Pastrami tacos shine at L.A. Mexican-inspired Jewish pop-up

On this week's episode, Jenn heads to Virgil Village for some pastrami tacos from a new Jewish Mexican pop-up featuring smoked pastrami and handmade tortillas.
Jenn Harris • Los Angeles Times • August 26, 2021
I am not a fan of stuffing just any kind of food into a tortilla and calling it a taco, but the pastrami taco from a pop-up restaurant called Malli could be the most Los Angeles, of-the-moment thing I’ve eaten all year. When it works (e.g., Roy...
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