Midtown Lunch

You now have even more reasons to go to Tacolandia, this weekend’s massive taco event put on by L.A. Weekly and Bill Esparza.  In addition to sporting tacos from 40 vendors and restaurants across L.A. and Mexico, this year they’re partnering with the Vendy Awards to award a special cup to the best street taco.  Run by the Street Vendor Project, a New York City non profit dedicated to street vendor advocacy, the Vendys have been held in L.A. twice before (once in 2012 and once in 2010). But for 2014 they’ve decided to team up with the biggest taco event of the year.

Tacolandia takes place this Saturday (6/28) from 3-7pm at El Pueblo de Los Angeles in DTLA.  Tickets are $35 each and can be purchased here.  There are premium and tequila garden tickets available as well, which include alcohol.

See you there!!!

Back in April I had my first taste of Carnitas el Momo at Taco Madness. The carnitas specialist had been raved about by L.A. Magazine and L.A. Taco for their copper pot fried pig parts, which, until recently, could only be found at two weekend parking spots.  One in South Park on 61st and Avalon, and one on Melrose and Vermont in Hollywood.  But after a strong showing at Taco Madness they decided to expand to weekdays, and are now spending Thursdays and Fridays in East L.A. (on Pomeroy just off of Soto) where the 10 and the 5 meet.

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