L.A. Mexican restaurants are a haven for mole lovers

A round-up of essential L.A. moles.
Patricia Escárcega • Los Angeles Times • January 10, 2020
Dominga Velasco Rodriguez doesn’t remember a time when she didn’t know how to make mole. The head mole maker at Sabores Oaxaqueños in Koreatown has been making the meticulously seasoned, chile-thickened sauce since she was a child. Now, nearly six...
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