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Laura is a desmadrosa, a product of East Los, an educator, and a hood establishment connoisseur.

Laura Tejeda

L.A. Taco Guides

The L.A. TACO Guide To the Family-Run ‘Hood Burgers of Los Angeles Barrios

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

Tacos

Twenty L.A. Tacos That Made 2020 Suck Less

Mike Sonksen aka Mike the PoeT is a 3rd-generation Los Angeles native. Poet, professor, journalist, historian and tour-guide, his latest book &#8220;Letters to My City&#8221; was just published by Writ Large Press. He teaches at Woodbury University.

Mike Sonksen

The 2020 L.A. TACO Book Guide: 32 L.A.-Centered Books to Read, Gift, and Get Inspired On

Born and raised in the S.G.V. and L.A., and currently residing in El Sereno. I had an early passion for food, both learning to cook and trying as many foods as I could, growing up. I love the city of Los Angeles so much.

David Marquez

The L.A. TACO Beginner’s Guide To Eating in the San Gabriel Valley

Featured

Your Guide to Finding Each Taco Style Featured in Season Two of the ‘Taco Chronicles’ in Los Angeles

The L.A. TACO Guide to Eating, Drinking, and Chilling East of the Los Angeles River

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

Underground Mariscos: Eight New DM-Only Ceviche Spots in L.A., O.C., and the Valley to Order Now 

Gabriel Chabrán is a food writer and journalist from Highland Park. He currently lives in Long Beach with his wife Katie, their new baby, and their Russian Blue cat, Mars.

Gab Chabran

Tripas are the New Asada: The Crispiest Tripita Tacos in L.A. and O.C in 2020

The 11 Best Menudos, From South Central to the Valley

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

The L.A. Taco Guide to the 21 Best Tacos de Canasta in the City, From Van Nuys to Long Beach to Covina—Mapped