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We Need YOUR Help to Keep Food Trucks in Downtown San Diego!
Please sign our petition:
Gourmet food trucks are one of the most popular niches of the food and dining industry. Almost every major city in the United States has seen a great benefit from bringing food trucks into their community over the last 5 years.
Fortunately, the city of San Diego has recently approved its first weekly food truck events in the downtown area. Curbside Bites organizes over 12 weekly food truck markets in Southern California including:
Downtown San Diego Lunch (Wednesdays 11am-2pm)
– West B St between India St & Columbia St
Downtown San Diego Dinner (Thursdays 5:30pm-9pm)
– J St between 3rd Ave and 4th Ave
These weekly food trucks markets feature a mix of San Diego’s most popular food trucks – including trucks that have been featured by The Food Network, The Cooking Channel, QSR Magazine, Energy 103.7, San Diego Reader, KUSI, and more.
Unfortunately, some businesses in the surrounding areas are trying to remove food trucks from downtown San Diego, and we need the residents of San Diego to voice their support for food trucks and these weekly markets.
Curbside Bites has created a more organized way for food trucks to serve downtown San Diego, rather than leaving trucks to individually roam the streets in search of a suitable vending location. Curbside Bites has received approval from the city of San Diego to close the street to host the food trucks once a week at each of the two locations. These events provide a family friendly atmosphere where the community can gather to enjoy a meal and support local small businesses.
Here is your chance to keep food trucks as a part of San Diego’s downtown culture. Sign our petition to support local small businesses and up and coming chefs who are working to bring a sense of community to the city of San Diego.
Please sign our petition:
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Category: * Food truck news*
New OC GFT: WaffnRoll at "Spring Craft Beer Fest" in Santa Fe Springs
This Saturday, a new GFT, @WaffNRoll will be at the Santa Fe Springs “Spring Craft Beer Fest”. WaffNRoll had some interesting information about their truck:
-WaffNRoll doesn’t use any oil in their waffles, only butter. This results in a crispy waffle.
-Nearly 2 1/2 years of research and development was spent to create the batter mix. When you add sweet ingredients to the waffle you’ll pick up hints of vanilla and malt. However, when you add savory ingredients you notice a more yeast like taste and hints of french bread.
-The owner Brian J. Fast is a successful restaurant owner of the coffee shop Arthur’s Coffee Shop in La Habra.
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CREAMY LEMON CURD & BERRIES
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BLT + AVOCADO
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From the creator of @TheLimeTruck, new GFT @CravOnFries
Daniel Shemtob (founder of The Lime Truck and winner of season 2: Great Food Truck Race) has a new venture! Its CravOn, a new, better-for-you french fry, made with all of the goodness and none of the fried-ness!
CravOn Never Fried French Fries are literally not fried. Instead, they are partially cooked in a blanching process and tossed in olive oil and sea salt prior to being frozen, resulting in a better-for-you french fry made with five natural ingredients, half the fat of regular fries (and none of the remorse), and a delicious, crispy texture that preserves the real potato taste consumers crave (is your mouth watering yet?).
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| Asiago Fries |
Check out this video to see what its about.
Where can you find @CravOnFries? The truck will be all over the OC, so follow @CravOnFries on twitter for their next stop, and tweet using #Cravontruck when you spot them.
You stop by these locations and pair up your fries with some local OC beer:
The Bruery
· When: Fri, March 29, 5:30pm – 9:00pm
· Where: 715 Dunn Way Placentia, CA 92870 (map)
Noble Ale works
· When: Sat., April 6, 5pm – 10pm
· Where: 1621 S Sinclair St., Suite B, Anaheim, CA 92806 (map)
The Bruery
· When: Fri, April 26, 5:30pm – 9:00pm
· Where: 715 Dunn Way Placentia, CA 92870 (map)
Noble Ale Works
· When: Sat, April 27, 5pm – 10pm
They will also be at Coachella for both weekends it will be in town – April 11-15, and April 18-22.
Food Trucks at MCAS Miramar San Diego
MCAS Miramar to Host First Gourmet Food Truck Gathering on a Military Base
San Diego, CA – January 8th, 2013 – MCAS Miramar welcomes gourmet food
trucks to their base today, as a temporary solution to provide lunch service while their main food court is closed for renovation. Four gourmet food trucks will be parked in front of the Marine Corps Exchange store daily from 11am to 2pm, now through April 2013.
trucks to their base today, as a temporary solution to provide lunch service while their main food court is closed for renovation. Four gourmet food trucks will be parked in front of the Marine Corps Exchange store daily from 11am to 2pm, now through April 2013.
