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Katherine Spiers is formerly the food editor at LA Weekly and currently host of the food history podcast Smart Mouth. Her interests include pondering the state of journalism, eating mashed potatoes, and drinking mai tais. All three are covered extensively on Twitter and Instagram.

Katherine Spiers

Highlights from the Rogue 99 ~ Tacos Leo

Food

Highlights from the Rogue 99 ~ Rocio’s Mexican Kitchen

Bill Esparza is a professional musician, writer, and blogger whose travels throughout Latin America have made him a leading expert on Latin American cuisines.

Bill Esparza

Highlights From the Rogue 99 ~ Super Tortas DF

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.

Tien Nguyen

Highlights from the Rogue 99 ~ Adana

Erick Galindo is an award-winning writer, director, and journalist from Southeast L.A. His work spans TV, film, podcasts, and essays that explore the intersection of identity, culture, and chaos in Los Angeles.

Erick Galindo

Los Angeles

It’s Last Call at Ports O’Call ~ Scenes From the Final Days at L.A.’s Waterfront Village

RJ Vogt is a legal news reporter and freelance journalist in Los Angeles.

RJ Vogt

Why Halal Burmese Food in L.A. Matters to the ‘World’s Most Persecuted Minority’

Lalo Alcaraz is an award-winning cartoonist and illustrator, author of the long-running comic strip &#8216;La Cucaracha&#8217;.

Lalo Alcaraz

Adios, Anthony Bourdain ~ A Tribute by Lalo Alcaraz

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;

Daniel Hernandez

News

R.I.P. Anthony Bourdain ~ Chef Who Brought ‘Parts Unknown’ to the World Dead at 61

Gustavo Arellano is the author of “Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America” and a columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

Gustavo Arellano

Do You Know How to Read Tacos? Steven Alvarez Does, and He’ll Be at UC Irvine This Week

This Viral Donut Shop in Downey Is Doing Bionico, Mazapan, and Selena-Inspired Donuts