Skip to Content
Video

Love, Peace, and Taco Grease: Watch L.A.’s Top Two Taquerías Try Each Other’s Tacos (Video)

As fierce as our 2022 Taco Madness tournament was, it was all for the love of tacos. L.A.'s Taco Life witnessed Villa's Tacos win for their second year and celebrate by popping bottles and live corridos on York Boulevard on Sunday night, but last Thursday, before we crowned a new champion, we took part in a new tradition called "The L.A. TACO Peace Exchange."

We invited the final two competitors in the tournament to meet in person and take part in a peaceful exchange of their prized tacos. We hosted the live event on our Tiktok account and Youtube Live accounts and L.A.'s Taco Life witnessed as both Jennifer Feltham of Sonoratown and Victor Villa of Villa's Tacos took the biggest bites of each other's tacos.

Naturally, when you place two of the most brilliant and hardest-working taquerxs, taco wisdom comes flowing along with it. Would you believe us if we told you that we almost cried after a comment that Villa's made about why certain taqueros in L.A. are successful and some are not? Hint: It has to do with a humble rabano (radish) and a taquería's treatment of it.

Catch the deep interview—recorded in our brand-new studio! Woo!—below.

If you like our stuff, please subscribe and share! Every little damn bit helps our tiny independent newsroom stay alive a little bit longer. Thank you for watching and supporting.

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from L.A. TACO

U.S. Troops Raise Alarm After Commanders Frame War on Iran as ‘God’s Plan,’ Claiming Trump is ‘Anointed by Jesus’

The complaints report similar declarations from different commanders, who describe the Iran war as Trump’s bringing of “Armageddon.”

March 4, 2026

50 Mutual Aid Groups Demand Repeal of ‘Anti-Homeless’ Zones in Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez’s District

“I have voted against every single 41.18 motion that has come into city council,” Soto-Martinez says in his defense during an interview with L.A. TACO at the protest.

The 10th Death in ICE Detention in 2026, Dead From a Tooth Infection

Councilwoman Ellis, who is Haitian-American and a registered nurse, tells the Arizona Daily Star that she is outraged, “Nobody should die from a tootache. Something has to be done.”

March 4, 2026

Supreme Court Blocks California Law That Protects Transgender Students From Being Outed by Their School

The lawsuit was first introduced by Christian teachers in San Diego County, who argue that following the measure violates their First Amendment rights and freedom to exercise religion.

March 4, 2026

L.A. TACO Neighborhood Guides: Westwood

Persian beef tongue tacos, a legendary steak burrito, and King Kong Bundy's final resting place, plus a brief neighborhood history by Adam Villacin. Don't sleep on Westwood!

March 4, 2026

This Egyptian-Mexican Taquería in El Sereno Does Kofta Burritos and Falafel Sopes

After closing their first restaurant in Downtown L.A., Tirsa and Steve Farah opened Tirzah's Mexi-Terranean where they serve fusion dishes inspired by their home cooking.

March 3, 2026
See all posts