Tamales Elena is widely regarded as one of the best tamale vendors in LA. It isn’t as well known as vendors in East LA and Boyle Heights primarily because they operate out of a mobile trailer in Watts. In the middle of the pandemic, they opened Tamales Elena y Antojitos, a brick and mortar in…
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Holbox Delivers Delicious Baja California Seafood
I miss Jonathan Gold. While I appreciated how available he made himself for conversation, I long for his restaurant reviews in the LA Times. 2018 was the last complete “Top 101 Restaurants” list he assembled and I’ve been slowly making my way through the list. Holbox caught my attention when the review published in 2017…
Locol – Third Time is the Charm
When Roy Choi’s Locol opened in Watts, my mom expressed an interest in visiting there. That surprised me because she rarely expresses interest in visiting any new restaurants. The first time it was convenient for both of us, it was a Monday and Locol was closed. The second time was during the holidays and they…