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fromSFGATE
4 days ago

The Calif. family that created the taco truck finally gets its due

King Taco, founded by Raúl and Lupe Martinez in 1974, invented the modern taco truck by converting an ice cream truck into a mobile kitchen, establishing the template for California's ubiquitous food truck culture.
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fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Grand Central Market's legendary Roast to Go closes, but a Oaxacan stall rises in its place

Roast to Go, a 75-year-old Grand Central Market institution, closed at the end of 2025, replaced by La Sandunga, an Oaxacan restaurant from Olio Wood Fired Pizza owner Michael Robles.
fromEater
7 months ago

Mexican Asian Fusion Is One of North America's Signature Cuisines

I think it became a voice for a certain part of Los Angeles and a certain part of immigration and a certain part of life that wasn't really out there in the universe. We all knew it, and we all grew up with it, and it was all around us, but the taco kind of pulled it together.
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fromEater LA
10 months ago

Groundbreaking Koreatown Restaurant Here's Looking at You Is Closing After Almost a Decade

Here's Looking at You in Koreatown will close after almost a decade, marking the end of an era for its innovative culinary offerings.
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