Javier Cabral | KCET
Javier Cabral

Javier Cabral is a food culture and punk rock reporter born and raised in East Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley. He is an official Restaurant Scout for Jonathan Gold at LA Times and a Producer at KPFK's Pocho Hour of Power. He's been writing professionally since he was 16 years old.
In 2011, Javier published his first cover issue celebrating Mexican (Zacatecas) cooking for Saveur Magazine. It featured over a dozen of his family recipes.
He is the co-founder of Mexico Feeds Me, an ethnographic food tour service.
Recent Articles
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The Nosh
Food
A Greek-Style Tailgating Tradition At USC
Post date: 2013-12-02T05:03:16-08:00While the procedure on game day is festive and seemingly easy, with a number of random inebriated USC students taking turns spinning the loaded spit and cheering anti-UCLA ballads for the duration of the cooking time, the actual preparation is long and...
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The Nosh
Food
Pasadena's 5 Best Indian Restaurants
Post date: 2013-11-11T07:35:35-08:00Pasadena is no longer the franchise food wasteland it is so commonly reputed to be. In fact, it has grown to be an unofficial capital for Indian food.
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socal spirits
Food
Micheladas: A Primer and Recipe
Post date: 2013-10-24T05:35:22-07:00For the uninitiated, a michelada is a Mexican spicy beer cocktail typically made with Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, Maggi sauce, lime juice; the glass is rimmed with salt and chile powder.
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The Nosh
Food
Mexico Suspends GMO Corn, We Recommend Two Corn Tortilla Brands
Post date: 2013-10-22T06:56:12-07:00Mexico has banned GMO corn. Corn is a staple in that country and in Los Angeles, so we found some tortilla companies that are already GMO-free.
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The Nosh
Food
Los Angeles Marches Against Monsanto
Post date: 2013-10-12T10:02:42-07:00Hundreds of Angelenos turned out Saturday for the local chapter of a worldwide "March Against Monsanto" event.
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The Nosh
Food
5 Old School Mexican Juice Shops in Highland Park That Have Been Juicing Since Before it Was Cool
Post date: 2013-10-10T05:21:25-07:00Juicing is so hot right now in L.A. But in Mexico it's always been part of the standard national diet. And there are some really excellent Mexican-style juice shops in Highland Park.