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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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Meet the Mother and Daughter Running Boyle Heights’ First African Restaurant, Now Open on Soto Street

Melissa was born in Moreno Valley, raised in Arizona, and recently returned from living in México, the motherland. She lives by the words: “siempre en la calle.” USC and Fulbright alum, but don’t tell her to &#8220;Fight On.&#8221;

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While Hollywood Had the Sunset Strip, East L.A. Had the ‘Latin Strip’

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L.A. 2020: Photos That Captured Our City’s Best and Worst Year

Laura is a desmadrosa, a product of East Los, an educator, and a hood establishment connoisseur.

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Boyle Heights’ Juan Gabriel-Themed Gay Latinx Bar, Noa Noa Place, Is Now Open

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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Events

Announcing: Taco Madness the Event…At Home This Weekend via IG Live and More ~ TacoWire

Virali Dave is a writer in Los Angeles. Born in Mumbai, she has always considered the West Coast to be the best coast. She can be found chronicling encounters with burritos on Instagram @virali.

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Los Angeles

Five Spots to Get Khao Soi This Winter

Sophia Green is a Mexican American half Jewish artist and food stylist born and raised in Los Angeles. She studies astrology, writes poetry, and can be found hanging with her dog Pepino.

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Reminder: Mexicans Come in All Shapes and Colors

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

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Tacos

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

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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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).

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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

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