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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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For a Taste of Odessa-Style Ukrainian Food, Head to Babushka Grandma’s Deli in Hollywood

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This Roving Armenian Taco Stand Aims to Spread Cultural Awareness Across L.A.

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Taco About Laughter: Four Emerging Latino Comedians Share Their Favorite Taquerías in L.A.

Elmer Argueta is born and raised in Huntington Park with Salvadoran and Guatemalan roots. You can find him in La Pacific or the Foos Gone Wild comment section.

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Rene “Ray” Ramirez, Pit-Master Behind Southeast LA’s Ray’s BBQ, Dies At 47

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.”

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She Was Eight When She Worked At Her Parents Paletería in Huntington Park. Now This Latina Is Serving Her Bolis At the Super Bowl

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Two Punks Trained a Bunch of Ducks to Visit Dee Dee Ramone’s Grave at Hollywood Forever and Perform ‘Quackskrieg Bop’

Amanda Peukert is a Long beach-based bartender and writer. Her non-fiction has focused mostly on tattoos and the industry, but she’s also interested in history, horror, family, food, and booze. Her work has appeared in publications such as Skin Deep and Tattoo Energy.

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How an OG Echo Park Tattoo Artist Snuck Into Harvard University To Have an L.A.-Style Tattoo Kickback in America’s Oldest College

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Meet El Monte’s Pressure-Washing Hero Who Volunteers His Services to Street Vendors and Gets Rid of L.A.’s Greasy Streets

Eddie Lin is an OG L.A. food writer who encourages everyone to eat chicken feet at least once. He has appeared on many shows, but his favorite appearance is when he and his girlfriend ate Chinese Viagra soup made of boa constrictor. Yum and POW!

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The Chinese-Mexican Origin Story Behind Chinatown’s Original ‘Self-Basting’ $60 Juicy Roasted Turkey

Kamren Curiel is a fourth-generation Chicana born in East L.A. and raised in South San Gabriel. She&#8217;s written for the L.A.Times, Latina, LAist, KCET, Huffington Post, and was the L.A. Editor for Remezcla.com.

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‘Spanish Sin Pena’ (Spanish Without Shame) Online Judge-Free Classes Prove That It Is Never Too Late to Learn Proper Spanish