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  • FOOD FOR THOUGHT FROM SAMUEL ESCOBAR

    Sandra Coopersmith, Features Writer|Mar 14, 2024

    "Tito's Tacos is a place like home, where I feel welcome with staff and owners," said Samuel Escobar, manager of Tito's Tacos Commissary, which produces over 90% of the cuisine for the restaurant. "When I was around four, I walked by here every morning," he explained. "I would hold my mother's hand as we walked my brother, Martin, who is two years older, to La Ballona Elementary School and then walked him home later. We started coming here every couple of weeks, and I grew up eating at Tito's...

  • NASCAR reschedules Busch Light Clash - Historic doubleheader tonight at LA Memorial Coliseum

    Fred Altieri|Feb 1, 2024

    Faced with local weather conditions NASCAR is rescheduling an historic doubleheader for tonight at LA Memorial Coliseum Busch Light Clash starting at 5 p.m., Feb. 3, 2024. The racing will be followed by King Taco LA Batalla en El Coliseo with limited fan services available. Due to the forecast of incoming inclement weather and out of concern for fan safety, NASCAR has announced that its historic doubleheader, originally scheduled for Sunday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, will be run...

  • A Fiesta Mexicana

    Sandra Coopersmith, Features Writer|Sep 28, 2023

    It’s that time of year again… YOU ARE INVITED to the 6th annual Tito’s Fiesta Mexicana, a fundraiser created by Tito’s Tacos and Tito’s Handmade Vodka to celebrate National Taco Day, National Vodka Day on October 4 – which also happens to be right in the middle of National Hispanic Heritage Month. It’s a wonderful fundraiser that gives 100% of proceeds back to the arts, and it’s a true celebration of Mexican culture right in the middle of National Hispanic Heritage Month! And Tito’s has been an...

  • Tito's Tacos Fiesta Americana

    Oct 13, 2022

    1's of people attended Tito's Tacos Fiesta Mexicano for National Taco Day and National Vodka Day which raised over $16,000 for the Culver City Arts Foundation....

  • 100's of people attended Tito's Tacos Fiesta Americana on Tuesday for National Taco Day and National Vodka Day

    Oct 6, 2022

  • A Spectacular Taco Tuesday At Tito's

    Sandra Coopersmith|Sep 29, 2022

    Want to double your fun? Easy, with TWO iconic Tito’s determined to provide a Taco Tuesday that is truly olé-worthy. It’s that serendipitous time again, Oct. 4, not only National Taco Day AND National Vodka Day but this year coinciding with Taco Tuesday -- and during National Hispanic Heritage Month, no less. This fifth annual Tito’s Fiesta Mexicana is a wonderful fundraiser that benefits the Culver City Arts Foundation (https://culverarts.org/) and is put on by Tito’s Tacos (https:/...

  • DODGERS WELCOME DIVISION RIVAL SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AND WASHINGTON NATIONALS

    Jul 28, 2022

    The Los Angeles Dodgers will open the second half of the 2022 season with a seven-game homestand against the San Francisco Giants (July 21-24) and Washington Nationals (July 25-27) tomorrow, just after hosting the 92nd Midsummer Classic. Tickets remain available for all games at Dodgers.com/tickets. This will be the first time the San Francisco Giants visit Dodger Stadium since the 2021 National League Division Series. The two rivals will battle through a four-game set and will kick off with a...

  • Olé, Lynne Davidson!

    Sandra Coopersmith|Jun 23, 2022

    Life just came full circle for that 12-year-old girl who worked part-time clearing tables at Tito's Tacos, her grandfather's restaurant, in the summer of 1966. One day, exhausted after several hours of running to the tables to clear them before new customers arrived, she discovered someone had left a tip of 50 cents – twice her hourly wage! – with a note: "For the cutest little waitress." That did it, and the restaurant business has played an active, all-encompassing role in Lynne Dav...

  • Jonah's Kitchen: New Santa Monica Restaurant Open For Lunch + Dinner

    Nov 4, 2021

    By Chanin Victor, Observer Food Editor Have you ever walked by a restaurant and the sweet scents emanating from within were so intoxicatingly delicious that you felt like you had to have whatever they were cooking right then? In this instance, the not-so-subtle smells come from the burning almond wood chef Jonah Johnson uses in his kitchen at his new restaurant, appropriately named Jonah's Kitchen. On Wilshire and 26th in Santa Monica, the incredibly welcoming atmosphere of the restaurant...

  • DOUBLE DOWN ON TITO'S!

