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Introducing Our New Editor: A Fond Farewell to Daniel Hernandez, and Hello to Javier Cabral

Daniel Hernandez is editor emeritus of LA Taco, serving 2017-2019. He is currently a staff writer for the L.A. Times. He is former Mexico bureau chief for VICE News, and former staff writer at the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly. Daniel is author of the book &#8220;Down &amp; Delirious in Mexico City.&#8221;

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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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Gabriel Chabrán is a food writer and journalist from Highland Park. He currently lives in Long Beach with his wife Katie, their new baby, and their Russian Blue cat, Mars.

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Filipino, Brazilian, Thai, Indian & Hawaiian ~ Try These Regional-Style Pizzas in Long Beach, Harbor Area

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Everything You Need to Know About Taco Madness 2019 ~ Celebrating Ten Years of Tacos!

Tien Nguyen writes about food and culture. She co-authored the New York Times bestseller &#8220;L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food&#8221; with Roy Choi and Natasha Phan, and her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times and Lucky Peach.

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Highlights From the Rogue 99, 2019 Edition ~ Sichuan Impression

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‘A MexicanAmerican Geography’ ~ Cherríe Moraga on Coming Home to San Gabriel, Her New Memoir, and Memories of her Mother

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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L.A. Taco Podcast: The Burrito Crawl ~ Corner Cottage, Sr. Cliff’s, Huge Tree & More

Philip Iglauer covered all things Koreana for 15 years — foreign diplomats, kimchi, Samsung and, of course, North Korea — out of Seoul. After returning to his native Northeast Los Angeles in late 2016, he freelances on his hometown’s goings-on.

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