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Getting Balls with the Vesuvio Truck

January 25th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Oh this is a new one.

So first off, I had never even heard of a food truck called Vesuvio. Aside from raising money, this Haiti fundraiser at T-Lofts was awesome for introducing me to some new trucks like this one. I decided to try this place out first, since my buddy was grabbing some pizza from the Slice truck right next door. The Vesuvio truck offered some Italian-style sandwiches, but I was looking for something less filling so I could eat from more trucks. Luckily, they had a solution, called Arancini. Continue Reading»

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Arancini, food trucks, fundraiser, haiti earthquake, Italian, Los Angeles, Mobile, t-lofts, vesuvio, West LA

The Launch of the Komodo

January 11th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Invite only!

Last week I was invited to an event called TOAST N’ TASTE, presented by Urban Daddy. The event was by invitation only, so first off, thanks to Dana for the invite. Not only did I feel awesomely elitist for being invited, but the event was free and featured the launch of the Komodo Truck. This newest truck in LA has confirmed the trend that many food trucks have been leaning towards. Basically they make some good food and stick it in tacos (and burritos in Komodo’s case, although on this night they were only making tacos). I suppose the idea is to keep withe the concept of street food and to make it easy to eat. Fine by me, as long as it tastes good. Continue Reading»

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Cigars, doheny mixologists, food trucks, komodo truck, Korean, Los Angeles, Mexican, Mobile, nicaragua, tacos, toast n' taste, urban daddy

The Man Eater at Baby’s Badass Burgers

January 8th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

The truck certainly stands out.

So, if you guessed that the second and last part of my meal was going to be from Baby’s Badass Burgers, you were correct. After the pastel from Bool BBQ whet my appetite, I moved from Brazilian to burgers.

Baby’s actually hit the streets a good while ago with a strong concept: Beautiful women bringing you burgers. With such a great concept, it is pretty remarkable that this truck has managed to evade the unvegan. Fortunately, this changed when I visited the modern food court at the Miracle Mile. Continue Reading»

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Baby's Badass Burgers, Beef, Bool BBQ, Burgers, food trucks, hamburgers, Los Angeles, meat, miracle mile, Mobile

Getting Boolish at the Miracle Mile

January 7th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Not just an imitator.

As a child, going to a food court to eat was just about the greatest thing to do. I could get fries with a taco, maybe throw a slice of pizza on there and top it all off with a root beer float. Sure, it wasn’t a healthy place, but I was a growing boy. Most food courts have lost their allure since then, but the new food truck craze has given my old love of food courts a grown-up spin. Apparently the Miracle Mile loads up with food trucks during lunch, so when I was finally able to get there, I wanted to take advantage. A few trucks that I had been to before were there, along with a regular taco truck that was either reaping the benefits of these newbies or losing a lot of business to shiny and newer trucks. For the first part of my modern food court meal, I decided to try out Bool BBQ.

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BBQ, Bool BBQ, Brazilian, food trucks, kogi bbq, Los Angeles, miracle mile, Mobile

A Food Trailer Named Derb’s Gourmet

December 24th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

This is not a truck.

One day I received a random Twitter follow from @derbsgourmet. It piqued my interest so, I decided to follow them and found out that they were a new food truck called Derb’s Gourmet and set to launch in a couple days. Not only that, but they were launching at a bar right down the street from me, Bigfoot West. The sheer convenience was a sign that I had to try them out.

I arrived at 10:00, since that was supposed to be their launch time and saw that this was no normal food truck. Continue Reading»

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American, Bars, Bigfoot West, Burgers, derb's gourmet, food trucks, Los Angeles, meat, Mexican, Mobile, Palms, tacos

A Breakfeast at the Buttermilk Truck

December 22nd, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Hungry workers.

As I sat on my couch in the morning, waiting for my English Muffin to toast, I realized that I didn’t actually have a Newsweek to read. This was very disappointed, so I turned to my iPhone and checked Twitter. Thinking nothing new would be there at such an ungodly hour (8:30), I was just hoping to kill time. But then I saw it. The Buttermilk Truck was already on the streets and serving up breakfast in El Segundo, essentially across the street from where I work. I shot up from my couch, grabbed the English Muffin from the toaster and tossed it back into the fridge, then hit the road to get some breakfast from a truck.

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Bacon, Breakfast, Buttermilk Truck, El Segundo, food trucks, Los Angeles, Mobile, pancakes, red velvet, Sandwiches

Dogs on a Truck from Dogtown Dogs

December 9th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

A prefectly unveganized hot dog.

