Our 17th Annual TACO MADNESS has officially come and gone, and what can we say other than: Thank you! Thank you to everyone who helped us put this event together, and to all of you who filled Gloria Molina Grand Park for our annual event of refined taco gluttony.
First, we want to congratulate our winners, Los Dorados LA and Tacos Los Cholos. Los Dorados won “Best In Show” after some intense deliberations among our panel of celebrity guest judges: Camilo Lara, Yarel Ramos, Curtis Stone, and Adam Conover. Meanwhile, Los Cholos won the tournament after multiple rounds of voting on our website saw them through to the end.
We want to thank all the amazing taquerías who joined us and treated everyone to so many amazing tacos:
- Macheen
- Tirzahs
Special mention: Mermaid Cove for the raspados and coffee
We want to shout out a number of people who also helped make this day special:
Our musical curators for the night: Slow Jamz, Ambiente Central, Spinorita, El Marchante, Sonrisita, and Camilo Lara from Mexican Institute of Sound.
—Boomtown Brewery, Nativo, Jarritos, and Maison Perrier for keeping folks hydrated.
—Hit + Run for the live screen printing and LOVE Crew for the live mural painting.
—Kanha Bliss for the edibles and the bounce house.
—Buelna Law Firm, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Siempre Unidos LA, and H.I.L.L. Network for sharing information and resources with our community.
—The amazing staff at Gloria Molina Grand Park.
— And, perhaps most importantly, our event planner, Evelyn Jimenez!
Finally, a massive THANK YOU to all of our members, supporters, and attendees who joined us for our biggest MADNESS yet. We are, and will always be, grateful for your support that helps sustain local journalism that isn’t afraid to call truth to power.
Also, we are fully aware of the long lines for food and drinks... because we were in those lines too! How many of you rubbed shoulders with our staff and never even knew it?! Anyway, that’s something we will work on to improve for next year’s event. Hell hath no fury like a TACO supporter deprived of a one-of-a-kind taco!
