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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).

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Smorgasburg’s New Taquero Lineup May Be L.A.’s Best Taco Crawl Yet

Erwin Recinos is a seasoned visual artist with an eye for capturing life as a working commuter aboard public transportation in and around Los Angeles. For 20 years now, Recinos has been documenting the urban landscape, street culture, and Hispanic communities of Los Angeles utilizing his daily routine and the city of Los Angeles as an inspiration. Recinos also works with popular food and event websites such as LATACO.com and Eater LA to capture the cuisine and culture that is so important to the city of Los Angeles and across Southern California.

Erwin Recinos

Tacos for Crypto: A Taquería in South El Monte Is Now Accepting Bitcoin for Carnitas

Sobaquera Summer: Boyle Heights’ Carne Asada Star El Ruso Opens Today In Silver Lake

Lilian Gonzalez is a multimedia journalist and entertainment reporter based in Los Angeles, CA. She is also a dancer, choreographer, and actress whose work focuses on the arts and entertainment

Lilian Gonzalez

Meet the Hardworking Family From Michoacán Behind One of the Valley’s Best Birria Trucks

Multimedia journalist covering everything under the sun. 562 born and raised. News editor for Talon Marks.

Daniel Suarez

Neighborhood Taquería Spotlight: The Buttery Tacos Al Vapor at ‘Tacos Estilo Guadalajara’ in Downey

Astrid is a Salvadoran-American poet and writer based in Los Angeles.

Astrid

Eat This Black-Owned Vegan Taco to Help Build South Central’s First Organic Grocery Store

Watch Matty Matheson and Benny Blanco Lose Their Minds After Eating L.A.’s Best Tacos (and Ceviche)

Heri grew up in the High Desert but spent most of the last decade as a SoCal nomad before ending up in Whittier. A multi-disciplined writer, Heri strives to use his words to encourage thought and change.

Heriberto Rodriguez

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The L.A. TACO Guide To Eating Veg: Taco Crawling On The Eastside

Memo Torres is the Director of Engagement and multimedia journalist for the James Beard award-winning L.A. Taco. He is also the host of the Daily Memo and writes for Apple Maps’ ‘Where Memo Torres Eats in L.A.’ You can see him on Netflix&#8217;s Taco Chronicles and Pressure Cooker.  You can hear him on KCRW’s ‘Good Food’ occasionally. He was a finalist for the Ruben Salazar Award for Latino journalists and a former third-generation landscaper.

Memo Torres

juicy carnitas breakfast burrito dripping with salsa.

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Olympic Blvd’s Famous Taco-Row Has A New Off-Menu Carnitas Chilaquiles Breakfast Burrito

Laura is a desmadrosa, a product of East Los, an educator, and a hood establishment connoisseur.

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Mornings On Avenue 26: Meet This Lincoln Heights Family Fulfilling A Carnitas Dream