publisher editor of Orange County
The columns were collected in book form in 2008 as ¡Ask a Mexican! (Scribners, ). Arellano has published two further books: Orange County: A Personal History (Scribners, 2008, ), and Taco United States of America: How Mexican Food Conquered America (Scribners, 2012, )
He is a third cousin, once removed, of actress Jessica Alberta
Arellano has won numerous awards for the column, including the 2006 and 2008 Best Non-Political Column in a large-circulation weekly from the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, the 2007 Presidents Award from the Los Angeles Press Club and an Impacto Award from the National Hispanic Media Coalition, and a 2008 Latino Spirit award from the California Latino Legislative Caucus.
