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10 Best Moles in Los Angeles

Let's count the reasons we love mole. It's rich and intense. Warm and comforting. Spicy, yet sweet and often savory. A seamless blend of 20 to 40 (or more) ingredients that have been toasted, roasted, ground, blended and cooked. Radiant and colorful. A mix of Old World spices with New World chiles a ... More >>

10 Best Tamales in Los Angeles

At L.A.'s Mexican restaurants, the classic combination plate -- you know, the #5 or the "Macho Combo" or the "Pancho Villa Platter" that serves up a burrito, taco, tamale and chile relleno topped with yellow cheese along with refried beans, rice and flour tortillas -- tends to be ridiculed in this e ... More >>

Funkiest Dish West of the 405: Moo Moo Thai's Yen Ta Fo

Did your new year's resolution involve sampling strange cuisine from across the city? If you're the type who scours the San Gabriel Valley like a Sichuan-studded Star Map or can quickly rattle off every birrieria in the barrio then probably not. But if you're perpetually stuck in a quaint Westside f ... More >>

Soup Fight: Congested, Cold-Ridden, and Looking for Relief

We, and perhaps you too, are feeling a little sick right now. Congested, body aches, taste buds not exactly firing on all cylinders. So for this week's food fight, we're changing the format a little. Rather than taking two versions of the same dish and seeing which one is tastier, we're eating two v ... More >>

The Top 20 Mexican Restaurants In and Around L.A.

B. Hansenchefs awaiting awards​ The latest list of best Mexican restaurants in Los Angeles comes from Sabores Auténticos de Mexico (Authentic Flavors of Mexico), a non-profit founded to promote authentic cooking outside of Mexico. The awards were presented Tuesday at a cocktail party and din ... More >>

Squid Ink Drink Fight: Oaxacan Hot Chocolate Con Leche

For such a tiny, bitter thing, cocoa has done remarkably well. It has been cultivated in the Americas for thousands of years, and today exists, in some form, on just about every dessert menu in the Western world. Dating back to its earliest history, chocolate was consumed as a beverage, developing d ... More >>

Pili's Tacos: Estados Unidos de México

Ben Calderwoodthe wall at Pili's Tacos​ The Westside comida wars are fought along a patch of Santa Monica Boulevard where numerous Mexican and Central American micro-neighborhoods converge and fruit vans patrol long into the night. The nearly invisible Pili's Tacos seeks victory via a kitchen ... More >>

Huitlacoche: Your Fungus, My Dinner

An interesting article hit the AP wire yesterday about huitlacoche, a Mexican delicacy often called "corn smut," or occasionally, "Mexican truffle." The article reported on findings in the Food Chemistry journal about the health benefits of this tasty, odd-looking treat. In the U.S., huitlacoche has ... More >>

Oaxacan Snack Attack

Oaxacan Snack Attack

Guide to Our Advertisers: Part 3

A Guide to Our Advertisers

A Guide to Our Advertisers

Return of the Mole People

Santa Monica's Tlapazola Grill

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