Guerrilla Tacos: Recipes from the Streets of L.A.

Avila's approach stands out in a crowded field because it's unique; the 50 base recipes in this book are grounded in authenticity but never tied down to tradition. From basic building blocks to how to balance flavor and texture, with comic-inspired illustrations and stories throughout, Guerrilla Tacos is the final word on tacos from the streets of L.A.. The definitive word on tacos from native Angeleno Wes Avila of Guerrilla Tacos, who draws on his Mexican heritage as well as his time in the kitchens of some of the world's best restaurants to create taco perfection. In a town overrun with taco trucks, Wes Avila's Guerrilla Tacos has managed to win almost every accolade there is, from being crowned Best Taco Truck by LA Weekly to being called one of the best things to eat in Los Angeles by living legend Jonathan Gold. Wes uses ingr

In 2003, he quit his job to go to culinary school full-time. Before WES AVILA began his life as a taquero, he was a forklift driver at a box factory for seven years. . In August of 2012, Wes left the world of fine dining to devote himself to running Guerrilla Tacos--at that time, a two-person street cart. RICHARD PARKS is a writer and

It has that thing that feels like a taco but it’s so much more than a taco.” —Skrillex   “Don’t presume Wesley Avila’s terrific Guerrilla Tacos is a book just about tacos. The flavors and imagination that Wes has put into the tacos is what really makes it stand out. All I can say is, if you're like me, you're going look at every photo in this book and say, ‘I want that one, I want that one, I want that one, I want that one’"—Philip Rosenthal, creator of Everybody Loves Raymond and I'll