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Celebrating the Taco Lifestyle in Los Angeles, CA

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Cesar Hernandez is Lynwood&#8217;s second best export behind Weird Al, and a writer and podcaster. Illustration by Tommy Gallegos.

Cesar Hernandez

Tacos

A’s BBQ: Smoked Meats With Mexican Flavors and the Soul of East L.A. ~ Taco Tastes

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

Featured

Portable BBQ: Ray’s Texas BBQ in Huntington Park has a Two Pound Burrito That’s a Game Changer

Your Guide to LA’s Best and Boldest BBQ

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

Cheap Eats

Ragtop Fern’s BBQ ~ Koreatown

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

An Early Taste Of Roadhouse L.A., Bringing Global Barbecue To West Hollywood This Summer

Two Rabbits Studios 4th of July BBQ Sale ~ DTLA

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BBQ Street Chickens ~ Los Angeles

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Special Tasting Menu with Kogi BBQ ~ Los Angeles

Former editor of L.A. Taco. I still live in Los Angeles but mainly just hang out at parks and stare off into the distance.

Erich Redson

Kogi Korean BBQ Taco Truck ~ Los Angeles

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