Avila is the executive chef and owner of Guerilla Tacos. A 2005 graduate of Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in Pasadena, he has cooked alongside some of the most recognized chefs in the world—Walter Manske at L’Auberge, Gary Menes at Le Comptoir, Alain Ducasse at Le Centre de Le Formacion. Considered the best taco truck in Los Angeles, he made Jonathan Gold's list of best dishes of 2013.