LatinoFoodie Nation, I’ll confess that day 2 of The Taste nearly broke me. The night was called Taco Tequila Tryst. Tacos as far as the eye could see! My LatinoFoodie partner, Stephen, has yet to eat another taco since the event. The night started off with a bang: Loteria Grill served up some ridiculously tasty Tacos Veracruz. Red Snapper tacos in a tomato, caper, and olive...
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Tag Archives: Los Angeles
East LA Meets Napa: Carnitas & Cabernet
Now, we knew carnitas and an ice cold cerveza combine beautifully. We hadn’t considered carnitas and a robust red wine paired just fine. The East LA Meets Napa event in Los Angeles definitely changed our minds. Set in the enclosed garden patio, AltaMed’s sixth annual East LA Meets Napa event, which is easily one of the best Latino fundraisers in town and claimed to be one of the nation’s most unique food and wine...
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Poll: Vote for the Best Potato Taco in LA
Around dinner time a few nights ago I started thinking about potato tacos. We had our posts last week on the Origin of the Potato and chorizo con papas so I think that’s what got me going. I’ve painstakingly, and very scientifically (ah, who am I kidding?), informally polled friends and family for the best potato taco in the Greater Los Angeles area. I found, that while few...
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Book Review: Food Trucks
Food Trucks by Heather Shouse I picked this book up simply because of the title. Seriously. Before I even opened the book, I began to panic: could the promise of the title be yet another let down? Would I be reading about food trucks in New York or Miami? What good would that do me here in Los Angeles? I opened it up and was...
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