Posted by Cyrus Farivar on February 26, 2008
There’s a great new book out, Polar Intertia, with some slick photographs of LA-area taco trucks.
From the book: “Each registered taco truck is required by the health department to begin or end its day at one of over 30 commissaries spread across Los Angeles County. For around $25/day The commissaries provide a parking space, cold and hot water hookups and drains for cleaning the trucks, as well as a food market for purchasing food supplies, drink, ice and propane from a wholesale dealer. From these base stations the trucks disperse, each following their own path through the city to find their customers.”
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Posted by Cyrus Farivar on February 18, 2008
Still no word on exactly which truck it was. That must be some killer carnitas.
Associated Press:
02/18/2008 08:48:21 PM MST
FONTANA, Calif.—A hunger for carnitas nearly led to some carnage after a Fontana man was robbed of a bag of tacos at gunpoint. Police Sergeant Jeff Decker said the 35-year-old victim had just bought about $20 in tacos from a street-corner stand Sunday night and was bicycling home when the suspect confronted him and said “Give me your tacos.”Decker said the suspect grabbed the bag of food, punched the victim in the face and began to flee.
When the victim demanded his tacos back, the suspect pointed what appeared to be a handgun at the man and threatened to kill him before running away.
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Posted by Cyrus Farivar on February 3, 2008
Who knew they had taco trucks in North Carolina?
Chapel Hill News:
On Jan. 17, the town issued a first letter of violation — a warning — to the three property owners letting the loncheras park outside their businesses.
The notice gave the vendors seven days to stop selling.
Loncheras have become popular across the Triangle as the Latino population has grown. In Raleigh, before a new policy tightened restrictions, many loncheras parked along downtown’s Fayetteville Street. Some visited construction sites during weekday lunch hours. A few sold food outside nightclubs, weekend soccer games and other spots. The new rules prohibit the taco trucks from becoming fixtures and have made them more sparse.
In Durham, mobile food vendors can park their trucks in the Central Business District, which is mostly downtown, and at construction sites.
After about 10 days, Carrboro’s taco trucks returned last week, assured they wouldn’t be fined until the town reviews the rules.
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