http://www.findlafoodtrucks.com/blog Blogging LA's twittering food truck scene Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:31:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Most days, Sumant Pardal can be found sitting at a small, folding wooden table outside the India Jones Chow Truck, hanging out with his customers and watching them enjoy his amazing Indian street food. We ordered up some butter chicken ($7), a gobhi (cauliflower) paratha ($3.50) and some samosa spring ... http://www.findlafoodtrucks.com/blog/2010/07/21/india-jones-chow-trucks-sumant-pardal/ It's coming up soon - the second installment of the LA Street Food Fest. For round number 2, the Fest has moved from LA Center Studios to the Rose Bowl. This time, the good eats won't be marred by long lines and sold-out noms - there are only a few ... http://www.findlafoodtrucks.com/blog/2010/07/15/la-street-food-fest-2-july-24/ The Yatta-! Truck, which serves sushi with an American twist, has been on the road since June 5. I stopped by this past Friday on Miracle Mile. The menu offers several unique rolls, including the All-American, a deep-fried cheeseburger roll. It also gives you the option of building your own ... http://www.findlafoodtrucks.com/blog/2010/07/02/enter-the-ninja-yatta-truck/ ESPN and chef Roy Choi have teamed up to create two World Cup-themed food trucks that'll be hitting the streets of LA and NYC all throughout the global football tournament. Choi, the mastermind behind Kogi BBQ, designed the truck's menu, which features dishes from some of the countries taking part ... http://www.findlafoodtrucks.com/blog/2010/06/13/truck-launch-espn-match-truck/ We bumped into Knockout Tacos by Pan Pacific Park, on the truck's first full day out. Chef-owner Chris Goossen used to work at Bottega Louie downtown. His family is in the boxing business, hence the truck's concept. His cousin in Temecula did his truck's distinctive blue wrap with its red ... http://www.findlafoodtrucks.com/blog/2010/06/04/knockout-tacos/ The Silverlake Jubilee took place on the weekend of May 22 and 23. Myra Street was closed down from Sunset Boulevard to Hoover Street, and vendors and people filled the road from 10AM to 10PM on Saturday and Sunday. There was juice you could drink straight from the coconut; serving ... http://www.findlafoodtrucks.com/blog/2010/06/03/silverlake-jubilee-crepen-around/ Too bad you can't copyright sliders. The mini-burger trend that's been sweeping the nation must annoy the White Castle people no end, since they're the ones that popularized the greasy little things to begin with, and they're not seeing any extra bank from the recent proliferation of petite meat patties. ... http://www.findlafoodtrucks.com/blog/2010/05/23/chef-brians-comfort-truck/ With a name like that, how can a girl resist? I'd been waiting for TastyMeat to hit the 5700 block of Wilshire Blvd. When it did, I was there. [caption id="attachment_440" align="aligncenter" width="520" caption="Photo by Oliver Seldman"][/caption] TastyMeat serves Greek-style wraps. The truck's specialty is the Bamwich, beef/lamb (a.k.a. "bam") shawarma ... http://www.findlafoodtrucks.com/blog/2010/05/15/tastymeat/ [caption id="attachment_431" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Photo by Oliver Seldman"][/caption] This Saturday, May 15, the Vendy Awards will be held in MacArthur Park. Six finalists will battle for the title of Best Street Food Vendor in LA. The finalists are: India Jones Chow Truck, Hot Dog Kings, Bigmista's BBQ, Nina's Foods, Grilled Cheese ... http://www.findlafoodtrucks.com/blog/2010/05/11/the-vendy-awards-this-saturday-515/ Fresser's pastrami truck is closing its doors. Owners Jessica Ary and Scott Halberg posted the sad news on Fresser's Web site today. The truck's last day will be Saturday, May 8, at Calamigos Ranch in Malibu. Flying Pig Truck will be joining Fresser's there. Photo by krynsky via Flickr http://www.findlafoodtrucks.com/blog/2010/05/06/rip-fressers/