good Food’ occasionally. He was a finalist for the Ruben Salazar Award for Latino journalists and a former third-generation landscaper.

Memo Torres

A Patriarchy-Defying Latina Sushi Chef, a Chef From Argentina, and a Peruvian Taquero Bring DTLA’s First Full Nikkei Restaurant

Patric Kuh used to write for Los Angeles Magazine and currently works as a restaurant manager in the South Bay.

Patric Kuh

The Daily Resilience of Operating a Multi-Generational, Family-Run Chinese Restaurant During a Pandemic in L.A.’s South Bay