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L.A. TACO

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).

Javier Cabral

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Featured

This Liquor Store in North Pasadena’s Barrio Hides One of the Finest Lamb Barbacoa Specialists in Los Angeles

Philip Iglauer covered all things Koreana for 15 years — foreign diplomats, kimchi, Samsung and, of course, North Korea — out of Seoul. After returning to his native Northeast Los Angeles in late 2016, he freelances on his hometown’s goings-on.

Philip Iglauer

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News

Thanksgiving Protest: Compton Family Fights 50 Percent Rent Hike, Looming Eviction

Liz Ohanesian is a journalist covering arts and culture in Los Angeles.

Liz Ohanesian

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Pasadena’s ‘710’ Exhibition Shows How Neighborhoods Won the Fight Against Freeway Displacement in L.A.

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

Theater

‘We Need to Get Our Side Out’ ~ How Culture Clash Is Striking Back at Anti-Immigrant Hate

People

From the Streets of Atwater to the Next Possible Chief of the LAPD ~ Meet Robert Arcos

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

Jennifer Velez

Pasadena Quietly Settles With Family of Reginald Thomas Jr., Killed by Police in 2016

L.A. TACO STAFF

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The Driving Recorder Man of Pasadena Rocks Harder Than You

Preview: Pandamonium, an All-Panda Art Show ~ Opens June 7th in Pasadena

I moved to L.A. 15 years ago after recovering from a crippling case of East Coast Bias. Viva California.

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History

Vintage L.A. ~ 1940’s LA in Color

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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Tournament of Roses ~ Pasadena

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