No, this isn’t LA’s new mobile petshop, although that is a genius idea that someone should really get on. Instead, it is another one of LA’s constantly expanding collection of mobile food trucks. Dogtown Dogs specializes in hot dogs, which isn’t entirely creative considering the existence of Let’s Be Frank. Despite this, I tracked them down one night after hearing some pretty good things about their dogs. As with most mobile eateries, I ended up finding them parked near the Brig on Abbot Kinney. Continue Reading»

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Abbot Kinney, Bacon, dogtown dogs, egg, food trucks, Hot Dogs, Los Angeles, meat, Mobile, the brig, Venice

Finishing Up at Frysmith

November 23rd, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Want some fries with your chili?

Last week, I brought you an interview with Frysmith, the newest food truck to roll out in LA. Although they were opening Friday, I didn’t think there was any chance I could make it, due to a previous commitment. At the end of a long Friday night, I decided to check Twitter to see if there were any taco trucks to be found. I was pretty sure that Frysmith had already wrapped up, but I was still in need of some mobile foodery. As I checked Twitter, though, I found that Frysmith was still at the Brig in Abbot Kinney, so I rushed over to see if I could make it in time. Continue Reading»

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Chili, food, food trucks, french fries, frysmith, meat, Mobile, twitter

More First Fridays with the Flying Pig

November 12th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Who wouldn't eat from a bright pink truck?

For my second course on First Fridays in Abbot Kinney, I headed out to one of LA’s newest food trucks, the Flying Pig. When I first read about this Mexican-French fusion truck, I wasn’t too amazed by what I read. Fusing Mexican food with Asian is one thing, but to try to fuse it with French as well seemed like a strange niche that I didn’t need to explore. Lo and behold, my opinion changed when I saw the truck and the happy customers outside of it. Continue Reading»

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Abbot Kinney, duck, first fridays, flying pig, food trucks, french, meat, Mexican, Mobile, taco trucks, Venice

First Fridays with the South Philly Experience

November 11th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Seems like it would be hard to drive with that sign...

Sometimes, following LA’s food trucks on Twitter can be a difficult process. If you don’t have a Twitter account or a smartphone, then it gets even harder (seriously, not having Twitter or a smartphone is soooo 2008). Luckily for those who fight the future of technology, there is a little event on the first Friday of every month on Abbot Kinney in Venice creatively called First Fridays. These nights are the best opportunity to experience LA’s food truck culture.

One truck I’ve been trying to find for a while happened to be there. It’s called South Philly Experience (SPE) and dishes out Philly Cheese Steaks, plus a couple other random East Coast faves like Tastykakes. The menu was as basic as you’d expect from a food truck, offering a couple varieties of sandwiches, but I only wanted the original. I ordered as specified on the menu, “witout” onions and “wit” Cheez Wiz, as I’ve heard the Wiz is Philly’s top choice for cheese steaks. Continue Reading»

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Abbot Kinney, Cheez Wiz, first fridays, food trucks, Los Angeles, meat, Mobile, philly cheese steak, south philly experience, twitter, Venice

Rants and Raves

Global Shrinking

August 27th, 2010

Is this the future unvegan?

As if we don’t have enough to worry about with global warming. What with the crazy 110 degree weather I’m experiencing in the hellish valley or dwindling glaciers, now we have to worry about shrinkage. Now, not that kind of shrinkage. That kind comes with the cold. No, the shrinkage I write of affects all unvegans, whether man, woman or beast.

Going Global at Plan Check

Fries of the world.

A couple of weeks ago, The Backyard Bite invited me to The Burger Culture Clash, sponsored by Stussy (which apparently still exists) and Plan Check. Plan Check, by the way, is a sort of new (since February) restaurant in West LA with Chef Ernesto Uchimura of Umami Burger fame. As my love of burgers, especially those of the umami variety, I jumped at the opportunity.

Although I arrived alone, I was not the only lone eater. Just next to where I was seated, I met e*star LA and we decided to share a meal called loneliness, because it’s better than eating alone. We made quick friends over our respective blogs and Midwestern roots, then got to work at dissecting the special menu, which Plan Check will be featuring for the next month if anything tickles your fancy.

‘Mobile’

Getting Balls with the Vesuvio Truck

The Launch of the Komodo

The Man Eater at Baby’s Badass Burgers

Getting Boolish at the Miracle Mile

A Food Trailer Named Derb’s Gourmet

A Breakfeast at the Buttermilk Truck

Dogs on a Truck from Dogtown Dogs

Finishing Up at Frysmith

More First Fridays with the Flying Pig

First Fridays with the South Philly Experience

Rants and Raves

Global Shrinking

Going Global at Plan Check

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