Drink

Recipe

Street Vending

Taco Madness

Tacos

Explore

Footer - NEW

Legal Footer

Main - NEW

Mobile

Become a subscriber today to get unlimited access

Thanks for reading!

This is member's only content.

Members get unlimited access to all of our stories, along with incredible perks like free tacos, invites to our events, access to our mobile app, and much more!

Become a Member of L.A. TACO

Free registration

Please register for L.A. TACO to Vote 

Register to continue

L.A. TACO

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

Featured

He’s Deathly Allergic to Chiles, So Obviously He Makes L.A.’s Spiciest Tortas Ahogadas

Melissa Mora Hidalgo was born in Montebello and grew up in the L.A./O.C. borderlands of East Whittier and La Habra. She holds a Ph. D. in Literature from UC San Diego and is the author of Mozlandia: Morrissey Fans in the Borderlands (Headpress UK, 2016).

Melissa Mora Hidalgo

Hail, Melissa King! How a Queer Chinese American From the SGV Won Top Chef and Scored a Big Victory for BIPOC Angelenos

Decriminalize Street Food…Again: 100 L.A Street Vendors March for Their Right to Earn

Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert is a freelance journalist living just outside the SFV with her retired service dog, Liberty. Her writings offer an intersectional perspective on social justice topics ranging from criminal justice and mental health to sexuality, culture, and food.

Katherine Lippert

DIY Ramen Philanthropy: How This Laid Off Bartender Stepped Up to Feed His Fellow Laid Off Restaurant Workers

Born in Echo Park, raised in the San Fernando Valley, and currently sequestered in Mt. Washington, Gregory Han is a design journalist whose greatest aspiration is discovering a new species of fungi.

Gregory Han

This Chef Worked at a Michelin-Starred Restaurant, and Now She’s Offering Take-Out Korean ‘Mom Food’ in the Hills of Mount Washington

Janette Villafana is an award-winning bilingual multimedia journalist. Her heart lies in community-based reporting, and her work is highly centered on showcasing and uplifting community voices, with a significant focus on the Latino community. She developed her beat at L.A. TACO, covering street vending communities in Los Angeles. Past work has been featured on NBC, LAist, Latino Rebels, and more. She is currently featured at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington in an exhibit titled “¡De última hora! Latinas Report Breaking News.”

Janette Villafana

How This Laid Off Dishwasher From Puebla Became DTLA’s ‘Queen of Tamales’

‘Memories of Souplantation:’ This Website Is Here to Help You Mourn the Closing of Everyone’s OG Favorite Soup and Salad Buffet

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

These Top L.A. Taco Spots Are Still Delivering While You’re Staying Inside

Salsas, Swag, and Cookbooks: Your L.A. Taco Guide to Supporting Restaurants While Cooking at Home

Can Street Vending Survive the Pandemic? L.A. Vendors Face Harsh New Reality and LAPD Enforcements

Food