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Some people may know Lupe Ontiveros as an award-winning actress, producer, activist, and visionary. I remember her being Selena's KILLER! Not...
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ROJO Sabor Latino Fundraiser Benefitting The Wall Las Memorias to Feature Oaxacan Restaurant Guelaguetza
Who needs to travel all the way to Oaxaca for some good regional cuisine? All you need to do is purchase tickets to...
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Cookbook Review and Giveaway: Lorena Garcia’s New Latin Classics: Fresh Ideas for Favorite Dishes
I love complicated cookbooks with extensive ingredients that can only be sourced from specialty markets in Thailand and the dark back allies of...
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LOS ANGELES TIMES PRESENTS THE TASTE: Best of LA’s Gourmet Taco Scene
The Taste: Art of Mixing — An Indulgence of LA’s Finest
LatinoFoodie Nation, this will be the first of three posts recapping the LA Times/Food & Wine’s The Taste. It was just a lot to digest. The Taste took place over four days...
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It’s a Game We Call: WINDOW SHOPPING FOR FOOD
Trying to desperately escape the 102 degree heat outside, I drove up and down Valley Boulevard in Alhambra this afternoon, as I sometimes do, looking inside restaurant windows (and for air conditioning) to find a new place to eat. I say "sometimes" as many...
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Husband and Wife Team Offer Exciting, Eclectic Menu at Setá Dine:Lounge
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A perfect pair are infusing...
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Book Review: Try This
Try This: Traveling the Globe without Leaving the Table
By Danyelle Freeman
Dear Foodies, you personally may or may not need the following book, but I think it is an...
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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.
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Long Beach Street Food Festival 2011
Saturday was a bright day in Long Beach (a bit too bright if you ask me) for these two LatinoFoodies, who just spent the night before in LA gorging ourselves with gourmet Mexican food and imbibing in way too many wine tastings....
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