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Gustavo Arellano on how the taco conquered America
Gustavo Arellano is the author of “ Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America . ” In 2012, he spoke with Evan about how Mexican food made inroads into the American mainstream.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readGustavo Arellano is the author of “Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America.” In 2012, he spoke with Evan about how Mexican food made inroads into the American mainstream.
We send our condolences to Gustavo, who recently lost his mother to ovarian cancer. He recently wrote for the LA Times about learning one of his mother’s most treasured recipes.
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LA’s “Bar Chef,” storied Mexican restaurants, and saving citrus- 0:00Gustavo Arellano on how the taco conquered AmericaYou’re reading this
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- 15:15Bill Addison dines at Madre in Torrance
- 20:07LA mixologist Christiaan Röllich on mixing drinks like cooking dishes
- 33:21The race to fight citrus greening
- 44:30The diverse flavors of LA’s eastside, from Vietnamese to Bangladeshi
The full episode
1 of 6LA’s “Bar Chef,” storied Mexican restaurants, and saving citrus- 0:00Gustavo Arellano on how the taco conquered AmericaYou’re reading this
- 4:43Why were some of LA’s oldest Mexican restaurants called Spanish?
- 15:15Bill Addison dines at Madre in Torrance
- 20:07LA mixologist Christiaan Röllich on mixing drinks like cooking dishes
- 33:21The race to fight citrus greening
- 44:30The diverse flavors of LA’s eastside, from Vietnamese to Bangladeshi