This issue is a celebration of tacos and margaritas: arguably the perfect meal. We point you to 40 tacos that you gotta smash before you die. This is a list worthy of lamination, so try not to spill birria on it. To round out this most flawless of meals, we’ve got 10 margaritas you can trust to set your day or your night right. These creations range from utterly simple to fantastically complex, so pick your poison, and let me know if any of them knock your socks off. We can grab a round together.

On the cover, you’ll find an image from Marshall Williams’ photo series Taco Stand Vernacular, which we have long enjoyed here in the SDM office. Williams has spent years patiently photographing our city’s taco havens in the last vestiges of evening light, crafting a visual record of these cultural institutions. Together, the series serves as a kind of Rosetta Stone to these hallowed bazaars’ distinctive language.

Beyond food, we’re taking you inside the story of the local company that brought San Diego Monopoly (and a version for pretty much every other city) to life. We’re also offering interior design inspiration from a modern home in Del Cerro, meeting a local artist for whom the beach is a studio, and putting together a dream living room with aspirational finds from local stores. I’d say this is a solid issue to read while you’re crushing a five-taquito appetizer. Provecho.