Kogi founder Roy Choi prepares al pastor at his new venture, street stand Tacos Por Vida in Palms. (Stephanie Breijo / Los Angeles Times) Last week Roy Choi was looking for the telltale signs: a lot ...

Roy Choi is rightfully credited for launching two of the decade’s most influential (and often poorly copycatted) food tropes: the Korean fusion taco and the viral food truck. So it might be a surprise ...

Rebecca Roland is an editor of the Southern California/Southwest region, who covers the evolving landscape of LA’s food scene. Roy Choi took to Instagram to share the news that he was opening a street ...

At first glance, Roy Choi is the coolest person in the room. Talk to him and eat his mouthwatering dishes, he becomes 10 times cooler. Learn about his mission to feed underserved communities with ...

This question originally appeared on Quora: Why are chefs Roy Choi and Daniel Patterson crowdfunding Loco’l? Don’t they have enough investors? Roy Choi a.k.a. Papi Chulo a.k.a. Kogi Taco Man a.k.a.

When Roy Choi was named as a 2010 F&W Best New Chef, he was as shocked as anyone. He'd come up through the ranks working at hotel restaurants and owned a food truck and said on an upcoming episode of ...

Cathy Chaplin is a former senior editor at Eater LA, a James Beard Award–nominated journalist, and the author of Food Lovers’ Guide to Los Angeles. Acclaimed chef Roy Choi announced on Instagram today ...

KOREATOWN, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Roy Choi, best known as the creator of the Kogi truck that sparked the food truck movement, has just opened a new restaurant in the heart of Los Angeles' Koreatown. It ...

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“You’re not judging if something is acceptable or not acceptable, you’re just trying to survive,” says Roy Choi (Kogi Korean Taco mastermind) about his parents: Korean immigrants trying to get by. “We ...

GLENDALE (KABC) -- Foodies in Los Angeles know the name Roy Choi. He's the mind behind the iconic Kogi Korean BBQ taco truck. Now he and chef Daniel Patterson opened a revolutionary new fast-food shop ...

Last week Roy Choi was looking for the telltale signs: a lot of cursing, a lot of eyes rolling back with every bite. He was secretly launching a new taco stand — his first L.A. restaurant debut since ...