Last Friday some of the L.A. Taco crew met up at Mariscos Jalisco and Guisado’s to deliver their Taco Madness 2012 awards. Many great tacos were eaten, Jamaica and Horchata drank, and good times were had by all. Congratulations to both of the deserving winners, and many thanks to all who participated in this year’s competition.
“This piece was done for a special event called UNO in Toronto in late April 2012, combining a pop up taco shop (La Carnita) & an art show featuring international & local artists. It was the perfect occasion for me to bring to life an idea I had for a long time to combine my interest for the dark side & my love of tacos.” – Jonathan Bergeron aka Johnny Crap
LA’s King Taco is an institution, home to some of the world’s favorite red salsa, location of Hillary Clinton’s taco fiesta in LA, and the favorite taco of thousands of Angeleños. Today Grubstreet reports that the chain has filed suit against Boston’s “King Tacos”, a transparant attempt to give Boston some LA taco shine. It wouldn’t be the first time that Boston takes one of our own to use against us.
Is the real King Taco planning to expand to the East Coast? They should– while King Taco can’t claim to be the very best taco in the world, it’s leagues ahead of most east coast taquerias and would be one of the few current taco shop businesses that have the opportunity to go national.
The Boston Imposter
King Taco photo by Cyan79.
Our newcomer to the Mercado starts off with corn tortillas made to order–corn tortillas are the preferred choice of tijuanenses; in Mexicali as in Sonora, flour tortillas are the standard.
The meat is cooked on mesquite by a grill man who knows his business. The meat is of decent quality, but the seasoning and chopping are spot on. This is carne asada.
A young taquero has fresh onion and cilantro, the signature salsa roja (a tomato-based red salsa) of the Tijuana stands, and Tijuana style guacamole which is essentially pure avocado with some salt. He even wraps the taco into a conical shape like back home.
Read the full review at StreetGourmetLA
One of the hottest producers of electronic music around is LA’s SALVA. With an EP, LP and singles to his name, Salva is also on a remixing hot streak, and runs the Frite Nite label which is home to may other cutting-edge artists. This Friday, join Salva along with Shlohmo, Tomas Barfod, Groundislava and Suzanne Kraft at the Echoplex for some very heavy bass and good times.
What’s your favorite taco?
When I visit the FoF office we eat at Haurache Azteca in Eagle Rock — it’s amazing to me. I’d love to hear what I’m missing though! I’m down to take the challenge. But of course drunken late night Taco Zone in Echo Park is the highlight of my weekends when I’m in town.
When I first started hearing about you and listening to your stuff online, you were associated with SF, next thing I knew you were in LA. What brought you south?
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Brit Marling moved to Los Angeles a few years ago with a dream and some collaborators from college. Within the past two years, she’s written and starred in two films– Another Earth, and Sound of My Voice, which opens this weekend. She’s written another film, The East, which will be out some time next year. What an incredible year for this beautiful and talented Angeleño, which of course leads to the most important question of all…
So, Brit Marling, what’s your favorite taco?
My Favorite taco is Best Fish Taco in Ensenada in Los Feliz
Great choice, that’s the same spot noted Taco enthusiast Aziz Ansari chose. Best of luck with Sound of My Voice, opening Friday:
Eyeone SH is a graffiti artist, graphic designer, publisher and printmaker who shows his work in museums, galleries, ‘zines and the streets of Los Angeles. He holds multiple degrees from UCLA, runs one of LA’s best blogs, and collaborates with artists from all over the world. In short, he’s an inspiration to many in L.A. and is constantly moving our city’s art scene forward. LA TACO recently got a chance to interview EYE and visit his art studio. All photos by Erwin Recinos.
What’s your favorite taco?
The ones made at home.
What’s your favorite obscure part of L.A.?
Way too many to mention, but one would be under San Fernando Road at the end of the Arroyo Seco where it joins the L.A. River.
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It’s cool to see people changing the face of LA for the better getting the shine they deserve in their own time. For the upcoming MOCA show TRANSMISSION LA: AV CLUB curated by Mike D, chef Roy Choi will set up a pop-up restaurant in front of the venue. This short and well produced video explores one of Choi’s creations, KOGI BBQ, and its impact on the city of Los Angeles. For more information about the event check: theavantgardediaries.com/en/events.
Bruceywan is a lego artist who builds unique creations using only the iconic Swedish plastic bricks. This lego maniac has finally reached the apogee of his artform, and has created a lego taco for your viewing pleasure. We’re going to assume that this is a carne asada taco with a guacamole salsa with some splashes of a red sauce on top.
