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Celebrating the Taco Lifestyle in Los Angeles, CA

L.A. TACO

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

Cesar Hernandez

Featured

‘Explosion of Flavor:’ Thai Mariscos Has Arrived in Los Angeles, via This Valley Gem

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

Food

Underground Mariscos: Eight New DM-Only Ceviche Spots in L.A., O.C., and the Valley to Order Now 

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

L.A. Taco Is Ending Its Goya Foods Partnership Over Trump Affiliation

Opening a Tokyo Taqueria and Tiki Bar Dreams: Guerrilla Tacos’ Wes Avila Isn’t Done Changing the Taco Game Yet

Tacos

Meet Chendo of Balam: Lynwood’s Experimental Taqueria That Doubles as a Designer T-Shirt Shop

Pork Belly Al Pastor: Here’s the Secret Adobo Recipe From One of L.A.’s Most Ambitious Taqueros

A Vegetarian Recipe for Spicy, Juicy Tacos de Jamaica. Just in Time for Tonight

Two Puebla-Themed Tecate Cocktail Recipes for Your Cinco de Mayo Rager at Home. And One for Salsa Borracha

Recipe: How to Make Legit Tacos de Canasta at Home

Chismes. Tacos. Words. Those are some of my favorite things.

Jerry J. Garcia

Airbnb Is Looking for the World’s Best Abuelita Cooks

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