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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

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It’s All About the Bread: The 10 Best Tortas Ahogadas in Los Angeles

Editor 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).

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East L.A. BBQ’s Legendary Smoked Lengua Gets Paired With Mexican Craft Brews in Boyle Heights ~ Taco Tastes

Melissa Dueñas has been both a participant and observer in arts communities from San Diego to San Francisco, as a musician, DJ, documentarian, and now journalist. She is the creator of the online radio show Lowrider Sundays and transmedia endeavor, East Side Story Project, both of which seek to contextualize the affinity for oldies music in Chicanx culture.

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Los Angeles

Party Crews and Firme Ladies: The Women of 90s L.A. Youth Culture Reframed by Guadalupe Rosales

Erick Galindo is a contributing Editor to L.A. TACO. He writes the Mis Ángeles column for LAist/KPCC and has written essays on food and culture for the New York Times and Los Angeles Times.

Erick Galindo

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How Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez Started the Chicano Civil Rights Movement from a Kitchen in Boyle Heights

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How to Tell You’re Eating a Fake Blue Corn Tortilla: Kernel of Truth Organics Has a Mission

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‘I Am My Truck. My Truck Is Me’: Seven Classic Jonathan Gold Quotes About Los Angeles

Jennifer Velez is a multi-media journalist covering news and culture in L.A.

Jennifer Velez

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Former Taco Madness ‘Best in Show’ Winner Tacos Cuernavaca Robbed at Gunpoint in East L.A.

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Half of Latino Children Don’t Know How to Swim ~ Getting Kids Ready for Summer in East L.A.

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‘ColdChela’ Celebrates L.A.’s Latino Homebrewers With Its Annual AYCD Beer Festival

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 &#8220;Down &amp; Delirious in Mexico City.&#8221;

Daniel Hernandez

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Lesbian, Latina, Large: The Unapologetic Artwork of Laura Aguilar ~ An Image Gallery

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