Month: November 2010

Los Alamitos: the Lime Truck, Louks

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Tri tip chili from Lime Truck
Reuben sandwich from The Lime Truck
Shrimp skewer & beef skewer from Louks

Today at lunch I went to a brick & mortar korean restaurant for tofu and bulgogi beef. The lunch was so filling, I wasn’t that hungry for dinner.

From the Lime Truck, I got the tri-tip chili over sweet potato fries, and Martin got the special Reuben sandwich. From Louks, I got a shrimp skewer and a beef skewer.

I did end the evening with a shave ice…and yes, it was cold!

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Anaheim: Dos Chinos, Piaggio on wheels

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Pork Bellies taco from Dos Chinos
Caprese empenadas from Piaggio on Wheels

After our brunch at the Great Park, Karen and I went canned food shopping to help “Drive out hunger” food drive.

We made a quick stop to Angels Stadium to visit Dos Chinos and Piaggio, who was helping a charity walk. I had a light snack of the pork bellies taco and the caprese empenadas.

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Irvine: Barcelona onthego

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French toast from Barcelona
Wine infused pear dipped in chocolate from Barcelona
Huevos y papas from Barcelona

Today started off as a nice day to go to the Farmers Market at the Great Park.

I had the French toast and wine infused chocolate pear from Barcelona onthego, and Martin had the Huevos y Papas y Chorizo (basically eggs over sausage and fries).

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Costa mesa: Chompchomp nation, Shortstopbbq, Barcelona onthego

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New Truck: Chomp Chomp Nation
Chicken Satay w/ rice cubes, peanut sauce, and slaw from Chomp Chomp
Chicken wings with medley of chips from Chomp Chomp
Pork with creamed corn slider and Tri-tip with bleu cheese slaw slider
from ShortStop BBQ
Portabello mushroom slider from Shortstop BBQ
Meat + 2 sides from Shortstop BBQ
This is Tri-tip with creamed corn and fries
Carrot cake and maple frosting from Mrs Blakes (Shortstop BBQ)
Paella from Barcelona on thego

A new farmers market popped up in Costa Mesa at a new mall nicknamed SoCo. Its a tiny market, but 7 trucks came to the inaugural day, including brand new Chompchomp Nation, a Singapore cuisine truck.

In addition, Crepes, Louks, Calbi bbq, Barcelona, Shortstop bbq, and Baja fresh were there.

Martin got 3 sliders and a carrot maple cup cake from Shortstop (made by Mrs. Blake). My friend Bonnie got wings from Chompchomp,and I got the chicken satay from Chompchomp, tri-tip with creamed corn and fries from Shortstopbbq, and Paella from Barcelona.

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Carson: Global soul truck, Lomo, Ragin Cajun, Vizzi Truck

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Bankok Night
Ragin Cajun combo plate
Mu5hroom Soup from Vizzi Truck

The South Bay Din Din had 10 trucks out, but we only tackled 5.

New truck, Global Soul Truck had a dish called Bangkok Night, which was a ground pork, lettuce wrap type item. I split that and Lomo’s tofu spaghetti with Karen (not shown).

Martin went to Ragin Cajun and got the combo: half red beans & sausage, half jambalaya.

For dessert, we got the usual Tropical Shave Ice (not shown) and I took home Vizzi’s new fall menu, mu5hroom soup, which does not look appealing in photos.

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OC Weekly’s coverage of the Nutella Eating Contest

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The OC Weekly covered Crepe Bonaparte’s Nutella Eating Contest.
Note: A 20 oz jar of nutella is 4000 calories, not 6000 as quoted by OC Weekly.

Los Alamitos: Papas Tapas

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garlic shrimp
paella

After a long day at Gourmet on the Go, I wanted to have something different than what was offered at lunch. Fortunately for me, Papas Tapas was a new truck that I have never tried before.

The menu was vast, but I decided on the garlic shrimp and the paella from this Spanish truck.

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Santa ana: Gourmet on the Go, United Way Event

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Lines were formed as soon as the trucks opened up for business
Piaggio’s Milanesa al caballo (breaded chicken) with a fried egg over fries
Asparagus/Mushroom quesadilla from Piaggio on Wheels
Dos Chinos Carne Asada over Fries
My friend Anna (left) getting ready for the Nutella Eating Contest,
sponsored by Crepes Bonaparte

After months of planning, my Gourmet On The Go event finally became a reality!

Piaggio on Wheels, Crepes Bonaparte, Dos Chinos, Tropical Shave Ice and Oh For Sweets Sake came to serve the people, and OC PARKS made it all possible by helping me with the local permits and venue.

Piaggio had his Milanesa Caballo and Egg over fries, and the Asparagus quesadilla as his main specials, and Dos Chinos wowed the crowd with the carne over garlic fries.

Oh for Sweets Sake sold out within an hour (didn’t even get a photo!), and Crepes had a line a mile long. Even Tropical Shave Ice ran out of cups and spoons at the end of the event.

Three people tried out for the Nutella eating contest, and it took about 15 minutes for the winner to finish the 20 oz jar.  Great event… Thank you to the foodies and GFTS!

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NOV 2 (Election Day) "Gourmet on the Go" foodie fundraiser in DTSA!

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 “Gourmet on the Go” foodie fundrasier on November 2nd. 



Sign up at any Crepesbonarte food stop, or sign up at the event on November 2nd.
All proceeds will go to the United Way, and you get a free crepe just for entering.
Do you have what it takes to eat a jar of Nutella??