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Javier Cabral

@theglutster.bsky.social
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Professional punk. Editor for L.A. TACO. Co-author of “Asada” and “Oaxaca.” Former restaurant scout for Jonathan Gold.

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
We’ve got the ULTIMATE guide to tortillas in L.A. Check out the full guide for more on how Los Angeles became a tortilla capital. ➡️ Only on L.A. TACO: lataco.com/best-tortill...
Centered text reads “Life Is Too Short for Bad Tortillas”

On each side of the text there is a row of tortillas. TACO Man stands on the right side.
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Flour or corn? It’s one of the most important decisions that the millions of us who live and die by L.A.’s Taco Life make every day. The full guide: lataco.com/best-tortill... By @theglutster.bsky.social
An illustration of corn in husk.

Headline placed below reads “City of Masa: L.A. TACO’s Ultimate Guide to Tortillas in Los Angeles”
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Can’t believe I had to write this story, but here it is.
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Yesterday I rode my bike around Long Beach and people were OUT and every restaurant (even chains) had long-ass lines. Does this coincide with the fact that this is also first week we see much less activity in local ICE raids? People out here just want to live, man.
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
It’s been revealed to me that BlueSky is actually referring people to read our stories at @lataco.bsky.social! So first off all, thank you for restoring some hope and seeing that people actually still do read! Secondly, time to rekindle the love I once had to post erratic thoughts on here too.
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Dirt Russel (Xaq's Evil Twin) 😈 @xaqpart2.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
The only journalism I trust anymore, honestly (as someone who works in tv news)
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Wil Wheaton ❌👑 @wilwheaton.net · 23/12/2025
Yo Los Angeles! LA Taco is not only the best reporting on where the most amazing food in town is hiding, they have been way out in front of everyone with their reporting on ICE and CBP thugs. This is the kind of independent, local, media we all need to support. I'm proud to be a member.
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Am I an asshole for not taking seriously any pr email that has AI art?
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
BREAKING: On the last Saturday that Ismael Ayala-Uribe was seen by his mother, she described him as having pale skin and bloodshot eyes. He told her, “Ya no puedo más, amá” (I can’t anymore, Mom). lataco.com/death-confir... By @eltragon.bsky.social , Aisha Wallace-Palomares, & Izzy Ramirez
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Lesson learned: Waiting in line for Chiang Rai here in Long Beach is always worth it, even if the wait is up to an hour. Checked out our old standby spot, cuz we didn't feel like waiting, Spicy Sugar, and it doesn't compare anymore. Wild.
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Steve Sando and the Rancho Gordo staff @ranchogordo.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
"The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to peacefully assemble and to petition the government." Thanks to Javier Cabral for this amazing photo. #LA #civilrights
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
I was born and raised in L.A., so I will always root for our OG teams. Yes, I'm a Galaxy fan. Though a casual one. Watching tonight's game in the background while I write, and man, gotta say it's a sleepy one. Where's the excitement? Nowhere to be seen...yet at the 67th minute against San Jose.
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
"I view the U.S. as a golden cage with many of our immigrant brothers and sisters trapped inside a system out of fear of the unknown in their home countries," says Anni Garcia, an influencer who has been documenting herself thriving in Jalisco. lataco.com/deported-inf... By @theglutster.bsky.social
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
New title unlocked: Keeper of the most L.A. corner of the internet. Gracias! open.substack.com/pub/mozillas...
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The most L.A. corner of the internet
Before running L.A. Taco, Javier Cabral was a teenage food blogger. Now he’s building the kind of internet he always wanted to read.
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Que en paz descanse Hildegardo ‘Japo’ Joya, guardian of raicilla’s coastal soul, who passed away Tuesday night at the age of 92. Learn all about his legacy, his impact on the mezcal world, and the magic of raicilla. lataco.com/japo-raicill... Written by @theglutster.bsky.social
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Today's hot yoga was too hot, and for the first time ever, after going at least twice a week for six months, I nearly passed out. Crazy. I still loved it and would do it all over again, even in this higher humidity and heat.
