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Peter Hong writes about identity, nationalism, and chiles from Los Angeles, Mexico City, and Istanbul. He was a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and Businessweek Magazine. His OG L.A. credentials include having been a regular at both Frank&#8217;s Highland Park Camera and the Holiday Bowl on Crenshaw.

Peter Hong

Travel

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Food

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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.

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Mexico

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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

Los Angeles

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Memo Torres

L.A. Taco Guides

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Featured

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Lexis-Olivier Ray

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