Taco Madness Archives ~ L.A. TACO https://lataco.com/category/taco-madness Celebrating the Taco Lifestyle in Los Angeles, CA Tue, 09 May 2023 22:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://lede-admin.lataco.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/cropped-FAVICON.jpg?w=32 Taco Madness Archives ~ L.A. TACO https://lataco.com/category/taco-madness 32 32 217520893 Our Favorite Scenes From TACO MADNESS 2023 (Photo Essay) https://lataco.com/taco-madness-2023-photos Tue, 09 May 2023 21:04:19 +0000 https://lataco.com/?p=148315 Over 3,600 of you showed up hungry for tacos and a good time at our 14th annual live taco festival. The energy and excitement for hyperlocal journalism were palpable. You all sold us out and nearly every single one of our ten handpicked taquerías. Here are some of our favorite moments of the night.

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]]> 148315 Announcing TACO MADNESS 2023’s ‘Best in Show’ and Online Tournament Winners! https://lataco.com/taco-madness-2023 https://lataco.com/taco-madness-2023#comments Tue, 09 May 2023 18:08:04 +0000 https://lataco.com/?p=133359 After 64 taquerías in our online tournament and ten taquerías at our live event, meet your champions. It was a hard-fought win for both taquerías.

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]]> https://lede-admin.lataco.com/taco-madness-2023/feed 6 133359 Meet the East L.A. Taqueros Serving Some of L.A.’s Best Mesquite-Grilled Tijuana-Style Meats At Saturday’s TACO MADNESS https://lataco.com/don-cuco-taco-madness Fri, 05 May 2023 22:12:18 +0000 https://lataco.com/?p=148180 TACO MADNESS, Presented by Bud Light Chelada, is L.A.’s first and biggest taco festival. All of L.A.’s heaviest hitting taquerías will be in one place for one day only! The 21 + event is happening from 5 to 11:59 PM on Saturday, May 6, at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in downtown Los Angeles. […]

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]]> 148180 Meet The Taquero From Mazatlán Bringing His Sinaloan-Style Carne Asada to TACO MADNESS This Saturday https://lataco.com/sinaloa-style-asada-la Fri, 05 May 2023 20:42:35 +0000 https://lataco.com/?p=148222 L.A.'s best Sinaloan-style asada specialist out of the Long Beach and Bellflower area will bring his juicy, crispy, and umami-packed carne asada vampiros, cachetadas, and roasted chile toritos to our event tomorrow. Plus, a regional Sinaloa-style refreshing agua de cebada. (Like a horchata but made with toasted barley instead of rice).

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]]> 148222 L.A.’s Best Sonoran-Style Taquería to Serve Rare Mesquite-Grilled ‘Tacos de Aguja’ Straight From Mexico At Our Live Event This Saturday https://lataco.com/aguja-sonoratown-taco-madness Thu, 04 May 2023 21:39:08 +0000 https://lataco.com/?p=148186 The unique cut of beef is insanely delicious and bacon-like, with pearls of fat that get rendered over mesquite fire. It is impossible to find anywhere in the States. But for one night only, Sonoratown will be serving it at our live event, from a stash they brought from Mexico themselves.

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]]> 148186 Meet The Puerto Rican Dub Master Out to Roots-Rock TACO MADNESS This Saturday https://lataco.com/pachyman-taco-madness Thu, 04 May 2023 19:42:29 +0000 https://lataco.com/?p=148174 The journey of L.A.-based Pachyman, born Pachy Garcia, starts in the Caribbean. Using the reggae en Español sound as a blueprint, he's created his own sound inspired by his punk and reggae upbringing.

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]]> 148174 Meet the Taquera Bringing Their Off-Menu Fish-and-Shrimp Ceviche Taco Dorado to Our Live Event This Saturday https://lataco.com/gogos-tacos-ceviche-taco-madness Wed, 03 May 2023 22:25:13 +0000 https://lataco.com/?p=148128 TACO MADNESS, Presented by Bud Light Chelada, is L.A.’s first and biggest taco festival. All of L.A.’s heaviest hitting taquerías will be in one place for one day only! The 21 + event is happening this Saturday, May 6, at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in downtown Los Angeles. Ticket sales proceeds will support […]

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]]> 148128 Meet L.A.’s Alta California-Inspired Taquero Making Incredible Oyster Tacos and More At Our Live Event This Saturday https://lataco.com/macheen-taco-madness-menu Wed, 03 May 2023 21:55:46 +0000 https://lataco.com/?p=148126 Oyster tacos with a yuzu aguachile slaw, a fried chicken taco with guajillo ranch, and a beef cheek taco with bone marrow salsa. Macheen will be bringing it this Saturday.

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]]> 148126 Meet L.A.’s ‘Taqueros Rockeros’ Competing at Our Live TACO MADNESS Event https://lataco.com/evil-cooks-taco-madness Mon, 01 May 2023 18:28:00 +0000 https://lataco.com/?p=133945 Since selling their first taco in 2018, the couple has quickly become an indispensable taquería in the city's competitive taco scene, whether it's with their taco de chorizo verde featuring the hard-to-find Toluca, Mexico-based variation of the green, herb-based sausage (vegan available) or with their highly original and delicious octopus al pastor negro taco.

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]]> 133945 Meet Your Vegan Taco Madness 2023 Champions! https://lataco.com/vegan-taco-madness-2023 https://lataco.com/vegan-taco-madness-2023#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2023 18:45:42 +0000 https://lataco.com/?p=131562 Not even 50-degree weather or the Super Bowl was enough to deter hundreds from driving to Smorgasburg L.A. and enjoying all the plant-based tacos at VEGAN TACO MADNESS! After a contentious last couple of hours that saw both finalists El Barrio Neighborhood Tacos and GoGo’s Tacos be neck and neck until the very end, GoGo’s […]

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