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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).

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Javier Cabral

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Six Lazy Mistakes in the New York Times Gentrification Report About Highland Park, as Told by a POC Resident ~ Snapper Fridays

Richard Parks III is a James Beard Award-nominated writer, filmmaker, and audio impresario. He has written for Lucky Peach, the LA Times, and McSweeney’s. He is the co-author of the Guerrilla Tacos cookbook &amp; The Boba Book, and he hosts Richard’s Famous Food Podcast.

Richard Parks III

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Listen to the First-Ever Podcast All About Chamoy, an L.A. Taco Exclusive Premiere of Richard’s Famous Food Podcast

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This Liquor Store in North Pasadena’s Barrio Hides One of the Finest Lamb Barbacoa Specialists in Los Angeles

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Food

Meet the Former Ace Pitcher for the Mexican Leagues Who Is Making Addictive Salsas and Amazing Sonoran-Style Mariscos in L.A.

Gustavo Arellano is the author of “Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America” and a columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

Gustavo Arellano

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Tacos

The True Story of How National Taco Day Was Invented — Then Appropriated

Lexis-Olivier Ray is an award-winning staff investigative reporter for L.A. TACO known for holding powerful people in Los Angeles accountable and his reporting on Los Angeles culture. As well as an artist and filmmaker. In 2022, the Society of Professional Journalists&#8217; Los Angeles chapter named Ray one of their &#8220;distinguished journalists.&#8221; This year, Ray won a second place Anthem Award in their Health Innovation category for a texting service geared towards the unhoused community and service providers that he launched in 2021 with L.A. TACO and Subtext. Ray was a 2020 USC Center For Health Journalism (CHJ) Data Fellow. As well as a 2022 CHJ Impact Fellow. As a freelancer, Ray has contributed to the L.A. Times, Men&#8217;s Health Magazine, KCET and SFGATE.

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Lexis-Olivier Ray

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News

L.A. County Is Considering a Ban on All Flavored Tobacco Products, It Might Be Time to Stock-Up on Your Swisher Sweets, Menthol Cigarettes and E-Juice Liquids

Sam Ribakoff is a multimedia journalist and documentary filmmaker from Long Beach, CA.

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Why Are Families in Boyle Heights and Southeast L.A. Still Being Poisoned by Lead? Battery Recycling Plant Leaves Behind ‘a Chernobyl-Level Event’ (Update)

Erick Galindo is a contributing Editor to L.A. TACO. He writes the Mis Ángeles column for LAist/KPCC and has written essays on food and culture for the New York Times and Los Angeles Times.

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Review: ‘Always Running’ Play in Boyle Heights Finally Brings L.A.’s Vivid, Gritty Cholo Life to the Stage, Accurately

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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What Happens If You Get Towed Because of Filming Restrictions in Your Neighborhood? Boyle Heights Artist Confronts Production Company About It on Labor Day

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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Sip on CBD-Spiked Aguas Frescas and Eat Vegan Al ‘Pastor Imposiblé’ at El Monte’s Ixtaco Taqueria

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