The Best of Mole on the Westside
From mole negro and goat tacos to empanadas and cactus fruit sorbet, Monte Alban offers a diverse, delectable cuisine carefully prepared with the freshest ingredients. Tucked away in a tiny non-descript strip mall on the corner of Santa Monica Blvd. near Bundy, Monte Alban gets lost between the CarnicerĂa (meat shop) and El Super Taco.
Takosher 'The chosen Taco'
I was driving down Wilshire Blvd. on my way to an interview and had to do a double take out of my rear view mirror to see if I had really just seen the Star of David plastered across the side of what looked like…a kosher taco truck?? “Takosher, the Chosen Taco.”
Win Appetizer at Silvio’s Brazilian BBQ!!
Giveaway!!!  Courtesy of Silvio’s Brazilian BBQ in Hermosa Beach we are giving away a free appetizer. To enter, “like” the LatininLA.com Facebook fan page (click here) and post a comment. If you missed the video we created, you can watch: http://www.latininla.com/silviosbrazilianbbq/ ¡Buen provecho! See Silvio behind the grill   Â
Chile's Bicentennial Celebration
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¡Eh’ Ave Maria!
Ask any Colombian in Los Angeles – they know La Fonda Antioqueña. For 25 years, Germán Rodriguez has worked in the restaurant – 10 years as a waiter and 15 as owner. When Don Germán arrived to the U.S. from Manizales, Colombia, he started as a bus boy in a Mexican restaurant in Pasadena...
Silvio's Brazilian BBQ
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