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
“We didn’t study business or baking, Ana [Salatino] and I just dove into it all with absolutely no experience, just romanticism for bread and passion for our community.“ There’s more to this story: lataco.com/best-bakery-... By @theglutster.bsky.social
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
The group, Latino & Muslim Unity, will be hosting Eid Night for Palestine Mar. 31 from 6:30-10:30 p.m., featuring halal tacos and more. To learn more about them, check out this article from our archives. Written by @erickgalindo lataco.com/tacotrucksat...
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Meanwhile in Mexico … spotted by @theglutster.bsky.social
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
My 0.7 seconds of fame 😂 in my first ever TV commercial for Discover LA! Can you spot me? Hint: I’m doing what I do best and what has given me everything in my life: Eating tacos. From Mariscos Jalisco at the 46th second mark. Algo es algo! Ha. Come to L.A.! Eat tacos! Up the East L.A. drunk punx!
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Two of my favorite things in one place. Now up at @lataco.bsky.social
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
RIP to this titan of cumbias, the innovator of the subgenre of cumbia he dubbed "Musika de Barrios,” who we have no doubt is announcing his arrival into the afterlife with his famous lyrics, “ABUELITA, SOY TU NIETO Y YA LLEGUE!” Full story: lataco.com/grupo-kual-s... By @theglutster.bsky.social
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
It was my first time doing "infernal hot pilates" tonight, and while it kicked my ass. I loved it. Crazy to be old enough to..look forward to working out? It's a whole new world.
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Yikes, hearing myself speak Spanish in an interview is a constant reminder that I need to feel less weird about it and speak it more!
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
A big part of DIY [culture] is just being curious and asking all the right questions." - Shawn Stern
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Re: Dončić and his lack of food "discipline" being a factor for his trade to Lakers, what the hell was he eating and drinking (or not eating and drinking?)
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Writing is not dead, and it will never die. It may get harder to find your flow as we doomscroll more (and more), but as soon as you feel it again. It's so damn powerful, and it will remind you that it's not going ANYWHERE and no AI or algorithm will ever defeat a good old-fashioned flow state.
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
I am working late tonight and bumping Charles Bronson, and it's the first time listening to them in...a decade. One of the most underrated bands in American punk rock that pioneered the omnipotent PowerViolence sub-genre. Still holds up. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ndi...
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Charles Bronson - Complete Discocrappy Disc 1+2 (2000)
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Here are five attorney-vetted ways you can protect yourself and the employees of a restaurant for both customers and restaurant owners. By @theglutster.bsky.social lataco.com/ice-rights-r...
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
L.A. lost a legend today. RIP to the pibil powerhouse of Los Feliz.
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
We just dropped our first big story of the year. If you love @lataco.bsky.social and the work we do, def make sure to read us and if you can, subscribe, to make sure we don't go away soon. It's getting crazy out there. We out here figuring it out, but just know to not take our stuff for granted!
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
I went to go take my dog for a walk in this horrible air quality, and man, I think it's the first time I ever experienced the wheezing/asthma-like symptoms of breathing that shit in during "unhealthy for sensitive groups" advisory: itchy eyes, dry cough. Awful. That shit cannot be good for you.
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Screeching Weasel > NOFX.
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
The mezcal, which douchebags can order on Tesla's website, is described as "delicate" and conversely, "spicy," "with a deep citrus and green apple nose that gives way to soft herbal notes with a delicate smokiness that linger... Full teardown lataco.com/tesla-mezcal... By @theglutster.bsky.social
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Need a last minute gift? We have the perfect one. lataco.com/gift/products
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
It took me this long as someone born and raised in L.A., but I can finally say it: I’m tired of fake people here who are only interested in you because of who you are or your followers. Here’s to a better bullshit meter in 2025! Or calling as it is when you meet them and not wasting your energy.
