From a shoeshine booth turned taco stand, Soccoro 'Mama Yuca's' Herrera was a taco champion and James Beard Award winner at ...
And it was. For 48 years, Herrera helmed Yuca’s Hut on Hillhurst Avenue with the help of her family and a few longtime employees. The menu and its beloved “Mama” or “Mama Yuca’s,” as ...
L.A.'s cochinita pibil matriarch and the first ever TACO MADNESS champion—back in 2009—Socorro "Mama Yuca's" Herrera has ...
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Socorro Herrera, the beloved matriarch behind the iconic Yuca’s Hut Taco Stand in Los Feliz, passed away on December 23 at the age of 89. For nearly five decades, Mama Yuca, as she was affectionately ...
Socorro Herrera, founder of Yuca's Restaurant in Los Feliz, passed away on Dec. 23, 2024. Known as "Mama Yuca's," she leaves ...