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Janette Villafana is a multimedia journalist from Santa Ana, CA who often covers stories that highlight diverse communities, their issues, success, and personal stories.

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Janette Villafana

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Food

Inspired by Her Family’s Hustle, This South Gate Latina Quit Her Job to Pursue Her Love of Baking Chocoflan: ‘I Have It In My Blood’

Editor 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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Eat Like Chente: Where to Find Vicente Fernández’s Favorite Mexican Dish Around Los Angeles

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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The 2021 L.A. TACO Holiday Gift Guide: 23 Present Ideas For Proud Locals

Scouring the brick jungles of Los Angeles with my arsenal of cameras. In my adventures I am photographing anything that piques my interest.

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Meet the Puppet Master From Tijuana Behind ‘The Saddest Clown in Los Angeles’ Gangster Marionette, ‘El Triste’

Elmer Argueta is born and raised in Huntington Park with Salvadoran and Guatemalan roots. You can find him in La Pacific or the Foos Gone Wild comment section.

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Elmer Argueta

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SELA Rising: Latino-owned ‘Brown Soul Brewery’ Is Coming Soon to South Gate’s Historic Tweedy Mile

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Hard Work and Tacos Got This South Gate Taquera Through Four Years of College

Memo Torres is a multi-media taco journalist, a third-generation landscaper, host of L.A. Taco&#8217;s new Plant and Gardening column, Yerbalife, host of Apple Maps&#8217; L.A. food guide on all iPhones, Director of Partnerships for the James Beard award-winning L.A. Taco, a finalist for the Ruben Salazar Award for Latino Journalists, a taco scout for numerous shows, can be seen on Netflix&#8217;s Taco Chronicles, Pressure Cooker, Mythical Kitchen, KCRW, and elsewhere.

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Memo Torres

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Are You Team Beef or Chivo? This Third-Generation Birria Specialist in South Gate Is the Taco Peacemaker Mixing Both

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L.A. Taco Guides

Update: The L.A. Taco Guide to Valentine’s Day Gifts (2021)

Mariah Castañeda is a feisty multimedia journalist and social media editor.

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(Update) After a Jet Dumped Fuel All Over Her City, Cudahy’s Mayor Is Running for Powerful Air Regulation Governing Board

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Avenue 26 Tacos Opens a Shop in DTLA and La Casita Mexicana Gets a New Patio ~ TacoWire

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