south LA

Food
Meet the Crip and Piru Chefs Behind Compton's Underground Restaurant
“It all started when I dropped out of Le Cordon Bleu and got hired to be a personal chef for local pimps while living in Las Vegas.”
Javier Cabral
2.11.17
Food
How One LA Neighbourhood Is Tackling Food Deserts
The solution starts once we tackle structural racism and systemic inequality.
Javier Cabral
10.19.16
Food
These Falafel Tacos Let You Eat the Whole World at Once
For centuries, through conquest, colonization, and migration, North Africa, and Latin America has been engaged in an ongoing culinary exchange. Fast forward to 2015, and you have things like falafel and shakshouka-filled tacos in South LA.
Tasbeeh Herwees
8.17.15

Food
BARFLY: Eating Chili Dogs and Drinking Brews at Mal's
Host Braydon Szafranski heads to Mal’s Bar in South LA, smack dab between Los Angeles County Jail and University of Southern California, for chili dogs and chats with regulars.
Braydon Szafranski
1.30.15