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Frank John Tristan is a freelance journalist in Southern California covering everything from street culture to neo-Nazis.

Frank John Tristan

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Meet ‘FigueRonny,’ the Doorman Who Fled the Congo and Is Building a Security Mini-Empire in NELA

Professional punk and Editor-In-Chief 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).

Javier Cabral

‘Nativo:’ An OG NELA Barrio-Meets-Guadalajara Modern Cantina Is Opening Its Doors on York Boulevard

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.

Hadley Tomicki

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This Tiny Bakery in Culver City Hides Some of the Best Modern and Sazón-Filled Peruvian Seafood in L.A.

Lisa Kwon is a writer born, raised, and currently living in Koreatown. She will talk your ear off about Korean coffee culture and the dreadful effects of Los Angeles’ palm tree fetishism.

Lisa Kwon

No Subtitles Needed: Being Korean American Means Cry-Laughing at ‘Parasite’ Winning a Golden Globe

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; In 2023, 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.

Lexis-Olivier Ray

Update: L.A.’s Oldest Skate Shop No Longer Shuttering After All…For Now.

Get out of the Car: Koreatown’s Greatness Reveals Itself to Those Who Walk

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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Meet ‘FigueRonny,’ the Doorman Who Fled the Congo and Is Building a Security Mini-Empire in NELA

‘Nativo:’ An OG NELA Barrio-Meets-Guadalajara Modern Cantina Is Opening Its Doors on York Boulevard

This Tiny Bakery in Culver City Hides Some of the Best Modern and Sazón-Filled Peruvian Seafood in L.A.

No Subtitles Needed: Being Korean American Means Cry-Laughing at ‘Parasite’ Winning a Golden Globe

Update: L.A.’s Oldest Skate Shop No Longer Shuttering After All…For Now.

Get out of the Car: Koreatown’s Greatness Reveals Itself to Those Who Walk

Five Spots to Get Khao Soi This Winter

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