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Why were some of LA’s oldest Mexican restaurants called Spanish?
Los Angeles is a city of great Mexican food, but that doesn’t mean restaurant owners have always been able to call their cuisine by its proper name.
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readLos Angeles is a city of great Mexican food, but that doesn’t mean restaurant owners have always been able to call their cuisine by its proper name. Eater LA senior editor Farley Elliott recently learned about the origins of some of LA’s oldest Mexican restaurants, and discovered a troubling history.
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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
2 of 6LA’s “Bar Chef,” storied Mexican restaurants, and saving citrus- 0:00Gustavo Arellano on how the taco conquered America
- 4:43Why were some of LA’s oldest Mexican restaurants called Spanish?You’re reading this
- 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