¡No Jodas! Kitchen - Best Cuban Food Truck in L.A.
Their most popular sandwich, El Cubano, laden with slow-roasted pulled pork, ham, grilled onions, mustard, pickles, and drizzled with their famous secret sauce oozed melted Swiss cheese when I took a bite.
Taco Nazo, World’s Best Fish Tacos
Taco Nazo has been home of the world’s best fish tacos since 1978. Thelma Garcia’s parents, influenced by their seaside roots of Ensenada, started the business out of a catering truck in La Puente over 30 years ago...
Homeboy Industries Advocates Jobs Not Jails
For over 23 years, Father Greg Boyle and his team at Homeboy Industries have been helping former gang-involved youth and those at-risk clean up their lives by providing them with the resources needed to obtain jobs, training and an education. Homeboy Industries advocates “Jobs not Jails.” You may best associate his name with being an [...]
In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women of Mexico and the United States
This is your last weekend to visit In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women of Mexico and the United States at LACMA. As the first exhibit devoted to women surrealists who worked in Mexico and the U.S., it is definitely worth seeing. With nearly 50 female artists from around the world, we focused on the [...]
Celebrating the Mexican Revolution in LA!
November 20, 1910 – one of the most significant days in the history of Mexico. A day when common men and women rebelled against the 31-year dictator President Porfirio DĂaz. Learn about the role of women or
Chef LaLa Advocates New Healthy Meals in LAUSD
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) recently put a portion of a $15.9 million grant towards a revitalized nutrition program called “I’M IN”.  Through this grant, and over five years, LAUSD has committed $50 million to vegetarian school meal options. We caught up with Latina Chef LaLa – classically trained chef, certified nutritionist and [...]
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.”
Los Angeles Magazine’s 5th Annual Food Event
On Sunday, October 24th, we indulged in Los Angeles magazine’s 5th annual culinary extravaganza at Saddlerock Ranch carefully tucked away in the beautiful Santa Monica Mountains in Malibu. This year was especially spectacular given Los Angeles magazine was celebrating their November “Mexican Food Lovers Guide” as well as their 50th anniversary. Who would [...]
Erik Estrada, Oscar De La Hoya, Carlos Mencia & Others Support Tony Plana’s Nonprofit…
Most widely recognized for his character as Father Ignacio Suarez in Ugly Betty, Tony Plana has also played a Father to not only his two children, but over 20,000 underprivileged children, who over the last 15 years...
A Cuban Speakeasy Hidden in East Hollywood
Latin in LA TV hit the Los Angeles magazine Great Nights Out October issue release party on Tuesday, September 28th at La Descarga, chosen as one of the “top 25” hottest spots in the city. Theme: Brazil meets France at a little Cuban speakeasy vintage rum bar in East Hollywood...