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    Gustavo Arellano eats 31 tacos to judge taco fest

    Earlier this month, Tacolandia celebrated “all things taco” by inviting 100 plus vendors from around the world to dish up their best fare to adoring fans in Downtown LA. One of the festival judges this year was Gustavo Arellano , editor of the OC Weekly and host of KCRW’s Orange County Line.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Jun 24, 2016 • 1 min read

    Earlier this month, Tacolandia celebrated “all things taco” by inviting 100 plus vendors from around the world to dish up their best fare to adoring fans in Downtown LA. One of the festival judges this year was Gustavo Arellano, editor of the OC Weekly and host of KCRW’s Orange County Line. He ate 31 tacos and is here to tell the tale of the best ones he ate at the fest.

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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Abbie Fentress Swanson

      Independent reporter and producer

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      Camellia Tse

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    The full episode

    6 of 7
    Food on the Screen: Calabasas & Paris
    1. 0:48Dieting in “The Biggest Loser”
    2. 17:06Chef Adeline Grattard, coming to a screen near you
    3. 24:33Jonathan Gold scores tofu balls, tokens and craft beer at Button Mash
    4. 32:57Deconstructing the diet of a coyote
    5. 39:31Ratatouille with stuffed squash blossoms
    6. 46:27Gustavo Arellano eats 31 tacos to judge taco festYou’re reading this
    7. 52:05Smorgasburg stakes out turf in DTLA
    Back to Good Food