Heather Platt
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Heather Platt is a Los Angeles-based food and travel writer and journalist with over a decade of experience covering food, restaurants and travel stories for outlets including The Los Angeles Times, CNN Travel, Los Angeles Magazine, Vegetarian Times, Eater, Resy, LA Weekly and many more.
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Long defined by stereotypes, Mexican cuisine in Los Angeles is now led by chefs expanding its range, ambition, and cultural authority.
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