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Market Mexico City

A Photo Tour of Mercado de la Merced in Mexico City

  • Food
  • November 30, 2010
Mercado de la Merced has been flourishing near Mexico City’s historic core since 1890. On my recent trip to Mexico City with Street Gourmet LA founder Bill Esparza, we tore through the market for...
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Taco Mexico City

El Farolito: Setting the Spit-Shaved Pork Standard in Mexico City

Pork that’s stained orange with an achiote marinade and shaved from a spit called a trompo is a key component of Mexico’s culinary canon. Pastor, as the preparation is called, is particularly revered in...
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Taqueria Orange County

Taco Loco: Visiting the Ghosts of Tacos Past in Laguna Beach [CLOSED]

My first encounter with Taco Loco was in the summer of 1996. My weeks involved film classes at UCLA and an internship in Mayor Riordan’s Press Department at City Hall. Weekends were my time...
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Root Vegetables

Taco Task Force: Los Angeles Potato Tacos

The Taco Task Force previously tackled Baja style fish tacos and birria. With some hope, and more than a little trepidation, Bill Esparza (Street Gourmet L.A.), Javier Cabral (The Glutster) and I reconvened on...
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Mexican Restaurant Sign Los Angeles

Taco Task Force: Los Angeles Fish Tacos

On our most recent group trip to Mexico, Bill Esparza (Street Gourmet L.A.) started discussing his frustrations with L.A. taco blogs and how there has to be better criteria for determining which tacos warrant...
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Restaurant Tijuana

La Cahua del Yeyo: Showing Some (Tuna) Fin in Tijuana

The exterior might double as a Coca-Cola billboard and the plain yellow walls don’t exactly scream gastronomy, but La Cahua del Yeyo prepares some of Tijuana’s best Sonora-style seafood. “The turtle of Yeyo” is...
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