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Celebrating the Taco Lifestyle in Los Angeles, CA

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<p>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.</p>


Katherine Spiers

Food

Highlights from the Rogue 99 ~ Rocio’s Mexican Kitchen

<p>Gustavo Arellano is the author of “Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America” and a columnist for the Los Angeles Times.</p>


Gustavo Arellano

Tacos

How to Teach Students Spanish Using Tacos and Pupusas ~ Meet Professor Sarah Portnoy

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