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Bell

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Central-Alameda

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Neighborhoods

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

Los Angeles

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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

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

Jennifer Velez

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Food

Highlights From the Rogue 99 ~ Jitlada

Sean Maung

Photo Essay: The Vaqueros of Tempo

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

Community

‘This Side of Hoover’ Is Archiving Gentrification In East Hollywood, One Portrait at a Time

Intersections ~ Sean Maung

L.A. TACO STAFF

Best of L.A. Taco 2015

I enjoy making photographs of the Latino food culture in Los Angeles. 
Storytelling is everything. 
Tacos. Always.

Gabriel Carbajal

The Best Mexican Sandwiches in Los Angeles

Tatiana Ernst is a writer and photographer born and raised in LA. When she&#8217;s not writing about food, you can catch her shooting film photography of the city streets. You can also find out more about her on her site.

Tatiana Ernst

East Hollywood

Baroo Might be the Best Strip Mall Restaurant in L.A.