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Mexican

Mexican Food Los Angeles

Madre Costillas en Salsa de Chile Morita

For Food & Wine, Andy Wang spotlighted Ivan Vasquez, an Oaxacan chef who transformed longtime Palms neighborhood haunt El Nopal into Madre after launching the concept last year in Torrance. His restaurant honors mother...
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Tacos Los Angeles

La Carreta Chorreada

Historically, restaurants and street food vendors situated south of the 105 freeway and east of the 110 freeway don’t get a whole lot of coverage from local writers, but that’s changing thanks to efforts...
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Tacos Los Angeles

Teddy’s Red Tacos

The industrial byways in South Los Angeles continue to sprout Mexican street food stars. Teddy’s Red Tacos is one of the area’s growing legends, a food truck from Teddy Vazquez that parks along deactivated...
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Pastor Mexico City

El Huequito Taco Sencillo

My Club Tengo Hambre tour of Mexico City’s Centro Historico with host Mariana Goméz Rubio started at Palacio de Bellas Artes. From there, we navigated one market and made six notable street food stops,...
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Crab Mexico City

Maximo Bistrot Local Stone Crab Claws

Maximo Bistrot Local frequently makes Mexico City’s dining guides and even rated #20 on Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants List 2018, but it took a more personal exploration of Chef Eduardo García’s small Roma...
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Mexican Food Los Angeles

Mercado Chile Verde Estilo Arco Iris

Cocinas y Calaveras founder Jesse Gomez and chef/partner Jose Acevedo opened a new Pasadena branch of Mercado at The Commons on South Lake in April 2018. The journey is full-circle for Gomez, who worked...
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