Explore

Footer - NEW

Legal Footer

Main - NEW

Mobile

Become a subscriber today to get unlimited access

Thanks for reading!

This is member's only content.

Members get unlimited access to all of our stories, along with incredible perks like free tacos, invites to our events, access to our mobile app, and much more!

Become a Member of L.A. TACO

Free registration

Please register for L.A. TACO to Vote 

Register to continue

L.A. TACO

Professional punk and Editor-In-Chief 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).

Javier Cabral

News

The Harsh Reality: Why This High Profile Chef Helped Her Employee’s Relative Escape El Salvador

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

These Oaxacan Muralists Brought Indigenous Flavor to the Central Library; Now They Are Deported ~ An Exclusive

Lalo Alcaraz is an award-winning cartoonist and illustrator, author of the long-running comic strip &#8216;La Cucaracha&#8217;.

Lalo Alcaraz

Comix

Taco Cart Guy: Take Our Jobs If You Dare ~ by Lalo Alcaraz

Against his better judgment, Nathan Solis continues to write for a living and sleeps along the Gold Line with his wife and daughter.

Nathan Solis

Scene Report: ‘Families Belong Together’ Rally ~ July 21 ~ MacArthur Park

Warren Szewczyk covers local politics in Southern California. You can find his work at warrensz.me.

Warren Szewczyk

Featured

Friday Surprise: Protesters Target the Offices of Private Prison Giant GEO Group in West Los Angeles

Trump Calls Lopez Obrador ~ AMLO Presidente! The People of Mexico Have Spoken

‘I Knew I Had to Come Here’: Meet the Los Angeles Activists Camped Outside the ICE Processing Facility Downtown

Tune of the Day

Tune of the Day: ‘Guatemala’ ~ Swae Lee, Slim Jxmmi, Rae Sremmurd

No One Who Locks Up Children Should Be Able to Have a Nice Dinner at a Mexican Restaurant

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

Jennifer Velez

Politics

‘Almost Certain Women Will Be Killed’ After U.S. Move to Deny Asylum to Victims of Gang or Domestic Violence

immigration