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Celebrating the Taco Lifestyle in Los Angeles, CA

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A.k.a. Afroxander; Editor-At-Large (formerly Weekend Editor) at L.A. Taco and a lecturer at San Diego State University. He has covered arts, culture, history, politics, and sports with an emphasis on Latin America and its U.S. diaspora for over two decades.

Ivan Fernandez

Sports

Is Gentrification Ruining Mexico City’s Iconic Lucha Libre?

Featured

Residents Protest Gentrification in Mexico City Neighborhoods

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

Food

Mexico Pan de Muerto Scene Report: Behold ‘Pan de Muerto Sushi’ in CDMX and Pan de Muerto Al Pastor Tortas

Tacos

Video: Watch This Angry-Drunk ‘Godinez’ Assault an Innocent Al Pastor Trompo in Mexico City in an Act of Senseless Taco Violence

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

Cesar Hernandez

Film

Review: For Mexico and Los Angeles, ‘Roma’ Immortalizes the Strength of Domestic Workers

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

News

‘The People Were There For the People’ ~ Remembering the September 19 Earthquake in Mexico ~ One Year Later

Travel

Taco Trips ~ Pozole de Moctezuma, Tucked In an Apartment, Makes the Best Guerrero-Style Green Pozole in Mexico City

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

Afro-Chicana Director Ebony Bailey Is Examining Blackness in Mexico

Bill Esparza is a professional musician, writer, and blogger whose travels throughout Latin America have made him a leading expert on Latin American cuisines.

Bill Esparza

Highlights From the Rogue 99 ~ Super Tortas DF

History

He’s Giving the Final Tours of the L.A. Times Historic Downtown Headquarters ~ After 35 Years

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