I love street food in general for two main reasons.  One, it gives me access to a variety of foods.  Second, it helps create vibrant urban spaces filled with people.

Mexico City is filled with street food on corners, around their subway stations, adjacent to highways and just about anywhere else it can squeeze into.  It makes otherwise bland urban spaces into places where you can people watch, sit and rest.

I’ve sampled tacos, juices, hamburgers, fruit, nuts and in the process, I have gotten a better sense of the city and people around me.  I’d like to see more of this in Los Angeles.