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    Which Way, L.A.?

    How Mexican Food Conquered America

    Even LA's Mexican restaurants didn't carry tacos until after the Mexican Revolution of 100 years ago, and the entrepreneur who started Taco Bell was an Anglo named Glenn Bell.  Those are some of the factoids contained in the lively new book, Taco USA : How Mexican Food Conquered America.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Even LA's Mexican restaurants didn't carry tacos until after the Mexican Revolution of 100 years ago, and the entrepreneur who started

    Taco Bell was an Anglo named Glenn Bell. Those are some of the factoids contained in the lively new book,

    Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America

    . The author is

    Gustavo Arellano, managing editor of the OC Weekly and columnist behind "

    Ask a Mexican."

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Gideon Brower

      Independent Producer

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      Gustavo Arellano

      columnist, LA Times

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    4. 26:00Is the US Becoming a 'Rentership' Society?
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