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Glen Bell

  • Eat+Drink

    April 5, 2012

    Our Tacos, Ourselves: How Southern California Reinvented the Taco

    How Southern California discovered, gave birth to, reinvented and loved the taco for more than a century

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    National Taco Day: Top 5 Gringo Tacos

    Today, on National Taco Day, we honor the humble taco. Not some fancy, "perfect taco of griddled shrimp with tamarind" or some culturally authentic delicacy so regionally specific it can be pinpointed not just to the neighborhood but to the block where it originated. No, today, we honor the most ign ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    Playa Del Rey Bar Report: The Tripel

    razyikimasho/flickrInterior, The Tripel​ The Place: The Tripel, 333 Culver Blvd., Playa Del Rey The Hours: 5 p.m.-Midnight Mon.-Thu.; Noon-2 a.m. Fri-Sat.; Noon-Midnight Sun. The Digs: When a person is stylish and fit but somehow not entirely appealing, he or she is sometimes said to be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Top 9 Now-Defunct L.A. Fast Food Restaurant Chains The Return of #3

    Del Taco Corp.​With the further expansion of Chick-fil-A in Los Angeles, the recent announcement of Papaya King coming to Hollywood and the arrival of Australia's Oporto to the Southland, we at Squid Ink thought it was an opportune time for a trip down memory lane. Here, in no particular orde ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    Taco Franchise Says R.I.P. To Mr. Bell

    ​The founder of Taco Bell passed away over the weekend, and stomachs across the land were upset over the news. Glen W. Bell, Jr., 86, died Sunday night at his home in the exclusive San Diego County enclave of Rancho Santa Fe, the Irvine company announced. He joins the chain's chihuahua mascot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    Taco Bell And The LAPD Go Way Back

    ​After we posted today about the death of Taco Bell founder Glen W. Bell, whose first franchise went to a Los Angeles police officer in 1964, we heard from sources who indicated that there are deep roots between the company and Los Angeles Police Department cops. In fact, we're told, about fi ... More >>

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