Ambassador Shabazz, Malcolm X’s daughter, came to my restaurant, Revolutionario North African Tacos, in the West Adams part of South Central L.A. We spoke for over an hour. She […]
South Central Los Angeles
El Ranchon Restaurant and Pupuseria: The Best Pupusas in Los Angeles?

They’re certainly the best in South Los Angeles. They’re in my top 5 in all of Los Angeles. What: The pupusas and baleadas at El Ranchon Restaurant and Pupuseria Where: […]
Iconic Neighborhood Restaurants: Historic South-Central

I originally wrote this piece for KCET in 2015. In 2003, L.A. City Council voted to rechristen South-Central Los Angeles — a sprawling 16-square-mile area approximately bordered by the 10 […]