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Celebrating the Taco Lifestyle in Los Angeles, CA

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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.

Katherine Spiers

Tacos

Highlights from the Rogue 99 ~ Casa Vega

Lisa G. French is an artist and enthusiastic storyteller in Los Angeles.

Lisa G. French

Watering Holes

The L.A. Taco Guide to Sweet Dive Bars in the Valley, Vol. 2

Keith Foster is an avid record collector and co-host of The Vinyl Exam, a weekly podcast about records and the people who collect them. He spends his days in corporate America then spends his evenings listening to records, playing guitar as a member of the funk band Big Pimp Jones and writing the science fiction comic Kodoja.

Keith Foster

Shops

The Vinyl Exam: Freakbeat Records

Erwin Recinos is a seasoned visual artist with an eye for capturing life as a working commuter aboard public transportation in and around Los Angeles. For 20 years now, Recinos has been documenting the urban landscape, street culture, and Hispanic communities of Los Angeles utilizing his daily routine and the city of Los Angeles as an inspiration. Recinos also works with popular food and event websites such as LATACO.com and Eater LA to capture the cuisine and culture that is so important to the city of Los Angeles and across Southern California.

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Highlights from the Rogue 99 ~ Casa Vega

The L.A. Taco Guide to Sweet Dive Bars in the Valley, Vol. 2

The Vinyl Exam: Freakbeat Records

Recap: The W.o.o.d. Art Show ~ Basement 818

El Katracho ~ Sherman Oaks