LA TACO » Taco Madness 2009 ~ Taco Tournament. Welcome to the Taco Madness 2009 LA Taco Tournament! After weeks of consultations, we’ve seeded the top 16 taco places around town. If you don’t see your favorite, don’t feel bad– next year we’ll expand to 32 places. Spots were chosen for a combination of taste, fame and authenticity. UPDATE MARCH 20th: 3 polls still open, the rest are closed. Vote now in the last three!! The first battle is between East side heavyweight King Taco, and a small west side outpost with two locations, Tacomiendo.
[poll id="2"] The second battle is between East LA’s famed fish taco kings Tacos Baja Ensenada, and one of the best taco trucks in town, Tacos El Korita. [poll id="3"] The third first round battle is between Highland Park’s outlets La Estrella, and Echo Park’s popular taco wagon, Tacos Zone. [poll id="4"] The fourth first round battle is between Los Feliz’s family owned Yuca’s, and the two location Loteria Grill. [poll id="5"] [poll id="6"] [poll id="7"] [poll ID="8"] [poll ID="9"] Social Media Hub: Los Angeles. This post is part of Mashable’s Social Media Hub Series, which shines the spotlight on local social media communities, companies and personalities. The series is supported by Virgin America. Los Angeles is the world's capital for entertainment, where anybody who's anybody goes to see and be seen.
But the US's second largest city is also home to a social media and web scene that's bursting with innovation, tech savvy, personality, and of course a little of that famous LA glamour. With a close-knit community of web-centric talent, The City of Angels has established itself as hub of social media activity, hosting socially savvy startups and networking events including Social Media Club, Digital LA and Barcamp LA. Itzik Hagadol. The advent of Israel gave the Jewish people a modern homeland they would never leave -- until they discovered International Franchising Opportunities!
Here to feed you with that promise: Itzik Hagadol. Just opened in Encino, and the first US outpost of a longtime Tel Aviv skewer standby, Itzik's a slate-columned, desert-muraled, palace-esque dining hall, armed with a clay flatbread oven and chefs flown in from Israel to ensure sufficient authentic tastiness/"ch" pronunciation. Directly mirroring the Tel Aviv protocol/menu, meat's grilled and served on massive metal spears: standards (Jidori chicken, lamb, beef fillet), pecuilar stuff (foie gras, chicken liver, the under-the-heart beef muscle known as "hanging tenders"), and one you're not familiar with at all, unless you're a poultry hooker (turkey testicles). Map Data Map data ©2014 Google Previous VenueNext VenueVenue Description 17201 Ventura Blvd, Encino, CA 90048.