Category: Saturday

New Year’s Eve: OC Block Party is back at OC Fair

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Welcome in the New Year in OC Fair style with four stages of tribute bands covering four decades of music, a courtyard full of gourmet food trucks, a casino and carnival rides. 

Click here to purchase admission and parking (discounted pricing if you puchase early!) or visit the onsite Box Office during either of the two weekly Food Truck Fare events.

OC Fair New Year’s Eve Block Party Returns December 31
at the OC Fair & Event Center
Event Will Feature Live Entertainment, Gourmet Food Trucks & a Casino
Costa Mesa, Calif. (November 1, 2011) – The people who bring you the OC Fair return with their second annual
New Year’s Eve Block Party on Saturday, December 31, 2011 from 7:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Unlike other New Year’s Eve celebrations, the New Year’s Eve Block Party offers great fun in a casual setting. No black ties here! The official website is located at ocfair.com/blockparty.
The New Year’s Eve Block Party will offer live tribute band entertainment by the decade – from the ‘60s to the ‘90s – plus DJs and dancing. Tribute bands include: The Who Revue; Wild Child; Britain’s Finest – The Complete Beatles Experience Tribute Show; The Cured; Flashback Heart Attack “Ultimate New Wave ‘80s Show”; Rio – A Tribute to Duran Duran; The Joshua Tree – A Tribute to U2; and more.
There will also be a gathering of gourmet food trucks to satisfy every appetite along with plentiful bars. Some of the participating food trucks include Chomp Chomp Nation, Crepes Bonaparte, Brats Berlin, Flying Pig Truck, Piaggio On Wheels, Chef Joe Youkhan’s Tasting Spoon and Calbi. More trucks will be announced in the coming weeks.
New this year is the Casino, where high-rollers can “gamble” for fantastic prizes. Attendees can also enjoy rides, other entertainment and, at midnight, a pyrotechnic show to ring in the New Year. 
General admission is $35 pre-sale ($40 after 12/1) and includes admission to the event and all live music entertainment. General parking is $10 ($20 for preferred). For a limited time there is also a combination package that includes a 2012 OC Fair Super Pass available for $55 through December 21. Additional charges apply for food, beverages and casino. Tickets and parking are available on Ticketmaster.com. The Block Party plus Super Pass package is available for purchase online here.
The OC Fair & Event Center is home to a variety of events throughout the year in addition to the annual OC Fair. It is located off the 405 and 55 freeways at 88 Fair Drive in Costa Mesa. For more information, please visit ocfair.com, become a fan on Facebook.com/OCFair, follow us at Twitter.com/ocfair or call (714) 708-1500

Dec 03: Irvine Pet Adoption Fair

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Saturday, 12/3, it’s the 5th Annual Pet Adoption Fair at the Irvine Animal Shelter, 6443 Oak Canyon. Piaggio On Wheels will be there from 10am to 2:30pm.

Its back, Nov 19…. Farm to Food Truck Challenge II

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Farm to Food Truck Challenge II

On Saturday, November 19, SoCo Certified Farmers’ Market will host its Farm to Food Truck Challenge II.

The event is a farmers’ market inspired cooking competition pitting top Gourmet Food Truck chefs against each other to create the best dish using locally grown farm fresh ingredients. Over 15 gourmet food trucks will be hosted during the weekly farmers’ market from 9am-2pm with selected trucks competing.

Food truck chefs will have only 60 minutes to shop the farmers’ market for its pre-determined seasonal ingredients and then whip up a culinary masterpiece. The dish will be served to a panel of top foodie judges to be judged on creativity, taste and presentation.

The winner will be crowned the ‘Top Chop’ Truck! The Challenge kicks off at 12pm, judging begins at 1pm and the Winner announced at 1:30pm. The festivities will also feature live music, kid-friendly activities and plenty of free parking. The event is held in conjunction with the SoCo Certified Farmers’ Market, which is held every Saturday at South Coast Collection (“SoCo”) (the 3300 block of Hyland Ave) in Costa Mesa from 9am-2pm.

Our first Farm to Food Truck Challenge witnessed Bacon Mania being crowned ‘Top Chop’ Truck. The event had over 3,500 people in attendance with over 20 farmers’ market foodies, bloggers, photographers and volunteers capturing all the action.

Schedule

9:00 The SoCo Farmers’ Market opens!
11:00 Judges arrive
12:00-1:00 Chefs dash, grab, plan, & cook! (60 minutes allotted)
1:00 Judging begins
1:30 Winner crowned Top Chop Truck

Competition Trucks (subject to change without notice)
Home Skillet
Piaggio
Seabirds
The Flip Truck
Taco Maria
SlapFish

Farm to food truck 1 winner: Baconmania

About SoCo Certified Farmers’ Market

SoCo Certified Farmers’ Market is held every Saturday at South Coast Collection (3315 Hyland Avenue, Costa Mesa) from 9am-2pm and features the best fruits and vegetables that California farmers’ have to offer along with a rotation of top gourmet food trucks and other traditional farmer market fare. For more info, please visit: http://www.socofm.com/

Saturday: Food trucks at claremont

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Claremont High School food truck fundraiser is Saturday

By John Plessel on November 14, 2011 7:31 PM | No Comments |ShareThis
We here in San Bernardino County are relative newbies to the food truck game, with the first major food truck festival happening earlier this year, and a lessening of restrictions by county officials happening during the summer.

Claremont, however, is in Los Angeles County.

How come I haven’t heard of food truck festivals happening there?

Well, it just so happens there’s one coming this Saturday (November 19).

It’s being put on by the Claremont High School Music Boosters and will benefit the school’s bands and color guard.

Dubbed the Food Truck Mania, it’s a smallish event — 14 trucks are currently in the lineup — but in my experience, smaller events are better if you want to actually eat something. The lines tend to be smaller and shorter lines usually translate to quicker prep times.

The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Claremont High School, 1600 N. Indian Hill Blvd.

Admission is $3 for CUSD students with ID, and $5 for everyone else. Those under five are free.

For more information, or to purchase tickets, click here.

Follow the jump for a list of the current lineup.

Nov 12: Arcadia Gourmet Food Truck Music Fest

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Jam Session… BYO Guitars!

Nov 5: Santa Anita Food Truck Festival

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Saturday, November 5, 2011
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Santa Anita Food Truck Festival is back! Enjoy gourmet food from 70 of Southern California’s finest gourmet food trucks including The Grilled Cheese Truck, Lobsta Truck & White Rabbit Truck. Food trucks and foodies everywhere will take over the ENTIRE Santa Anita Infield.