sent to us by matt korba

…at least for pushcart vendors in Gardena. Matt Korba tips us to the possible end of street vendors in Gardena . There’s an article about it here, and one from the Daily Breeze. Where a person states “..But, I don’t want them here. It’s not healthy. I’m pretty sure if they sell tamales on the street corner, they can’t be too clean.” Well, I’m all for sanitary food, but street food, at least in every other country, is some of the tastiest food and I’d hate to see the end of tasty food.

Today: Dia del Taco

Building the Taco Dream Anthony and I are both 2nd year MFA students at USC’s School of Cinematic Art’s Interactive Media Program. We bonded over a love of weird and historical places in Los Angeles and food- in particular-tacos. And thats pretty much how goodgoings.com came to be. In one of our interactive design classes we were issued a challenge. Take a 30×12 inch Ikea Cabinet and create something interactive out of it in one week.

Occidental Showdown Rambo’s Tacos is a staple for the kids over at Occidental. Open late and decently priced, it keeps the good people of Eagle Rock satiated. I lived in Eagle Rock, for a good while, but never gave much thought to the taco Rambo’s offered- they simply offered a late night snack. I returned to Rambo’s with Anthony- a bit older, wiser, and with a discerning taco tongue. So we put the tacos to the test.

South LA Pastor Stylee It was a cold night, when Anthony and I decided to hunt down a new taco cart. We had heard of some places around 3rd and Rampart, but we decided to pick up a friend who lives around Pico and Alvarado. It’s a lucky thing we did, because on the way out we noticed a crowd of people standing around a construction site. Anthony declared “Dude, it’s a stand” with a spit of pastor in full view from the road.

For our east coast readers, or those who enjoy some eclectic entertainment, there looks to be a fairly new and very entertaining video podcast brought to us by Fornal Films. In the UnderbellyNYC episodes, Baron Ambrosia exposes the eateries known to locals and ignored by the guidebooks. In Episode 2, the Baron introduces some local fare in the form of a chimi churri truck…truck food is good. Tacos come from trucks.

More like El MichoaCAN’To Anthony and I heard from the husband of one of our professors that a mystical machaca taco hut existed out in North Hollywood. My interest was piqued, as machaca is usually a breakfest beef served with eggs and onions. And I love me some breakfast (next to tacos)- so of course, we had to experience this particular brand of meat between tortillas. We should have known the night would end up disappointing, after getting lost on the freeway trying to connect to the 170 from the 101.

As a follow-up to the last UK fish and chips entry, there is a really good place here in the LA area, more specifically: English House of Fish and Chips 921 S Baldwin Ave, Suite H, Arcadia, CA 91007 626-446-1430 I have no idea how authentic it is being I’ve never been across the Atlantic to sample the newspaper wrapped versions, but the fish here is quite good with the batter being crispy and the fish never overcooked and never dry.