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Since 2000, Avenue 50 Studio has been an essential cultural center for the Northeast Los Angeles community. And for almost as long, executive …
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On the corner of Branch Street and York Boulevard, snuggled nicely into the brightly colored homes surrounding it, lies one of Highland Park’s top restaurants, Pocha Los Angeles. A modern Mexicana restaurant rooted in tradition and Angelina Pride, Pocha LA merges Mexican and American cultures while maintaining respect for both in a healthy and vegan-friendly way. Although the restaurant was launched three years ago, the idea sprouted incidentally in January 2019 when Risoli, founder and owner of Pocha LA, added a printed-out “Pocha,” a derogatory term used by native-born Mexicans against US-born Mexican Americans who don’t speak Spanish well, to her vision board.
Claire Risoli, owner and founder of Pocha Los Angeles. Courtesy of Pocha LA
Claire Risoli, propietaria y fundadora de Pocha Los Ángeles. Cortesía de Pocha LA
Uno de los chefs de Pocha Los Ángeles. Cortesía de Pocha LA.
Pocha LA’s outside patio. Courtesy of Pocha LA
Claire Risoli, owner of La Pocha. Courtesy of Pocha LA
Food at Pocha LA. Courtesy of Claire Risoli
