http://californiatacotrucks.com/blog Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:05:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This week I've been visiting family in my hometown, Santa Monica. While I knew that LA's new food trucks have exploded in the last several months, honestly I haven't had any except Kogi BBQ and Don Chow Tacos once a few months back. On this trip, I finally got the ... http://californiatacotrucks.com/blog/2010/03/05/santa-monicas-food-trucks-a-four-day-odyssey/ 34.0297872 -118.470244434.0297872-118.4702444 The New York Times published an article last week titled "Coming to Terms with a Street Food Boom" that looked at the significant increase in mobile eateries in the Bay Area, and the attendant backlash from fixed-location eateries, also known as restaurants and cafes. The fixed-location eateries complain that by not ... http://californiatacotrucks.com/blog/2010/03/02/mobile-vs-fixed-location-eateries-in-san-francisco/ 37.7749295 -122.419415537.7749295-122.4194155 Firstly, I apologize for the lack of posting since the wildly successful Tour de Taco (muchas gracias, amigos!), but I have to call the San Francisco Bay Guardian out on this statement: "In fact, outside of Fruitvale taco trucks and the odd ambitious cupcakers at Art Murmur, I haven’t seen ... http://californiatacotrucks.com/blog/2010/02/24/theres-more-to-street-food-than-food-trucks-on-twitter/ Earlier this month, the Tulare County Board of Supervisors passed a new ordinance requiring mobile food vendors (that means taco trucks, folks) who operate in unincorporated parts of the county to get a business license for the first time. In order to obtain said license, vendors will will have to ... http://californiatacotrucks.com/blog/2010/01/29/tulare-county-passes-stricter-laws-for-vendors-in-unincorporated-areas/ 36.3819143 -119.296811236.3819143-119.2968112 So after my last Taco Truck Tour, the good peoples at Oaklandish and the East Bay Bicycle Coalition connected with me and wanted to put together a sort of "best-of" taco truck ride for those who didn't make it the other times, along with some new ones. And they even ... http://californiatacotrucks.com/blog/2010/01/28/tour-de-taco-february-20-2010-fruitvale-bart/ Some months ago, Matt Cohen, a once-aspiring street food entrepreneur himself, started the San Francisco Cart Project. I met him for the first time at the recent La Cocina event in December. I've been waiting for the right moment to run our interview, and I figured today was as good ... http://californiatacotrucks.com/blog/2010/01/20/san-francisco-cart-project-interview-with-matt-cohen/ The Orange County Register reports on the addition of a veritable trio of trucks that will add to the food scene on the other side of the orange curtain. Taco Dawg sells both tacos and hot dogs (yes, they're ecumenical like that) for just a few dollars -- including the famed ... http://californiatacotrucks.com/blog/2010/01/11/orange-county-boasts-three-new-gourmet-food-trucks/ So the other day, Michael Brewer, contacted me to tell me about his new iPhone app: Taco Loco ("Taco as in taco. Loco as in locate."). I was thrilled, and immediately sent a message out on Twitter. At a $1 (less than the price of most tacos!), how could I ... http://californiatacotrucks.com/blog/2010/01/07/taco-loco-interview-with-michael-brewer/ I'm proud to announce that my hometown of Santa Monica will be opening up a dedicated food truck lot this morning starting at 11 am. This is not unlike Portland's famed food truck lot, where 12 carts/trucks are parked at the corner of Southwest 9th St. and Alder Ave. Despite recent ... http://californiatacotrucks.com/blog/2010/01/04/santa-monica-to-open-new-food-truck-lot-today/ 34.022754 -118.48414134.022754-118.484141 Just before Christmas, the City of Burlingame sponsored an online survey to gauge local awareness and opinion of "a mobile food vendor" in the city's downtown area. That food truck, of course, would be none other than Curry Up Now. There appear to only be about 300 self-selecting online members ... http://californiatacotrucks.com/blog/2009/12/28/burlingame-conducts-unscientific-survey-on-curry-up-now/