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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

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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

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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

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

Inspired by California’s Indigenous Foodways, This Vendor Is Selling Woodfired Lobster Enchiladas in Hollywood

Wilder Shaw is an LA native who writes about food for a variety of publications, but you probably know him best for when he played Trick-or-Treater #2 on an episode of The Nanny. Check out what he&#8217;s eating on Instagram at @wildershaw.

Wilder Shaw

DIY in Glendale: L.A.’s Best New Tropical Street Food Is Bali-Style Coconut Rice Served by Two Sisters Out of a Driveway

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

These Three Latinas Are Selling Paletas and Aguas Frescas to Pay for Their College Tuition

Faith Petrie is a freelance writer and &#8220;Criminal Minds&#8221;-enthusiast born and raised in Los Angeles. Her work can be found in the Los Angeles Sentinel, L.A. Watts Times, and her college&#8217;s student-run-newspaper, the Daily 49er.

Faith Petrie

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