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Acton

Adams-Normandie

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Alhambra

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Altadena

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Artesia

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Atwater Village

Avalon

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Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw

Baldwin Park

Bel-Air

Bell

Bell Gardens

Bellflower

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Beverly Grove

Beverly Hills

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Bradbury

Brentwood

Broadway-Manchester

Burbank

Calabasas

Canoga Park

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Carthay

Castaic

Castaic Canyons

Central-Alameda

Century City

Neighborhoods

Lina Lecaro is an L.A.-born-and-bred journalist specializing in music, nightlife, and culture for the past two decades.

Lina Lecaro

Events

GTFOLA! Our Weekly Event Guide to Get You Out of the House (St. Patrick’s Day Edition!) ~ Vol. 3

Karla T. Vasquez is a food justice advocate and food historian. She is currently writing a Salvadoran cookbook.

Karla Vasquez

Food

Rice Flour Pupusas Are the Best Pupusas You’ve Never Had ~ Here’s 5 Salvi-Approved Spots In L.A.

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

Featured

Poem: “One for Wanda” ~ In Memory of Wanda Coleman (1946-2013)

Jared Cowan is a photographer who also writes and podcasts extensively about L.A. filming locations. He is the co-founder of My Valley Pass, through which he leads film tours of the San Fernando Valley and Pasadena. Jared is also the co-editor of the recent book &#8220;World Film Locations: Los Angeles Volume 2&#8221; and the editor of the upcoming &#8220;World Film Locations: Philadelphia.&#8221;

Jared Cowan

How Quentin Tarantino and ‘Jackie Brown’ Made the South Bay a Star

Desilu Muñoz

“H O M E G I R L S” Solo Exhibit from Valerie J. Bower ~ opens Saturday

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

Gabriel Carbajal

Where to Go When You’re Hungover in L.A.

L.A. TACO STAFF

Books

Interview with Ryan Gattis, Author of All Involved

Erwin Recinos is a seasoned visual artist with an eye for capturing life as a working commuter aboard public transportation in and around Los Angeles. For 20 years now, Recinos has been documenting the urban landscape, street culture, and Hispanic communities of Los Angeles utilizing his daily routine and the city of Los Angeles as an inspiration. Recinos also works with popular food and event websites such as LATACO.com and Eater LA to capture the cuisine and culture that is so important to the city of Los Angeles and across Southern California.

Erwin Recinos

Patrick Martinez: Break Bread ~ Oct. 24

Former editor of L.A. Taco. I still live in Los Angeles but mainly just hang out at parks and stare off into the distance.

Erich Redson

Florence

Zep Diner, 1931 ~ South Los Angeles

Colin Browne is a critic and journalist whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, and Hollywood Mirror.

Colin Browne

Cheap Eats

Holmes Meat Market ~ Florence-Firestone