L.A. Tamale Throwdown. Since it looks like the LA Tamale Festival is history, it would seem that a replacement is a necessity. And so enters the L.A. Tamale Throwdown in the parking lot of Our Lady of Guadalupe -- Rose Hill to fill the void. It is located between the cities/neighborhoods of South Pasadena, El Sereno and Alhambra.
This is the first year of the Throwdown. And things looked pretty good from my perspective. There were about five Tamale food stands and a handful of other stands that provided drinks, tacos, baked goods and the all important pupusas (one of my favorites). There was a decent crowd, though not packed, which was a good thing for me, but hopefully it worked to the expectations of the Throwdown organizers. I read that they were hoping for 4,000 folks over the course of two days. There were probably 300-400 people there when I stopped by so hopefully over the course of two days it hit their expectations because a tamale festival is needed in Los Angeles.
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