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Mexican Food Los Angeles

Madre Costillas en Salsa de Chile Morita

In a recent Food & Wine story, writer Andy Wang spotlighted Ivan Vasquez. This Oaxacan chef transformed longtime Palms neighborhood haunt El Nopal into Madre after launching the concept last year in Torrance. His...
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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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Chef San Diego

Interview: chef Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins (El Jardín)

Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins was born and raised in San Diego, but has deep ties to Mexican cuisine. Her aunt Lorenza owned a restaurant called Las Calandrias in Guadalajara and other family members versed her in...
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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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Mexican Food Los Angeles

Mariscos El Bigoton Pastelaso

El bigotón is a man with a big mustache, and Edgar Sanchez’s grandfather fits the description. A logo depicting an anchor with a thick mustache and nautical knot honors his nickname at Mariscos El...
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