MCAS has contracted with Curbside Bites
(http://www.curbsidebites.com/) to schedule and manage the daily
gathering. Curbside Bites currently manages 6 other weekly gourmet
food truck gatherings in San Diego County.
The weekly truck schedule can be found at
http://www.curbsidebites.com/calendar/.
Food Network’s “The Great Food Truck Race” veterans Crepes Bonaparte (http://crepesbonaparte.com/) and Devilicious (http://deviliciousfoodtruck.com/) are scheduled to make regular stops at the base, along with many of San Diego’s other
local favorite gourmet food trucks.
Location: Elrod Ave & Gonsalves Ave, San Diego, CA 92126
Seabirds chef lands temp gig in Newport (Dec 6-9)
Article in the OC Register by Nancy Luna:
Seabirds Truck founder Stephanie Morgan acknowledges she has been AWOL lately, but for good reason. She’s been cooking up a few deals to expand her popular vegan truck business.
The latest coup: Seabirds is hosting a three-day pop-up event at Whole Foods Market in Newport Beach.
Stephanie Morgan and her vegan food truck arrive at the SOCO Collection Farmers Market on Hyland Avenue in Costa Mesa on Saturday. Seabirds Truck has developed a loyal following of customers who not only show up on Saturdays, but also go to the various other locations the truck moves around to throughout the week.
Morgan is taking over the kitchen at the store’s Back Bay Tavern restaurant Dec. 6-8. The vegan menu will be available 11 a.m.- 10 p.m.
“I’m excited to be in a kitchen and not on wheels,” Morgan said.
In addition to serving signature dishes like her critically reviewed avocado tacos, Morgan said the pop-up menu will offer complicated dishes that can’t be done on the truck, such as butternut squash enchiladas and a persimmon roasted beet carpaccio.
The pop-up will act as a dry run for Morgan, who has plans to open a brick and mortar restaurant in Orange County. No deals have been finalized, but she’s hoping to launch a taco stand in Santa Ana. A larger restaurant is also in the works.
“We’d love to be part of downtown Santa Ana,” she said.
Morgan is also getting into the wholesale market.
She’s selling vegetarian wraps and burritos to San Diego State’s Aztec Market, a student-run convenience store on campus. Morgan said the market contacted them after tasting her food. “We’d love to get with more schools,” she said. “So many kids want healthier options.
New LA GFT- @GobblesandOinks
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| There’s a new food truck rolling in LA, serving up comfort food. Give them a try, and if you have suggestions, tweet or email them. Twitter: @GobblesandOinks | www.facebook.com/GobblesandOinks |
From Gobbles and Oink:
Gobbles and Oinks is the brainchild of Jeff Breit and Sheri Kendall. Jeff began perfecting his recipes over 15 years ago attending UCLA tailgate parties. What started by putting a whole pork loin into his smoker evolved into a smoked tenderloin stuffed with apples, cranberries and other seasonal fruit, then rolled in a mix of honey, mustard, rosemary and other spices. Jeff has been able to recreate these flavors in the truck and is exited to share his recipe with the public.
Sheri is from the east coast and always had a passion for holiday feasts and a love of baking. During family camping trips, her homemade marshmallows took sitting around the campfire to a whole new level. After some degree of work, Gobbles and Oinks have been able to recreate this experience in a deep fried S’more.
Fresh Carved Turkey, a Monte Cristo are just some of the other offerings the truck has to offer.
We look forward to seeing you in the streets!! – Jeff & Sheri
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| The Club- fresh sliced turkey,bacon, avocado,sprouts, lettuce, tomato and smoked garlic aioli |
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| S’mores- deep fried smore..graham crackers, chocolate, and Sheri’s home made marshmallows. |
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| The Count, a play on the Monte Cristo? |
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| Turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, and home made smoked garlic aioli. Thanksgiving on a bun. |
Congrats to LA’s top 5 GFTS
Congrats to LA’s BEST Food Trucks – Top 5 for 2012
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Cousins Maine Lobster Truck
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Grilled Cheese Truck
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Kogi BBQ
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Lobsta Truck
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Buttermilk Truck
New GFT: Kala Truck hits the streets of OC
My sister Becky is my guest blogger, offering her report on food trucks from the Teller & Michelson lunch lot in Irvine, CA. This is probably the last report from the Teller Lot, as SeabirdsTruck reported that the lot is being converted to a car rental place.
Kala Truck made their Teller Lot debut on Wednesday in a very big and memorable way. They describe their style of cooking as “Artful Mexican Cuisine.” and represented just that. At the front window, they artfully display each of their tacos (beef, pork, chicken, shrimp) over a bed of colorful tortilla chips (apologies for the plastic wrap over it). Each taco order has 2 items.
