El Ruso

craft; it was as if she had vision in her hands. Her mastery yielded nearly translucent, elastic discs. Julia Silva makes flour tortillas. (Silvia Razgova / For The Times) The magnificence of the tacos has made El Ruso a crucial stop on the Los Angeles

three years, and they’ve been perfecting their techniques together for 20. Combining culinary traditions from Sonora and Baja California, El Ruso looks to be made for the moment in tacos. Soto is a native of Tijuana. He was 17 when he landed his first

Carryout tacos from El Ruso in Boyle Heights. (Bill Addison / Los Angeles Times) El Ruso Walter Soto and Julia Silva make some of the most spectacular tacos in Los Angeles. Silva is a tortilla artist; Sonoran-style flour discs are her pliant canvases. Soto

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. Expect it to only grow longer. 2118 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, (323) 379-3635, mooscraftbarbecue.com A mixed plate of tacos from El Ruso. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times) El Ruso The silver taco trailer run by taquero Walter Soto and tortilla master

same intersection. As El Ruso has settled into the next-level popularity it achieved over the last couple of years, its greatest contribution to L.A. has arguably been the sobaquera, a specialty of Silva’s native Sonora. A flour tortilla is stretched to

10 p.m., at the Altman Building, 135 W. 18th St., New York. Participating Los Angeles restaurants include Birdie G’s and Rustic Canyon (chef Jeremy Fox), Phenakite (chef Minh Phan), El Ruso and Moo’s Craft Barbecue. In addition, actor, director

found at Mercado de Coyoacán in Mexico City. On Friday, Martinez will make his signature tlayudas. And on Saturday night, he's cooking Sierra Norte Zoogocho-style lamb barbacoa tacos. Next up, Oct. 29-31, Marsicos Jalisco and Tacos El Ruso will host

three surf and turf nights inspired by Esparza's recent northern Mexican taco crawl. Mariscos Jalisco will make shrimp tacos while Tacos El Ruso will make carne asada. The third week in the series will feature chef Priscilla Curiel of San Ysidro's

familias ucranianas tienen conexiones o parientes o amigos entre el pueblo ruso y viceversa. Las raíces y la conexión entre Rusia y Ucrania [son] tan profundas y fuertes”. Cuando crecía en Odessa, formaba parte de la Unión Soviética. Recuerda que todo el

remolacha, fue introducido a finales del siglo XVII por los habitantes del este de Ucrania central. La expansión industrial y el ferrocarril en Rusia a finales del siglo XIX contribuyeron a extender su popularidad por todo el imperio ruso. “Como el borscht

York. Participating Los Angeles restaurants include Birdie G’s and Rustic Canyon (chef Jeremy Fox), Phenakite (chef Minh Phan), El Ruso and Moo’s Craft Barbecue. In addition, actor, director, comedian, winemaker and cookbook author Eric Wareheim will be

meat-free version of Tommy’s chili burger; spinach-artichoke dip; and strawberry muffins) developed by former cooking editor Genevieve Ko. Also don’t miss Ben Mims’ vegan carrot-banana cake. Advertisement Finally, Jean Trinh reports on El Ruso’s first

the Altman Building, 135 W. 18th St., New York. Participating Los Angeles restaurants include Birdie G’s and Rustic Canyon (chef Jeremy Fox), Phenakite (chef Minh Phan), El Ruso and Moo’s Craft Barbecue. In addition, actor, director, comedian

the works. Jenn Harris has the story. Gustavo Arellano has a column about taco phenom El Ruso and the vital presence of street vendors in Los Angeles. For dry January, Jenn and Stephanie visit new Silver Lake store Soft Spirits to weigh in on 14