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One of L.A. TACO&#8217;s co-founders, Hadley Tomicki is a writer and editor on food, travel, and culture whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, UrbanDaddy, High Times, and many other places.

Hadley Tomicki

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News

Spot Check: 20 New Restaurants, Pop-Ups, and Finds to Try In L.A. and Beyond This Week

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Food

Spot Check: 15 New Restaurants and Pop-Ups to Try in L.A.

Tony Chen

A rava (semolina flour) and masala dosa at Jay Bharat. Photo by Javier Cabral for L.A. TACO.

Artesia

The Nine Best Indian Restaurants In Artesia

L.A. TACO STAFF

L.A. Taco Guides

Artesia Neighborhood Guide: Five Things You May Not Know About Its History

Crime

Troubled Long Beach Bikini Bar Closed Indefinitely Over Alleged Narcotics Sales

Street Vending

This Santa Ana Councilman Wants To Make Any and All Attacks On Street Vendors ‘Hate Crimes’

Headlines: L.A. River Sewage Spill Closes LBC Beaches; Hate Crimes Skyrocketed in 2021

Editor for James Beard Award-winning L.A. TACO. Associate Producer for JBA-winning Las Crónicas Del Taco. Former restaurant scout for Jonathan Gold. Co-Author of &#8220;Oaxaca: Home Cooking From the Heart of Mexico (2019, Abrams) and &#8220;Asada: The Art of Mexican-Style Grilling&#8221; (2023, Abrams).

Javier Cabral

Five Dishes to Try At Long Beach’s Inaugural Black Restaurant Week, Starting This Weekend

Mike Sonksen aka Mike the PoeT is a 3rd-generation Los Angeles native. Poet, professor, journalist, historian and tour-guide, his latest book &#8220;Letters to My City&#8221; was just published by Writ Large Press. He teaches at Woodbury University.

Mike Sonksen

The 2021 L.A. TACO Book Guide: 34 Books to Read, Gift, and Get Inspired By

Cesar Hernandez is Lynwood&#8217;s second best export behind Weird Al, and a writer and podcaster. Illustration by Tommy Gallegos.

Cesar Hernandez

The L.A. TACO Guide to the Best Tacos in the South Bay, Harbor Area, Wilmington, and San Pedro (Mapped)