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

Cesar Hernandez

Tacos

It’s All About the Bread: The 10 Best Tortas Ahogadas in Los Angeles

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It’s Fiestas Patrias, Cabrones! Your Guide to the Best Mexican Independence Celebrations in Los Angeles ~ GTFO LA!

Lilibeth Garcia is a writer and avid explorer of all things novel and revolutionary. She aspires to change the world one word at a time.

Lilibeth Garcia

Food

Meet the L.A. Chef Who Has Veganized 40 Dishes From El Salvador and Is Going For More

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

Gabriel Carbajal

Beyond Tacos: 5 Mexican Dishes that are Under the Radar (And Where to Get Them)

RJ Vogt is a legal news reporter and freelance journalist in Los Angeles.

RJ Vogt

Why Halal Burmese Food in L.A. Matters to the ‘World’s Most Persecuted Minority’

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

Jennifer Velez

Stuff To Do This Weekend: Mexico’s Next President, ‘Don’t Come to L.A.,’ and Rey Mysterio Jr. at USC ~ GTFO LA!

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

Photographing the Filming Locations of ‘Menace II Society,’ 25 Years Later

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

Blazedale

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Tune of the Day: ‘Bodak Rucci’ by Rucci

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

Gustavo Arellano

News

The Northgate Grocery Chain Loses Its Matriarch ~ Teresa Reynoso de Gonzalez, 90

Katherine Spiers is formerly the food editor at LA Weekly and currently host of the food history podcast Smart Mouth. Her interests include pondering the state of journalism, eating mashed potatoes, and drinking mai tais. All three are covered extensively on Twitter and Instagram.

Katherine Spiers

Highlights From the Rogue 99 ~ Coni’Seafood

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