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Celebrating the Taco Lifestyle in Los Angeles, CA

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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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Medan Kitchen in the S.G.V. Is the Spot for Potently Delicious Home-Style Indonesian Food, Started By a 75-Year-Old ‘Auntie’

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Head to ‘Noodle Art’ in Monterey Park to Taste One of the ‘Eight Strange Wonders of Shaanxi, China’ in the SGV

Lauren is a dessert enthusiast, sushi lover, and multimedia journalist from Honolulu, Hawaii.

Lauren Teruya

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In Arcadia, an International Noodle Master Offers a ‘Secret Menu’ Four-Foot-Long Noodle

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.

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L.A. Taco Guides

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

Nancy Guan is a multimedia journalist with an emphasis on writing and audio storytelling. She has experience reporting on housing issues in L.A., art, food, and culture.

Nancy Guan

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The Chinese Delivery Apps and Heroic FB Group That Are Keeping the SGV’s Mom and Pop Restaurants Alive

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

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Hail, Melissa King! How a Queer Chinese American From the SGV Won Top Chef and Scored a Big Victory for BIPOC Angelenos

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 The Force Behind Chuy’s, Tacos Dorados Are Her Family Legacy

Virali Dave is a writer in Los Angeles. Born in Mumbai, she has always considered the West Coast to be the best coast. She can be found chronicling encounters with burritos on Instagram @virali.

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‘Say These Words and I’m Yours: Let’s Get Tacos:’ Five Ways to Show Love in L.A.

Cesar Hernandez is Lynwood&#8217;s second best export behind Weird Al, and a writer and podcaster. Illustration by Tommy Gallegos.

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It’s Time for This Hidden Cal-Mex Taco Dorado Specialist in the Arts District to Shine

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.

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