Amy ScattergoodNeed a visual aid for your print edition? Jonathan Gold visits the Breed Street vendors of East Los Angeles (“once you abandon yourself to the magnetic chalupa forces you will be lured across the river again and again — the CIA could learn something about mind control from antojitos masters”). Click through for Anne Fishbein's spectacular photos and read more in Gold's Counter Intelligence, “Fried in East L.A.”
Pozole on Chicago Street; Credit: Anne Fishbein
East L.A. street food; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Chicago Street; Credit: Anne Fishbein
East L.A. street food; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Chicago Street diner after her concert recital; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Chicago Street vendor adding syrup to the pancake; Credit: Anne Fishbein
pot of pozole on Chicago Street; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Chicago Street chef of the pozole; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Chicago Street; Credit: Anne Fishbein
hot dog vendor on Fourth Street; Credit: Anne Fishbein
enchilada on Breed Street; Credit: Anne Fishbein
pork tamale interior on Breed Street; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Breed Street gordita; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Breed Street; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Breed Street; Credit: Anne Fishbein
tacos on the grill on Matthews Street; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Antojitos Carmen preparing the flautas on Matthews Street; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Matthews Street pambazo; Credit: Anne Fishbein
dessert on Matthews Street; Credit: Anne Fishbein
Matthews Street; Credit: Anne Fishbein
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