South LA&#8217;s own Lovie Yancey, founder of the Fatburger hamburger chain, passed away at the age of 96 over the weekend.Here at TACO we don&#8217;t just love tacos, we love all street food, and LA ranks up at the very top of hamburger towns, thanks in no small part to the efforts of Mrs. Yancey.…

Lovie Yancey ~ RIP

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<p>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.</p>


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<div>Ivan Ehlers is an Ecuadorian-American cartoonist and writer. He is a regular contributor to <i>The New Yorker</i>, <i>MAD Magazine</i> and the <i>Los Angeles Times</i>.</div>
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