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Celebrating the Taco Lifestyle in Los Angeles, CA

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I report on food, culture and urbanism in Detroit and beyond 
Find me on Twitter @serenamaria36 or @tostadamagazine or contact me directly at serenamaria.com.

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The Taco Wire: Gustavo Arellano’s Great Tortilla Tournament; Taco Bell’s Reaper Fries; Taquero Shot While Protecting Wife

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

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

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.

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Birria in The Trunk ~ The Improbable Rise of Teddy’s Red Tacos

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The Fetish of Authenticity ~ Gustavo Arellano on the Perils of ‘Cultural Appropriation’

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L.A. Taco on KCRW: Los Angeles Is ‘Oaxacalifornia’

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

Sarah Bennett is a freelance journalist covering food, music, craft beer, art and culture in L.A., Long Beach, and beyond. Follow her on social media @thesarahbennett.

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Highlights from the Rogue 99 ~ Sonoratown

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‘SOLD OUT’ ~ The Last Day of the Guerrilla Tacos Truck

Katherine Spiers is formerly the food editor at LA Weekly and currently host of the food history podcast Smart Mouth. Her interests include pondering the state of journalism, eating mashed potatoes, and drinking mai tais. All three are covered extensively on Twitter and Instagram.

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