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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).

Javier Cabral

Music

‘Sweet Leaf’ by The Delirians Is the New Reggae Anthem for the Pinches Marijuanos of Los Angeles ~ Taco Tune of the Day

I am a first-generation Oaxa-Californian raised in Venice Beach. Bike powered and car-free, I am an activist that will take you up on a ride.

Areli Morales

Featured

Read This Before Celebrating Día de Muertos This Year. Signed, a Zapotecan-American

Astrid is a Salvadoran-American poet and writer based in Los Angeles.

Astrid

‘We Have More in Common Than We Think,’ How the PIFFLA Is Becoming One of L.A.’s Premiere Latinx Film Festivals

Molly Savard is a writer for multiple mediums and a pet mom to every stray that’s shown up at her door. She lives in Los Angeles by way of Rhode Island and has written for Vice, Shondaland, Man Repeller, and more.

Molly Savard

‘We Are Living in the Times of Anne Frank,’ a Limited, All-Latinx Cast Theater Adaptation of the Classic Is Coming to L.A.

I&#8217;m a 27-year-old writer and personality from Los Angeles, CA. I&#8217;ve run a publication named RosecransAve.com for the past five years and I&#8217;ve been an al pastor lover for the past seven years.

Rosecrans Vic

L.A. Taco x Rosecrans Vic Presents: The Illest and Freshest Rap Stars from the Streets of Los Angeles in 2019 ~ Vol. 1

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

Cesar Hernandez

Tacos

Famous Mexico City Oyster Bar Pops Up in Hollywood, Evil Cooks in Texas, Metzli Taqueria and More: The TacoWire

I enjoy exploring every corner of Los Angeles, looking for art wherever I can find it.

Blazedale

Over 40 Years of Los Angeles, Via the Photography of George Rodriguez ~ A Preview of the New ‘Double Vision’ Exhibit at  at ELAC’s VPAM

Erick Galindo is an award-winning writer, director, and journalist from Southeast L.A. His work spans TV, film, podcasts, and essays that explore the intersection of identity, culture, and chaos in Los Angeles.

Erick Galindo

Food

The L.A. Taco Guide to 12 Perfect L.A. Cheeseburgers to Eat and Live By

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

Community

How the Youth Are Shifting the Conservative Values of an L.A. Suburb Known for Nixon with Its First-Ever ‘Whittier Pride’ Festival

Noe Antonio Adame is a digital media obsessive that spends too much time watching shitty movies, wrangling his kids, and listening to 90s Pop Punk.

Noe Adame

The Best Street Tacos in the San Fernando Valley

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