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Kamren Curiel is a fourth-generation Chicana born in East L.A. and raised in South San Gabriel. She&#8217;s written for the L.A.Times, Latina, LAist, KCET, Huffington Post, and was the L.A. Editor for Remezcla.com.

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History

Hermon’s Hidden History as the Epicenter of L.A.’s Thriving Chicano Tennis Scene Goes Back to 1976

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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Los Angeles

The Cities With the Cheapest Gas in L.A. and O.C. Right Now

Peter Hong writes about identity, nationalism, and chiles from Los Angeles, Mexico City, and Istanbul. He was a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and Businessweek Magazine. His OG L.A. credentials include having been a regular at both Frank&#8217;s Highland Park Camera and the Holiday Bowl on Crenshaw.

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Travel

‘Fideo Gordo’ Is CDMX’s New Udon Shop Opened by the Grandson of the Man Who Created Cacahuates Japoneses

Rich Manning is a freelance writer who lives in Fountain Valley, CA with his wife and two daughters, and is likely eating a burrito as you read this.

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Food

More Than Your Favorite Peruvian Dish: Exploring the Dark History of Lomo Saltado’s Cross-Cultural Roots

Lauren is a dessert enthusiast, sushi lover, and multimedia journalist from Honolulu, Hawaii.

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In Arcadia, an International Noodle Master Offers a ‘Secret Menu’ Four-Foot-Long Noodle

Lexis-Olivier Ray is an award-winning staff investigative reporter for L.A. TACO known for holding powerful people in Los Angeles accountable and his reporting on Los Angeles culture. As well as an artist and filmmaker. In 2022, the Society of Professional Journalists&#8217; Los Angeles chapter named Ray one of their &#8220;distinguished journalists.&#8221; This year, Ray won a second place Anthem Award in their Health Innovation category for a texting service geared towards the unhoused community and service providers that he launched in 2021 with L.A. TACO and Subtext. Ray was a 2020 USC Center For Health Journalism (CHJ) Data Fellow. As well as a 2022 CHJ Impact Fellow. As a freelancer, Ray has contributed to the L.A. Times, Men&#8217;s Health Magazine, KCET and SFGATE.

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Homelessness

In Sunny Los Angeles, More Homeless People Die From the Cold Than in SF and NYC, Combined

Nancy Guan is a multimedia journalist with an emphasis on writing and audio storytelling. She has experience reporting on housing issues in L.A., art, food, and culture.

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San Gabriel Valley for Black Lives Matter: Hundreds Turn Out to Protest Police Brutality in L.A.’s Suburbs

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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The L.A. Taco Guide to the 21 Best Tacos de Canasta in the City, From Van Nuys to Long Beach to Covina—Mapped

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).

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

Erick Galindo is a contributing Editor to L.A. TACO. He writes the Mis Ángeles column for LAist/KPCC and has written essays on food and culture for the New York Times and Los Angeles Times.

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Dia De Los Puercos Makes a Massive Mochmos, Eggs, and Fries Burrito That’s Worth the Drive to Pomona

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