Creativity, childhood memories and death metal – all packed into one food truck. Evil Cooks, a pop-up restaurant, is a heavy-metal-themed taqueria co-run by Elvia Huerta, a former assistant cook at Rendezvous, serving dishes inspired by childhood memories. Read more...

Photo: Elvia Huerta, a former assistant cook at Rendezvous, runs a pop-up restaurant where she serves dishes inspired by childhood memories. Throughout the week, she moves her heavy-metal-themed taqueria to various locations across Los Angeles. (Courtesy of Christina House/LA Times)

Laurie Leyden is an academic counselor by day, but runs a blog for personalized life advice by night. As the student affairs officer of UCLA’s statistics department, Leyden assists both undergraduate and graduate students pursuing careers within statistics, advising on majors and helping students enroll in classes. Read more...

Photo: Laurie Leyden, the current student affairs officer in UCLA’s Statistics department, runs her personal blog “Life Lessons with Laurie” on the side. She said she was inspired to do so after two years counseling students and wanting to find something more meaningful to pursue outside of UCLA. (Sophie Marencik/Daily Bruin)

Madison Elder said her book examines the puppeteers of the judicial system. The second-year German and history student wrote “Beside the Nine: The Supreme Court through the Eyes of its Law Clerks” and published it Dec. Read more...

Photo: Second-year German and history student Madison Elder wrote “Beside the Nine: The Supreme Court through the Eyes of its Law Clerks” after being inspired to investigate the ways law clerks subtly impact the justice system. (Courtesy of Harrison Elder)

M.J. Duffy published her first novel at age 60. Now, the third book of the alumna’s paranormal romance series, “The Zankli Chronicles,” will be released in March. Read more...

Photo: Alumna and author M.J. Duffy published her series “The Zankli Chronicles” to create a group of characters that would resonate with her. She said her characters travel to places she has lived and intertwines the history of each featured country. (Courtesy of Melba Carter)