L.A. Taco Podcast: ‘Go With an Open Mind, and Enjoy the Food’ ~ Introducing the Rogue 99, L.A. Taco’s Essential Restaurant Guide

11:14 AM PDT on March 28, 2019

[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]his week on the podcast, Daniel sits down with Tien Nguyen and Katherine Spiers to chat about the second edition of the Rogue 99. The editors discuss the inspirations and themes to the dining list, and discuss it all: The Serving Spoon, the San Pedro Fish Market, and the significance of places like Sqirl and Musso & Franks. Plus, the News, and some L.A. Taco housekeeping business!

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Daniel Hernandez is editor emeritus of LA Taco, serving 2017-2019. He is currently a staff writer for the L.A. Times. He is former Mexico bureau chief for VICE News, and former staff writer at the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly. Daniel is author of the book "Down & Delirious in Mexico City."

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