Community Cookouts: How street vendors are fighting hunger in East Hollywood
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Every Tuesday, Heleo Leyva and his team prepare 200 meals for residents in East Hollywood.
Photo by Danielle Chiriguayo/KCRW
Every Tuesday, an apron-clad Heleo Leyva mans a red hot charcoal grill, where he roasts pounds of marinated carne asada and chicken. Nearby, aluminum trays full of tortillas, rice, beans, pickled carrots and jalapenos lie in wait to be neatly plated into square styrofoam to-go containers.
It’s all for growing lines of locals, stretching down Santa Monica Boulevard, right around the corner from LA City College in East Hollywood.