Ken Layne is LA&#8217;s finest home-grown online tabloid journalist. Friend and confidant of rock stars, bums, politicians, and chow hounds, the man knows the city and knows his Tacos. He currently is the lead blogger at Sploid and lives at an undisclosed location in the Desert, although a return to LA is supposedly imminent. So…

My Favorite Taco ~ Ken Layne

core/image

core/paragraph

Erick Galindo is an award-winning writer, director, and journalist from Southeast L.A. His work spans TV, film, podcasts, and essays that explore the intersection of identity, culture, and chaos in Los Angeles.

Erick Galindo

My Favorite Taco

My Favorite Taco: “Honorary Chicano” will.i.am Dishes on Vegan Tacos, His New Track and “Third-World” Style ICE Raids

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

My Favorite Taco: Fernando Valenzuela Loves Salsa Bandera and All Tacos Equally

My Favorite Taco: System of a Down’s Shavo on Armenian Eats, Asada, Alvarado Weed, and Life With Synesthesia

My Favorite Taco: B-Real On Carnitas, Korean Barbecue, and Comida Cubana

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; In 2023, 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

Westcoast rapper Warren G sits for a portrait.

Featured

West Coast Rapper Warren G Joined LA CAN & Polo’s Pantry To Give Away Hundreds Of Meals In Skid Row

Tien Nguyen writes about food and culture. She co-authored the New York Times bestseller &#8220;L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food&#8221; with Roy Choi and Natasha Phan, and her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times and Lucky Peach.

Tien Nguyen

My Favorite Taco: Money Mark, An Exclusive Interview With the Long-Time Beastie Boys Collaborator

Explore

Footer - NEW

Legal Footer

Main - NEW

Mobile

Become a subscriber today to get unlimited access

Thanks for reading!

This is member's only content.

Members get unlimited access to all of our stories, along with incredible perks like free tacos, invites to our events, access to our mobile app, and much more!

Become a Member of L.A. TACO

Free registration

Please register for L.A. TACO to Vote 

Register to continue

L.A. TACO

Aisha Wallace-Palomares

Exclusive: Wife of Hunger Striking Detainee Speaks Out on Inhumane Treatment

"The Smokescreen," with mezcal, Aperol, and pineapple, at The Last Canteen. Photo via The Last Canteen.

Taco Members Only

Weekend Eats: On-Tap Sarsaparilla and Soylent Green Cocktails At This Apocalypse-Themed Bar

LAPD motorcycle officers grab journalist's arms and escort him behind police line.

Investigations Newsletter: L.A. TACO Reporter Detained While Reporting (Again)

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).

Javier Cabral

Drink

Craft Breweries Are Struggling. So How Does This One Keep Expanding?

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

Izzy Ramirez is a Los Angeles-based staff reporter with L.A. TACO, documenting immigration enforcement and state power as it unfolds on the ground. Their work centers real-time alerts and long-term public archiving throughout the Southern California region.

Izzy Ramirez

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

DAILY MEMO

Daily Memo: Immigration Lawyers Overwhelmed With the Number of Detainees Needing Representation

A.k.a. Afroxander; Weekend Editor at L.A. Taco and a lecturer at San Diego State University. He has covered arts, culture, history, politics, and sports with an emphasis on Latin America and its U.S. diaspora for over two decades.

My Favorite Taco ~ Ken Layne

Stay in touch

More from L.A. TACO

Exclusive: Wife of Hunger Striking Detainee Speaks Out on Inhumane Treatment

Weekend Eats: On-Tap Sarsaparilla and Soylent Green Cocktails At This Apocalypse-Themed Bar

Investigations Newsletter: L.A. TACO Reporter Detained While Reporting (Again)

Craft Breweries Are Struggling. So How Does This One Keep Expanding?

Daily Memo: Immigration Lawyers Overwhelmed With the Number of Detainees Needing Representation

This WWE Power Couple Is Venturing into L.A.’s Coffee Roasting Scene