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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

Meet the Muralist Who Fled El Salvador to Paint Walls in Los Angeles

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;

Daniel Hernandez

News

Street Vendor Gets a Taste of Justice ~ The Case of Humberto Yauli

Jennifer Velez is a multi-media journalist covering news and culture in L.A.

Jennifer Velez

Shots Fired in Highland Park, Marking Fourth Shooting in Just Three Weeks

Against his better judgment, Nathan Solis continues to write for a living and sleeps along the Gold Line with his wife and daughter.

Nathan Solis

Music

Five Brown Emerging Women Rappers in L.A. You Should Know About in 2018

Philip Iglauer covered all things Koreana for 15 years — foreign diplomats, kimchi, Samsung and, of course, North Korea — out of Seoul. After returning to his native Northeast Los Angeles in late 2016, he freelances on his hometown’s goings-on.

Philip Iglauer

People

From the Streets of Atwater to the Next Possible Chief of the LAPD ~ Meet Robert Arcos

Homelessness

Casa de Clarke: A Model For Unsupervised Homeless Housing Opens in Highland Park

L.A. TACO STAFF

Los Angeles

Taco Madness 2018

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.

Tien Nguyen

Food

Highlights from the Rogue 99 ~ El Huarache Azteca

Artwashing Fight Takes Twist With Gallery’s Offer to ‘Ceremonially’ Close in Boyle Heights

I enjoy exploring every corner of Los Angeles, looking for art wherever I can find it.

Blazedale

Events

Earth Day Celebration ~ April 21st in Highland Park

Highland Park