Filed under:Piña is retiring to Mexico but is hoping that someone will continue the legacy he built over 11 yearsRicky Piña is tired. Since March 2009, when he opened his makeshift taco stand, fashioned from repurposed furniture, Piña has been serving some of the best fish tacos in LA. Shortly after opening, Piña was by the , a group of food bloggers looking to find the city’s best tacos. Since then, Ricky’s Fish Tacos has been Piña’s life. The posts written by the group of bloggers allowed the Ensenada-born taquero to sell tacos full time, leaving his job at Parisian Florists. Piña is one...…Filed under:Piña is retiring to Mexico but is hoping that someone will continue the legacy he built over 11 yearsRicky Piña is tired. Since March 2009, when he opened his makeshift taco stand, fashioned from repurposed furniture, Piña has been serving some of the best fish tacos in LA. Shortly after opening, Piña was by the , a group of food bloggers looking to find the city’s best tacos. Since then, Ricky’s Fish Tacos has been Piña’s life. The posts written by the group of bloggers allowed the Ensenada-born taquero to sell tacos full time, leaving his job at Parisian Florists. Piña is one...WW…

Filed under:The Mexico City chef’s LA expansion debuts October 21 with outdoor diningChef Enrique Olvera’s, , opens on October 21 for dinner service . Olvera’s team will eventually open the taqueria, Ditroit, when they can safely expand dining, but for now they’re excited to finally begin their journey in Los Angeles, a wild ride that’s already taken nearly two years.On April 30, 2019, Olvera announced his LA restaurants at a scaled-down, and somewhat improvised version of Mesamérica, the annual summit on Mexican cuisine he founded in 2012. The night was festive, with various speakers, a...…Filed under:The Mexico City chef’s LA expansion debuts October 21 with outdoor diningChef Enrique Olvera’s, , opens on October 21 for dinner service . Olvera’s team will eventually open the taqueria, Ditroit, when they can safely expand dining, but for now they’re excited to finally begin their journey in Los Angeles, a wild ride that’s already taken nearly two years.On April 30, 2019, Olvera announced his LA restaurants at a scaled-down, and somewhat improvised version of Mesamérica, the annual summit on Mexican cuisine he founded in 2012. The night was festive, with various speakers, a...WW…

Filed under:Maria Elena Lorenzo brings pozole, tamales, and other specialties from La Costa Chica to Bell Gardens.For over 20 years, Afro-Mexican cook Maria Elena Lorenzo has been serving the community of Watts tamales, tacos, and occasionally regional specialties from like green pozole. On July 15, Lorenzo and her family will open their first restaurant called Tamales Elena y Antojitos specializing in Afro-Mexican cuisine using treasured family recipes. Located in Bell Gardens with a drive-thru, Tamales Elena y Antojitos is LA’s first Afro-Mexican restaurant.Lorenzo was one of many vendors...…Filed under:Maria Elena Lorenzo brings pozole, tamales, and other specialties from La Costa Chica to Bell Gardens.For over 20 years, Afro-Mexican cook Maria Elena Lorenzo has been serving the community of Watts tamales, tacos, and occasionally regional specialties from like green pozole. On July 15, Lorenzo and her family will open their first restaurant called Tamales Elena y Antojitos specializing in Afro-Mexican cuisine using treasured family recipes. Located in Bell Gardens with a drive-thru, Tamales Elena y Antojitos is LA’s first Afro-Mexican restaurant.Lorenzo was one of many vendors...WW…