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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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Cesar Hernandez is Lynwood&#8217;s second best export behind Weird Al, and a writer and podcaster. Illustration by Tommy Gallegos.

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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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Featured

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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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News

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Philip Iglauer

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Liz Ohanesian is a journalist covering arts and culture in Los Angeles.

Liz Ohanesian

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