Guelaguetza

-simmered with chiles or a less saucy cumin-scented variation with lamb. Both are wonderful. Weekends only. Pickup or delivery. 4163 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, (323) 737-5050, gishbac.com A delivery bag awaits pickup at Guelaguetza in Koreatown. (Bill

Addison / Los Angeles Times) Guelaguetza Moles are the crossword puzzles of Oaxacan cooking. Their complexities tease and challenge our brains; we need them more than ever. Bricia Lopez and her family have created family meals with one of four moles (negro

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writer Javier Cabral, with input from all of Bricia’s family. The Lopez family in 1994 founded Guelaguetza, the legendary Mexican restaurant in Koreatown that has become the center of Oaxacan cultural life in Los Angeles. The cookbook includes recipes for

family behind L.A.’s Guelaguetza, with Javier Cabral (Abrams, $40), was released in October. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times) Whose idea was it to write the cookbook and how did the project come together? The idea of having a cookbook was always

of Guelaguetza, Katsu Sando, Amboy Quality Burgers, Wanderlust Creamery and Mad Lab Coffee. — Jenn Harris centers her column this week on the amazing-sounding quesadillas fritas from El Capitalino MX in Inglewood. Also, she has recommendations for

to the mournful and plentiful supporters of El Tri, among which I hope to find myself tomorrow morning, contemplating both the fried grasshoppers and the pickled scorpion at the bottom of the mezcal bottle at Guelaguetza, home to L.A.’s best enmoladas

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, including outposts and new restaurants from Ray Garcia (Broken Spanish); Bricia Lopez (Guelaguetza); Kris Yenbamroong (Night + Market); and many others. Chef Ray Garcia at his new restaurant, ¡Viva!, located inside the newly opened Resorts World Las Vegas

. institution Guelaguetza as the Gold Award recipient. Locol, Roy Choi and Daniel Patterson’s collaboration in Watts that reimagined the fast-food genre (and has since closed), was the first to be named Restaurant of the Year. Gold christened Carlos Salgado’s

celebration meals at Phenakite and Guelaguetza, a panel on women in food led by Jenn Harris, and, in commemoration of Juneteenth, an exploration of Black foodways hosted by newly arrived Times reporter Donovan X. Ramsey. Advertisement Other stories — “In the

, margaritas to go in six-, three-, or single-serving sizes. Order on Madre’s website for pickup or delivery from either location. $6-$38. Guelaguetza Oaxacan institution Guelaguetza is offering what it calls “happy hour margaritas” by the three-serving jar as

well as two house mezcal cocktails in 32-ounce bottles. The drinks pair perfectly with the restaurant’s menu of family-style meal packs. Order on Guelaguetza’s website for pickup; for delivery order via DoorDash or GrubHub. $15. Resident Favorite Arts

celebration meals at Phenakite and Guelaguetza; a panel on women in food led by Jenn Harris; and, in commemoration of Juneteenth, an exploration of Black foodways hosted by newly arrived Times reporter Donovan X. Ramsey. Have a question? Email us. Other

channel at 5:30 p.m. PDT on May 5 for a live cocktail demo with Bricia Lopez of Guelaguetza, Christy Vega of Casa Vega and Pablo Moix of Old Lightning. Lopez will make virgin and regular mango micheladas, Vega plans to mix margaritas and Moix will concoct

whole. In the sprawling, color-splotched dining rooms, multigenerational families share tlayudas wreathed with strings of oval chorizo and barbacoa roja de chivo scented with avocado leaves. Guelaguetza is about more than dining, though. It stands as a