    Sandra Coopersmith|Sep 30, 2021

    "Tito's Tacos (https://www.titostacos.com/) has been serving up our award-winning Mexican food cuisine to Los Angelinos since 1959," remarked Lynne Davidson, President of Tito's Tacos Mexican Restaurant and granddaughter of its founder. "We look forward to partnering once again this year with Tito's Handmade Vodka (https://www.titosvodka.com/) in hosting TITO'S FIESTA MEXICANA 2021, a traditional Mexican fiesta in celebration of National Taco Day and National Vodka Day, and together give back to...

  • Sister City Committee Presents

    Jan 7, 2021

    The Culver City Sister City Committee invites the public to its annual picnic, a Fiesta in the Park, on Sunday, September 9, from 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the Veterans Park picnic area. Cost is $15 per person ($10 for 16 and under); Mexican taco bowls (beef, chicken and vegetarian), beverages and desserts will be provided. If you would like to participate in our Sister Cities Dessert Contest, please bring a dessert or fruit display that represents one of our sister cities in Mexico, Japan, Korea, Canada or Italy. A prize will be awarded...

  • Tito's Handmade Vodka & Tito's Tacos Host Third Annual "Tito's Fiesta Mexicana

    Oct 1, 2020

    Austin-based Tito's Handmade Vodka and Los Angeles-based Tito's Tacos are teaming up for the third year in a row to host a 2020 version of Tito's Fiesta Mexicana on Sunday, October 4 to celebrate National Taco Day and National Vodka Day inhealthcare workers. Unlike previous years, Tito's Fiesta Mexicana 2020 is not a public party. Instead, the iconic Tito's brands are commemorating the day by distributing 2,000 goodie bags with one 100ml bottle of Tito's Handmade Vodka hand sanitizer and two co-...

  • Restaurants

    May 28, 2020

    The below listings are taken from public notifications. We have made every effort to display the correct information. Customers should check with the individual businesses for changes. Local business wo wish to be listed for free should email publisher@culvercityobserver.com and put Free Listing in the subject title. George Petrelli’s Steakhouse Wed-Sun 1-7pm Takeout Orders with curbside pickup 5615 Sepulveda Blvd (310) 397-1488 (310) 398-9777 www.georgepetrellisteaks.com Tito’s Taco’s For the safety of our customers and employees we are close...

  • Restaurants

    Apr 30, 2020

    The below listings are taken from public notifications. We have made every effort to display the correct information. Customers should check with the individual businesses for changes. Local business wo wish to be listed for free should email publisher@culvercityobserver.com and put Free Listing in the subject title. George Petrelli’s Steakhouse Wed-Sun 1-7pm Takeout Orders with curbside pickup 5615 Sepulveda Blvd (310) 397-1488 (310) 398-9777 www.georgepetrellisteaks.com Tito’s Taco’s For the safety of our customers and employees we are close...

  • Make Taco Tuesday in America Great Again by Giving Tacos to Healthcare Workers

    Apr 30, 2020

    By Rachel Ganz Observer Staff Writer We must pull together, stand tall and help those in need. It is people like Jazmine Marie and Luca Marino who organized the "Go fund me fundraiser" Taco Tuesday COVID-19 LA Initiative https://www.gofundme.com/f/taco-tuesday-covid19-initiative that feeds our dedicated hospital staff and healthcare employees that can "Make America Great Again "! Jazmine and Luca teamed up with Jaliscos Mobile Taco Grill for this 'Taco Tuesday' Initiative. Jaliscos have been...

  • Restaurants

    Apr 23, 2020

    The below listings are taken from public notifications. We have made every effort to display the correct information. Customers should check with the individual businesses for changes. Local business wo wish to be listed for free should email publisher@culvercityobserver.com and put Free Listing in the subject title. George Petrelli’s Steakhouse Wed-Sun 1-7pm Takeout Orders with curbside pickup 5615 Sepulveda Blvd (310) 397-1488 (310) 398-9777 www.georgepetrellisteaks.com Tito’s Taco’s For the safety of our customers and employees we are close...

  • Restaurants

    Apr 16, 2020

    The below listings are taken from public notifications. We have made every effort to display the correct information. Customers should check with the individual businesses for changes. Local business wo wish to be listed for free should email publisher@culvercityobserver.com and put Free Listing in the subject title. George Petrelli’s Steakhouse Wed-Sun 1-7pm Takeout Orders with curbside pickup 5615 Sepulveda Blvd (310) 397-1488 (310) 398-9777 www.georgepetrellisteaks.com Tito’s Taco’s For the safety of our customers and employees we are close...

