In which L.A. TACO's Hadley Tomicki fills you in on the most exciting new restaurants, pop-ups, and food events cracking in and around Los Angeles. Plus, a discount for members to Saturday's Asada Fest.
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This Saturday, EVERYone is invited to the carne asada. Asada Fest, to be specific. It's a huge party in the Arts District honoring northern Mexico's most venerated cuts of mesquite-grilled meat, centered on the 40-year history of the head butchers of Northgate Market.
Some notable chefs will offer their own recipes to sample here, including Baja big gun Javier Plascencia, Claudette Zepeda, Sonora's Nereida Vejar, Yesenia Rios, RobeGrill "Que Chillie," and the gang from Heritage BBQ, while a handful of our own hometown heroes from Tacos Don Cuco, Macheen, La Carreta, Tacos La Rueda, and Mochomitos will be among the taquerias doing their own cooking.
There will also be mezcal, Mexican wine, beer, cocktails, live lucha libre, a DJ, cooking demos, photo opportunities, and live music from a Selena tribute band and Mi Banda El Mexicano at 5 PM.