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Celebrating the Taco Lifestyle in Los Angeles, CA

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Gustavo Arellano is the author of “Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America” and a columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

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How to Teach Students Spanish Using Tacos and Pupusas ~ Meet Professor Sarah Portnoy

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.

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Cuban Music Festival ~ Echo Park

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.

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How to Teach Students Spanish Using Tacos and Pupusas ~ Meet Professor Sarah Portnoy

Cuban Music Festival ~ Echo Park

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Cha Cha Chicken ~ Santa Monica