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
. @shoton35mm.bsky.social took weeks to write this original investigative report. And it's now up on @lataco.bsky.social. Thanks in advance for reading and supporting and sharing.
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Memo Torres @eltragon.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Having some backyard Birria El Moyahua in Inglewood this beautiful Sunday. This is completely different than the birria you’re used to, and better IMO. Full story dropped this week. lataco.com/zacatecas-styl…
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Have yet to figure out my flow on here but going to start posting about the stories I get to write on @lataco.bsky.social because these are what keep me going. My latest one is probably one of the most inspiring I've ever written.
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
“Have a hater today? Tase them away.” - Proverb from a taser vendor on the A line.
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Shop at a swap meet this holiday season and support people hustling to get by. Some salt of the earth kind of shit, you know? Except with discount tube socks and all the customized car decals you can handle.   Full guide: lataco.com/swap-meets-f... By @elrandomhero.bsky.social
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
For the first time ever, we were one of those suckers on the evening news stuck on the freeway trying to get back home AFTER thanksgiving on Sunday night. It took an extra three hours to get home coming from Northern California. Lesson learned and never again. crazy.
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
IT'S BLACK FRIDAY AT L.A. TACO!! L.A. TACO's Black Friday sale on Memberships is now live. We're offering 20% off all three tiers of annual membership on L.A. TACO.  LATACO.COM/JOIN Two of our membership tiers include free merchandise, so it's a great deal!
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
After a year of doing pop-ups, Adriana Montoya has opened L.A.'s first dog pawnadería in southeast Los Angeles, including doggie guayaberas, and even 'Paw-cifico' cold ones to crack open with your loyal canine familia. The full woof woof: lataco.com/dog-pawnader... By @janettev.bsky.social
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L.A.'s First 'Paw-nadería' For Dogs Just Opened Its Doors In Downey, With Pet-Friendly Pan Dulce ~ L.A. TACO
After a year of doing pop-ups, Adriana Montoya has opened L.A.'s panadería in southeast Los Angeles, including a menu of all the pan dulce classics, doggie guayaberas, and even 'Paw-cifico' cold ones ...
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I was asked to moderate a panel on the "Indigenous Cuisine" panel, but the part that one wants to do or talk about in clout-obsessed L.A. is how people like me need to pass on these opportunities to let Indigenous people lead their own conversations. Pay it forward, always.
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
In honor of today’s opening of Foos Gone Wild’s first art exhibit at Super Chief Gallery curated by Estevan Oriol, we’re throwing it back to 2019 when @theglutster.bsky.social was the first to recognize this foo’s genius and write a full feature on the foo phenomenon. lataco.com/where-is-thi...
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Where is This Foo Going? Behind the Foo Phenomenon of @FoosGoneWild ~ L.A. TACO
“I’m not stopping until Foos Gone Wild takes over the world.”
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Crazy to get older and feel the “need” to go to hot yoga at 7 AM, and then really like it and want to go back. Is this the shift from night owl to morning person or daylight savings playing games with me and giving me a false sense of power?
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
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Nine L.A. Restaurants That Will Do Thanksgiving For You, From Pupusas to 'Chinese Turkey' ~ L.A. TACO
From 12-hour-roasted brisket in East L.A. to a Thai feast in Atwater and Chinatown’s famous Chinese Turkey, have a stress-free Thanksgiving and buy your dinner this season at these L.A. restaurants.
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Javier Cabral @theglutster.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Did anyone else see this rocket and Long Beach just now?
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
We love Evil Cooks and were so happy to attend their opening. lataco.com/the-evil-coo...
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The Evil Cooks Open Their First Brick-And-Mortar In 'Hell Sereno' ~ L.A. TACO
After being a pop-up taquería since 2018, Evil Cooks' now has a brick and mortar business a few blocks away from their original front yard location, featuring their infamous taco creations like their ...
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