Their Patron taco is the most popular of the four choices. After ordering it, I can understand why – tender, flavorful steak served with pico de gallo, creamy guacamole and queso fresco.
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| Patron taco |
The Sweet Piggy taco is also just how it sounded – slow cooked pulled pork that just melt-in-your-mouth with each bite. There is an added note of sweetness that is just enough to excite, but not overwhelm your palate. The jicama slaw on top added a nice crunchy texture.
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| Sweet Piggy |
The creamy roasted poblanos with organic corn is also topped with queso fresco accompanied with a handful of their house made tortilla chips. There is a noticeable theme in that great attention was paid to not only how the food tasted, but also how it looked / presented.
Artful Mexican Cuisine, indeed!
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| Problanos with corn |
To celebrate their debut, a mariachi band came out to perform in front of their truck. For a moment, I thought I was on vacation as I sipped on their refreshing watermelon juice (with a hint of habanero and a twist of lime) and took a moment to enjoy the show.
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| Watermelon juice w/ habanero |
Additional items on their menu (not pictured) were
Cochinita sliders (pulled pork sliders),
Cajun shrimp tacos,
Citrus chicken tacos,
Piggy fries (fries served with pulled pork, guacamole, crema),
Kala quesadilla (stuffed with cremini and button mushrooms, caramelized onions, epazote, mozzarella, pepper and jack cheeses),
Queso fundido (similar to a classic chili, but with chorizo, mixed with cheeses and served with chips)
Citrus quinoa and
Epazote black beans
Follow Kala Truck on twitter at @KalaTruck
www.kalatruck.com
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Who is Your Favorite Local Food Truck Blog?
While Mobile Cuisine is blog/ezine that covers the mobile food industry, there are numerous blogs across the country that cover specific areas that food trucks roam. From New York to Miami and Toronto to Dallas there are bloggers that cover the gamut of mobile food businesses. This poll has been set up to find out which local mobile food blog is the favorite in North America.
This poll will run through Friday, November 9th (11:59 PM Central Time). Once the votes have been tabulated, the winner will be announced. The winner will be able to claim the title of Favorite Local Mobile Food Blog as well as have the chance to be part of a feature story here at Mobile Cuisine that delves into the individuals who run these blogs and why they write what they do.
So help us spread the word for your favorites.
Click here and vote for me please! (remember, you can only vote once).
Here is the full list of blogs as well as links to their sites:
Atlanta Street Food Coalition – Atlanta, GA
Burger Beast – Miami, FL
DFW Food Truck Foodie – Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Food Carts Portland – Portland, OR
Food Trailers Austin – Austin, TX
Food Truck Fiesta – Washington DC
Food Truck Freak – Chicago, IL
Food Truck Nerd – Silicone Valley, CA
Hub Food Trucks – Boston, MA
Looking for Food Trucks – Los Angeles/Orange County, CA
New York Street Food – New York, NY
Orlando’s Food Trucks – Orlando, FL
San Diego Food Trucks – San Diego, CA
Saturday Night Foodies – Los Angeles/Orange County, CA
Seattle Food Truck – Seattle, WA
Stitches ‘n Dishes – Bay Area, CA
Street Grindz – Hawaii
Toronto Food Trucks – Toronto, Canada
We apologize to those bloggers we may have missed. There are many mobile food blogs that didn’t meet our criteria for this contest as many bloggers cover other topics than mobile food, have not posted in the last month, or have their blog solely set up as a Facebook page.
TLT Food opens November 1
The Lime Truck opened a brick and mortar version in Westwood (that’s near UCLA). The official opening was November 1, but I had a sneak peek of the restaurant and some of the menu items.
The Westwood community will definitely enjoy TLT Food. The fans of the Lime Truck will recognize the menu, and appreciate there’s a place to sit, enjoy the food, and pair the food with a glass of their favorite alcoholic beverage. For the non drinkers, TLT Food serves Coca Cola products, and of course, the famous Limeaids.
TLT Food is located at:
1116 Westwood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Metered street parking and pay lots are available. Cash and credit cards are accepted.
Follow them on twitter at @TLTFood.
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| Centerpiece used for the TLT preview |
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| Unlike the food truck, TLT can serve alcohol |
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| Quirky light fixtures compliment the shades of green |
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| Asian noodle salad |
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| Ahi poke nachos |
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| Sambal wings |
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| Pork belly nachos |
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| Mr Potato taco |
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| Lime panna cotta |
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| Order at the counter… |
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| … then make new friends by dining communal style |
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| Congratulations, Daniel. Great job with TLT Food! |
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