With the return of Poncho's Tlayuda, a master is back in action

Why the return of Poncho's Tlayudas is important for L.A., plus an iftar buffet in Anaheim's Little Arabia and news of the week.
Bill Addison • Los Angeles Times • April 30, 2022
The first time I had the namesake dish from Poncho’s Tlayudas was at Smorgasburg L.A., on a Sunday soon after I began working for The Times in late 2018. What I recall most vividly from that morning was the moronga — the blood sausage that Alfonso...
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