  • Tito's and Tito's Present Check to Arts Foundation

    Oct 31, 2019

    Tito's Taco's owners Lynne Davidson and Wirt Morton along with Tito's Vodka Field Marketing Director Brian Herlihy present a check for $22,572.14 to Culver City Arts Foundation Vice Chair Jim Clarke, Treasurer Sehnita Josuha Mattison and Board Member Scott Malsin. The funds were raised at the event at Tito's Tacos celebrating National Taco Day and Nation Vodka Day. Tito's Vodka matched the ticket sales with a $10,000 donation thereby increasing the total to well over $20,000. The event was...

  • Tito's Fiesta Mexicana – Woo Hoo, Round 2!

    Sandra Coopersmith|Oct 3, 2019

    Tito's Fiesta Mexicana, which was such a huge hit when it was inaugurated last year on October 4 (National Taco Day and National Vodka Day) is back. Olé! The City of Culver City, Tito's Tacos (titostacos.com) and Tito's Handmade Vodka (titosvodka.com) are teaming up for a rousing repeat performance on Friday, October 4, 2 - 8 PM, at Tito's Tacos,11222 Washington Place in Culver City. Both brands have a strong philanthropic motivation, and all proceeds will go to support the Culver City...

  • 2019 NFL Power Rankings - Week 3

    Bill Seals - Fred Altieri, Sports Reporters|Sep 19, 2019

    12 NFL Power Rankings - Week 3 1. New England Patriots (2-0): The Pats are off to a fast start, winning both games by a combined 76-3. With the wounded Jets up next, there is no reason to believe the Pats juggernaut will be slowing down this week. Next: -22.5 vs New York Jets - Sun, Sep. 22 2. Kansas City Chiefs (2-0): For anyone who thought Patrick Mahomes might regress in 2019, he threw for 278 yards and four touchdowns against the Raiders. In the 2nd quarter. Without Tyreek Hill. Next: -6...

  • Tito's Fiesta Mexicana – Woo Hoo, Round 2!

    Sandra Coopersmith|Sep 19, 2019

    Tito’s Fiesta Mexicana, which was such a huge hit when it was inaugurated last year on October 4 (National Taco Day and National Vodka Day) is back. Olé! The City of Culver City, Tito’s Tacos (titostacos.com) and Tito’s Handmade Vodka (titosvodka.com) are teaming up for a rousing repeat performance on Friday, October 4, 2 - 8 PM, at Tito’s Tacos,11222 Washington Place in Culver City. Both brands have a strong philanthropic motivation, and all proceeds will go to support the Culver City Cultural...

  • SKIP THE SIESTA, COME TO TITO'S FIESTA!

    Sandra Coopersmith, Features Writer|Sep 27, 2018

    Despite sharing a name, Tito's Tacos (titostacos.com), and Tito's Handmade Vodka (titosvodka.com) are not related. However, they definitely have three things in common: an unquestionable commitment to presenting the best possible product to their customers; accolades and prestigious awards reflecting the excellence of those products; and a strong philanthropic streak coupled with a desire to serve the community. With 12,000 mini tacos and 3,500 mini burritos planned, Lynne Davidson, who runs...

  • MORE TAXES?

    Jul 19, 2018

    Acknowledging its massive municipal deficit to fund city employee pensions, the Culver City Council this week unanimously agreed to declare a "fiscal emergency" and pushed forward with its plans to ask local voters to approve another one-quarter cent sales-tax hike in a special November election. The increase would be on top of Measure “Y” that raised the sales tax in Culver City by ¼ percent in 2012. That tax expires or “sunsets” in 2022. The city CFO Jeff Muir has already advised council that Measure Y tax increase needs to be made permanen...

  • Tito's Tacos Teams Up With LA Rams

    Oct 27, 2016
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    Tito's Tacos readily agreed to team up with the LA Rams and serve their award-winning cuisine to more than 200 members of the print and electronic media during halftime of the LA Rams vs. Buffalo Bills game this past Sunday in the Press Box at the LA Memorial Coliseum. The owner / operator of Tito's Tacos Mexican Food Restaurant, Lynne Davidson, was contacted just a few weeks ago by the Rams organization in hopes of their having iconic local restaurants in their triumphant return to Los Angeles...

  • Geraldo Ibarra promoted to General Manager of Tito's Tacos

    Nov 12, 2015

    Geraldo Ibarra has been named the General Manager of Tito's Tacos Mexican Restaurant which has been located in Culver City since 1959. Tito's Tacos Mexican Restaurant was singled out as producing the 8th Best Taco in this year's prestigious annual rankings of "America's 75 Best Tacos 2015" by The Daily Meal – and, Tito's Tacos was selected #1 in the Daily Meal's annual rankings of "America's 35 Best Burritos 2015" for its traditional Bean & Cheese Burrito. "It's simply perfect, and it's A...

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