A collection of our favorite pop-ups and food trucks will assemble at Temescal Brewing July 13.
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Tovin Lapan
As Nosh editor, Tovin Lapan oversees food coverage across Oaklandside and Berkeleyside. His journalism career started in Guadalajara, Mexico as a reporter for an English-language weekly newspaper. Previously, he served as the multimedia food reporter for the San Diego Union-Tribune, and covered a variety of beats, including immigration and agriculture, at the Las Vegas Sun and Santa Cruz Sentinel. His work has also appeared in Fortune, The Guardian, U.S. News & World Report, the San Francisco Chronicle and Lucky Peach, among other publications. Tovin likes chocolate and seafood, but not together.
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