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A walking food tour of Los Angeles, guided by chef Kathy Gunst

With more than 4,000 taco trucks and close to 25,000 restaurants across the county,
Mochi in many flavors from Fugetsu-Do (Kathy Gunst/Here & Now)

Los Angeles is one of the most exciting, diverse food cities in the country. There are more than 4,000 taco trucks and close to 25,000 restaurants in LA County that represent cultures and cuisine from all over the world. A few months ago, I took a five-hour walking food tour of several LA neighborhoods. Here’s my report.

Walking is not exactly what comes to mind when you think of LA. Most people in LA drive and drive and drive … and sit in lots of traffic. But walking is a unique way to see parts of the city you can’t see

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