Category Archives: Fotos

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Huevos Rancheros: Tacos Don Chente

Posted on November 24, 2012 by EL CHAVO!

It has been a few months without an HR review on this here site, mostly because the ones I’ve sampled lately haven’t pushed me to say anything: mediocrity makes for poor inspiration. The ones from Tacos Don Chente in MonteFeo … Continue reading →

Posted in Fotos, Greater Los Angeles, Huevos Rancheros, La Comida | 2 Comments

Holocaust Tunnel

Posted on October 18, 2012 by EL CHAVO!

3rd St. and Hill.

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Cooking with EL CHAVO! – Vegetarian Tortilla Soup

Posted on October 13, 2012 by EL CHAVO!

A major problem with eating out in Los Angeles is that your options for a good soup are limited. Either you can’t find any on the menu, it’s full of animal bits, or it’s some gloopy “veg” soup with more … Continue reading →

Posted in Chanfles, Fotos, La Comida, no-recetas, This Chicano Life | 9 Comments

Look at the Birdies!

Posted on September 30, 2012 by EL CHAVO!

Thanks to the fine work of the folks over at the Audubon Center at Debs Park, we learned that the Vaux Swifts were back in town, migrating South and roosting at an old chimney in Downtown. It is a sight … Continue reading →

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Still Have My Balls

Posted on September 28, 2012 by EL CHAVO!

Bored people are boring people. I don’t see how you could ever be bored with so much to see and hear basically right outside your doors. There is no better entertainment than stepping outside nomas para ver and let the … Continue reading →

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Taco USA: The Missing Pictures

Posted on September 16, 2012 by EL CHAVO!

Gustavo Arellano’s “Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America”  is a terrible read and ultimately a waste of time but I made my way through the cheese and finished it. In the end I learned a whole lot more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Fotos, Greater Los Angeles, La Comida, Shit I hate, This Chicano Life | 14 Comments