Who the hell is the Glutster?
Eat fast, die young!
1989-present.
Mentions in Los Angeles Times.
Celebs, gossip! Sure, we’ll bite (Published 01/03/2007).
“teenageglutster.blogspot.com This is a really fun post by an Alhambra teenager with great pictures and excited accounts of such milestones as his first coq au vin.”
Ludo Lefebvre, L.A.’s wildly popular movable feast maker (Published 05/20/2010)
“”This is the real me,” says Ludo, who won the hearts of bloggers everywhere when he showed up at the home of Javier Cabral (the Teenage Glutster) to cook with his mom. “I want to be open.”
Circling Wagons (Published 5/17/2010)
“Javier Cabral, who writes a popular food blog called Teenage Glutster, had tried all but one of the food trucks before, but he promised he wouldn’t be swayed by past experiences. “I’m abandoning all biases” said Cabral, 21, “and I came with a starving stomach.”
The Find: La Huasteca in Lynwood (Published 10/2/2010).
“Camacho’s move arrived by word of blogger Javier Cabral, who was also instrumental in raising the profile of Moles La Tía. Now at La Huasteca, Camacho has unveiled a refined new menu.”
Guest judge appearance on Hells Kitchen (Season 2; aired 2007).
Freelanced first piece for Lateen Magazine at the age of 18 (Published 2007).
Studied under zen chef and baker Edward Espe Brown of “The Tassajara Breadbook” and “How To Cook Your Life” documentary (2009-present).
Full segment featured on the Los Angeles episode of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern at 19.
Props given by Pulitzer-Prize winning Food Critic Jonathan Gold for his review of Moles La Tia (Published 01/21/2009).
A profile featured on Ciudad Magazine (Published May 2008).
A feature in The New Yorker. Annals of Gastronomy: The Scavenger (Published: 10/9/2009).
Staff writer for Youth Radio (NPR West: 2010).
Contributor for The Huffington Post (2010).
Judge at the 1st Annual Los Angeles Vendy Awards.
Contributor to Zócalo Public Square:
“What is the Cruelest Food You’ve Ever Eaten?” (Published 2010)
East Los Angeles: Health Food Mecca (Published 2011)
In Defense of the Liquor Store (Published 2012)
Contributor The Madelaine Brand Show (KPCC)
Tamales: the edible Christmas gift (Original air date: 12/23/2010)
Making it with Barbacoa (Original air date: 2/9/2011)
Regular guest on the Pocho Hour of Power with Lalo Alcaraz (KPFK: Original aird date: 2/11/2011).
Frequent contributor to Saveur Magazine.
Taco Nirvana (Published March 2010).
Nighthawks at The Cafe (Published March 2010)
Cover feature for Saveur Magazine at the age of 22, “Mexico Feeds Me: Exploring Mexico’s Culinary Heritage” (Published May 2011).
Saveur Office Staff Meal: So THAT’S How They Roll…
Featured on The Cooking Channel’s ‘United Tastes of America with Jeffrey Saad: Taco’s’ episode. (Original air date: 2011)
Original member of Vivela Spanish podcast (2010).
Staff food writer for Alhambra Source (2010-Now).
OC Weekly food and music intern (Editors: Gustavo Arellano, Lilledeshan Bose. 2010)
Appeared on Ludobites America, taught Chef Ludo how to make Mole Zacatecano and where to buy Mexican ingredients in East Los Angeles (The Sundance Channel).
Freelance music, food and culture writer for LA Weekly, 2011-Present.
Anarchy in East L.A, a print story on the underground backyard punk rock scene of East Los Angeles (Published Sept. 22, 2011).
Ticket to Ride, a print story on LAPD and scooter injustice in Los Angeles. (Published 2012).
Contributor and recipe developer for CHOW.
Hot Trend: Inventive Mole (Published 5/11/2012).
Associate Producer for KCRW’s Sonic Trace (2012-present).
Freelance photographer for Grub Street Los Angeles (2012-present).
Alhambra Source, Reporter Corps Staff Writer (2012-present).
