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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).

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Eat These Monster CDMX-Style Torta This Weekend…And Support Latinos Getting Counted in the Census

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Neima Patterson is a writer and producer who creates to serve her hometown: South Los Angeles. She currently assists a television writer &amp; producer while creating her own projects.

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Mental Health and Blackness in L.A.: ‘Sad-Ass Black Folk’ Web Series Aims to Create a Platform for Healing

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‘Sweet Leaf’ by The Delirians Is the New Reggae Anthem for the Pinches Marijuanos of Los Angeles ~ Taco Tune of the Day

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Introducing ‘Taco de Lengua,’ L.A. Taco’s New Weekly Recap Show on YouTube

Erick Galindo is a contributing Editor to L.A. TACO. He writes the Mis Ángeles column for LAist/KPCC and has written essays on food and culture for the New York Times and Los Angeles Times.

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‘De Mi Rancho a Tu Cocina:’ How an Abuelita Cooking on Her Wood-fired Stove from Her Rancho in Michoacán is Going Viral on Youtube

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Video: We Ate Tacos With the Stars of ‘Vida’ and Talked About the Importance of the Queer TV Show