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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).

Javier Cabral

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Food

22 of The Craziest Eats and Drinks We Saw at the ‘Super Bowl of Natural Products’

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Olvera Street Restaurant Threatened As Users Confuse It With A Different DTLA Juanita’s

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; This year, 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

News

Headlines: Pedro Pascal Says “There’s No Good Mexican Food In New York” On ‘Hot Ones’

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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Spot Check: 15 New Restaurants and Pop-Ups to Try in L.A.

Janette Villafana is a multimedia journalist from Santa Ana, CA who often covers stories that highlight diverse communities, their issues, success, and personal stories.

Janette Villafana

Edin Enamorado, Who Would Take a Bullet For Street Food Vendors, Is the Hero We All Need

The 26 Best Tacos Al Pastor, Adobada, and Árabes In Los Angeles

Kat Thompson is a Bangkok-born, Los Angeles-raised writer. Her work has appeared in Food &amp; Wine, Thrillist, Vice, and more.

Kat Thompson

Glendale

Neighborhood Food Guide: The 12 Best Places to Eat in Glendale

Street Food Pasta Punk Estrano Opens L.A .’s Most Exciting Restaurant Inside an Arcade Bar in Echo Park

The 38 Best ‘Hood Burgers In Los Angeles

Video: Co-Owner of Auld Dubliner in Long Beach Breaks Hibachi Truck’s Menu In Confrontation