Hadley Tomicki

One of L.A. TACO’s co-founders, Hadley Tomicki is a writer and editor on food, travel, and culture whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, UrbanDaddy, High Times, and many other places.
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L.A.’s Best Arepas Find a Permanent Home In Mar Vista
For seven years, you could only find these loaded Venezuelan beauties made with nixtamalized maiz criollo at a few farmers markets. Now you can find them any day of the week.
Sobuneh and Tacos 1986 Are Making Breakfast Tacos Together For Only 6 Days Next Week
Tater tots will crumble, eggs will scramble, and the salsa macha will flow.
A Persian-Mexican Jam For Hoja Santa Lamb Shanks and Flash Tattoos
“There's . . . nowhere else, other than L.A., where you’d find these two cultures in such proximity, which is also why there are so many half-Persian, half-Mexican people,” the party organizer says.
A New Backyard-Only Brazilian Steakhouse Opens In Pasadena
“I am trying to recreate an atmosphere that is very close to a backyard barbecue in Brazil,” the chef tells L.A. TACO. “People can expect good music, lots of protein: beef ribs, steaks, sausages, and veggies."
Get These Smoked Guinness Chili Burgers For One Day Only In Boyle Heights
The chili is made with Guinness Extra Stout, fire-roasted chiles, chipotles en adobo, spices, dark chocolate, and a beef ball that is smoked over the chili, allowing its fat to drip into the pot, before the meat is folded back in.
Don’t Want the Dodgers at the White House? A New Petition Is Gaining Momentum
Currently, the petition has over 2,000 signatures, with a first goal of reaching 2,200. That's 1/28th the amount of people that can fit into Dodger Stadium.
El Ruso Brings Sonoran Burritos and Tacos to a Studio City Brick-and-Mortar Next Week
There will be everything you've come to love from pioneering Sonoran taquero, Walter Soto, along with a few surprises.
Hollywood’s Beef Tallow-Fried Chicken Is Lighting Foos Mouths On Fire
You know Colonel Sanders. Now meet Carnal Sanchez.
Raised On Highland Park’s Legendary Mariscos Truck, This Street Omelet Chef Is Striving For His Dream Restaurant
Phillip Cejudo grew up serving tostadas at El Mar Azul, and currently oversees his own Venice breakfast street stand by a truck he calls home. His hope is to open Rosie's Canteen in a vintage Airstream and bring wholesome food back to the community that raised him.
‘Mr. B Baby’ Is Painting Wings of Resistance and Representation on East L.A. Streets Against AI Art
"I essentially feel like the communities that I paint in have some sort of ownership towards the murals that I'm creating," says the City Terrace-based artist. "And I really like creating artwork that is accessible, much different than a gallery piece.”









