Neighborhoods
A New Champion Emerges at L.A. TACO’s 3rd Annual ‘BirriaMania’ Blind Tasting In Arcadia
There was more than one L.A. champion crowned this weekend; one headed to the World Series, and the other to immortal birria fandom. Hundreds came out to enjoy lucha libre and the city's best birria at Santa Anita Park.
How to Crawl Through Eagle Rock’s Best Tacos and Dispensaries
Eagle Rock holds its own in northeast Los Angeles when it comes to delicious tacos if you know where to look.
How a Vacant Wilmington Lot Became a ‘Fight Club’ Set 25 Years Ago
The first rule of this article is … do not read further unless you’ve seen “Fight Club.” This is how the filming locations for the classic film shot in Wilmas look now.
Seven Indigenous Truths From These Native Community Leaders
We sat down with Indigenous revolutionaries, Sean "The Sioux Chef" Sherman, and L.A.'s own Odilia Romero and Alfonso Martinez to reflect on native wisdom. These were some of their universal truths.
These Simple Mexicali-style, Aluminum Foil-Wrapped Burritos Are For ‘Lonches,’ Not Influencers
These are the burritos that northern Mexico is familiar with, especially in the borderlands that stretch from Juarez to Mexicali. These are the not french-fried filled burritos of San Diego, the beans-rice-and-meat burritos of Los Angeles, or the everything-and-your-mama burritos of San Francisco that most average civilians are familiar with. These are laborers' burritos sold out of a cooler, and so satisfying in the simplest way possible.
These Neighboring Trucks Serve Juicy Kyrgyz Lamb and Tajik Plov in West L.A.’s Central Asian Corridor
On a short block of Butler Avenue, north of Santa Monica Boulevard, dueling generators rumble through the day from two new food trucks parked on opposite sides of the streets, showcasing the cooking and traditions of Central Asia, the vast, mostly landlocked region comprised of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan.
This Armenian Chef Is Making L.A.’s Best Lobster Tacos in North Hollywood
Just a year ago, the Armenian-born chef was running fine-dining restaurants in Kostrama, Russia. Then came the flight to Mexico City. The border crossing on foot and ensuing six months of detention in Nogales, New Mexico, and Jacksonville, Florida.
Cannabis Ice Cubes, Mike Tyson’s Ear-Shaped Gummies, and THC Chile Flakes: Five Great L.A. Dispensaries For Edibles
Where to find all the medicated Pop Rocks, coffee, ice cream cones, and St. Ides you desire.
What To Eat This Weekend In L.A.: Colombian ‘Super Arepas,’ See’s Candy x McConnell’s Ice Cream, and Uni Toast With Jalapeno Marmalade
Also, Colombian hamburgers, a vintage European truck slinging burgers, Hawaiian pizza pupusas, and cannabis that will melt in your brain, not in your hand.
What To Eat In L.A. This Weekend: Wet-Aged Korean Pork Belly, Mushroom Wellington, and Stretchy Turkish Ice Cream
Plus, Slutty Vegan burgers arrive from Atlanta, mini mapo tofu bowls, an ice cream party, and a South Bay cafe staffed by adults with developmental disabilities.
