LA Times Festival of Books 2018

Portnoy teaches courses on Los Angeles' Latino food culture and food justice at the University of Southern California. Dr. Portnoy has contributed to the LA Times, LA Weekly, KCET and numerous academic publications. She has been interviewed on KCRW's Press Play with Madeline Brand... Read More →

Avila first started Guerrilla Tacos in 2012 setting out to do something good. He had gone to culinary schools in California and France, had cooked alongside some of the most recognized chefs in the world--Walter Manzke, Gary Menes, Alain Ducasse--and was ready to start his own thing... Read More →

Esparza is a James Beard award winner for his coverage of the L.A. taco scene in Los Angeles Magazine. He previously curated the annual LA Weekly Tacolandia festival; writes about Mexican food for his blog StreetGourmetLA and Los Angeles Magazine, appears regularly on CNN, KCRW's... Read More →