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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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T.J. Taco Safari With Ed’s Manifesto: Where to Find Albóndigas de Camarón (Shrimp Meatballs)

Melissa Mora Hidalgo was born in Montebello and grew up in the L.A./O.C. borderlands of East Whittier and La Habra. She holds a Ph. D. in Literature from UC San Diego and is the author of Mozlandia: Morrissey Fans in the Borderlands (Headpress UK, 2016).

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Tacos on the Streets of Dublin: Tracking the Rise of Mexico’s Most Iconic Food in Ireland

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.

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This Roving Armenian Taco Stand Aims to Spread Cultural Awareness Across L.A.

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T.J. Taco Safari with Ed’s Manifesto: Street-Style Double-Decker Tacos de Asada in La Libertad

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.

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Brace Yourselves: Taco Trucks and Street Food Vendors Are Raising Prices, Citing Fuel Costs

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Taco About Laughter: Four Emerging Latino Comedians Share Their Favorite Taquerías in L.A.

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A Data Hero Organized L.A.’s Taquerías Into a Taco Matrix Based On Cost and Reviews

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Seafood Tower? Nah. This Culver City Restaurant Serves a ‘Taco Tower’

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Whittier’s ‘Tacos Y Que’ Seeks Help After Tens of Thousands of Dollars In Gear Is Stolen