Food
Watch The Video For Marinero’s “Taquero,” Where Street Vending Meets Kill Bill
Spy Vs. Spy meets El Mariachi in defense of a hard-to-kill taquero in the new video by California artist Marinero.
Seven New, Must-Try Taquerías In L.A.
It’s never been a better time to live in L.A. and love tacos. For the last few years, the food media narrative behind L.A.’s arduous restaurant scene has been doom and gloom. But now, L.A. is experiencing a taquería explosion.
L.A.’s First Craft Molino Opens Today, Marking a Milestone In the City’s Taco Life
This groundbreaking, one-stop masa shop features ethically sourced white, blue, and red heirloom corn from Oaxaca and the state of Mexico. Tortillas, tostadas raspadas, and masa by the pound will be available for purchase, along with a small but mighty antojitos menu that features regional dishes never before seen in Los Ángeles.
What To Eat (and Drink) In L.A. This Weekend: This Mexican Cocktail Spot Is #14 On The World’s Best Bar List, and It’s Coming To Town
Plus, a local chef-studded benefit dinner for Chuy Tovar at Barrio Cantina featuring all of his favorite dishes on Tuesday starting at 5 PM.
Indigenous Chef Pyet DeSpain Bringing the City’s First Mexican-and-Native Menu to DTLA
While you may now be used to hearing Indigenous land acknowledgments before major sports events or graduation ceremonies at L.A.'s exorbitantly priced universities, until now, you’d be out of luck when looking for a restaurant that centers Native American cooking in Los Angeles...
Starting Tomorrow, Sonoratown is Open In Downtown Long Beach
Sonoratown's full menu will be available starting Tuesday, September 17th from 11 AM to 4 PM open Tuesday through Saturday to start. The spacious dining room set in a 106-year-old historic building seats 50 people and has high ceilings for days, making it the biggest—and their most stunning—of their three locations in L.A. County. It's the most anticipated taquería opening in Long Beach this year.
What To Eat In L.A. This Weekend: Subs On ‘Pickle Buns,’ A New Chilaquiles Burrito in The Valley, and All-You-Can-Eat Wagyu
Welcome back to L.A. TACO's weekly roundup of food and event finds! For members' eyes only...
Bison Tacos and Wild Venison Flautas at Echo Park’s Most Controversial Former Vegan Restaurant
Antojitos get the wild game and Indigenous protein treatment at Sage Vegan Bistro in Echo Park, but are they intriguing enough to lure you away the chile colorado at El Ruso across the street?
Inspired By One of Oaxaca’s Best Street Foods, This Taquiza Is Bringing Chicharrón-Topped Suckling Pig Tacos to L.A. (and O.C.)
The pork is marinaded in a secret recipe for ten hours and roasted for four hours until it falls apart. They top it with crumbled chicharrón that they puff up themselves, a habanero salsa, and taquería guacamole. They just started offering an outstanding suadero that is confit in beef tallow, longaniza drippings, and lard until it gently crisps up like a beef version of carnitas.
The L.A. Food and Drink World Mourns Jose “Chuy” Tovar, a Community Legend, Dead at 55
L.A.’s taco life lost one of its most beloved personalities, Jose “Chuy” Tovar, who died in a car accident at 55 on Monday afternoon. A GoFundMe has been set up by his family.
