Jaunted - Tag: Food Trucks

London: London Finally Catches Onto the Street Food Phenomenon...Sort of

Heidi Atwal — 2011-11-22T14:38:17-05:00

Though a city of tastemakers, London is decidedly behind on the gourmet food truck front. The U.S.-bred phenomenon has yet to catch on with the same fervor as in the States, though there are a handful of British culinarians taking a cue from Roy Choi's book, like the good people of Meatwagon and Street Kitchen.

The Long Table, set to launch this Friday, November 25th, is a fashionable fusion of London's beloved pop-up trend and mobile food. A handful of respected local restaurants and street food purveyors will make weekly appearances in the ever-so-hip neighborhood of Dalston, providing chilly pub hoppers with warm dishes to tide them over, pre- and post-pint.

Miami Beach: It's South Beach Wine and Food Fest Tix Time

MsRebecca — 2011-10-13T12:01:39-05:00

The South Beach Wine & Food Festival may be four months away, but the date to mark on your calendar—the day tickets go on sale to the general public—is much sooner: October 24.

And if you're an AMEX card holder, you can go ahead and start plotting your February gluttony now, via the American Express pre-sale. After standing on many a line and overhearing many a desperate plea for spare tickets at this year's fest, we recommend making your plans for February 23–26 pronto.

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San Diego: Skip the Hot Dogs for Comic-Con's Food Truck Food Court

cmb — 2011-07-22T14:42:20-05:00

If you're looking for a quick meal between panels at Comic-Con, skip the pretzels and hot dogs inside the Convention Center and head over to the Food Truck Food Court across the street instead. Located in a parking lot at First and J Streets, right next to the South Park Year of the Fan Experience, more than a half dozen of SoCal's best food trucks have lined up to serve hungry geeks during Comic-Con.

Though some of the trucks may change on a day-to-day basis, Thursday's offerings included The Great Food Truck Race participants, Devilicious Food Truck, the Chop Soo-ey Food Truck, which locals call the “Pig Rig” thanks to its primarily pork menu, Street Eats, who serve the best breakfast burritos we've ever tasted, and Two For The Road, known for their Capn'Crunch Crab Cakes. Most prices ranged between $6 and $9.

The Comic-Con Food Truck Food Court will be open Friday (July 22) and Saturday (July 23) from approximately 9:00 A.M. - 9:00 P.M.

[Photo: John Matthews]

New York: Slushees for Foodies: New York's Kelvin Slush Truck Makes a Mean Arnold Palmer

JetSetCD — 2011-06-10T09:10:05-05:00

Our Arnold Palmer slush

It was 100 degree in New York City yesterday. No lie. It took about five seconds in the sun to have us craving an old school slushee—something portable, refreshing, thirst-quenching and delicious. Luckily, we were headed in the right direction and ran smackdab into our favorite new food truck: Kelvin Natural Slush.

This is only The Kelvin Slush truck's second year on the increasingly crowded Big Apple food truck scene, but the big blue thing has a unique offering: cold slush treats customized, made with pure filtered water, all-natural cane sugar, real fruit and free from any artificial flavors, high-fructose corn syrup, colors or preservatives. And to top it all off—everything is Kosher!

London: How Will London's Burgeoning Food Truck Scene Measure Up at Its First Festival?

Heidi Atwal — 2011-04-21T16:52:43-05:00

A Meatwagon burger

Though they may have Yanks beat in terms of pop-up restaurant popularity, our 'cross the pond friends are only now catching on to the culinary fad that is mobile food. Whereas Los Angeles' Wilshire Boulevard is lined back-to-back with food trucks during lunch hour, in London one is hard pressed to find an abundance of similar on-the-go fare.

Recently, however, the tide has been turning as foodies take to the streets with affordable eats made of fresh, local ingredients. Think the Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall philosophy meets taco truck, and you'll start to understand how the scene is shaping up.

Hollywood: NYC's Papaya King Looks to Reign in the West Coast with New Restaurants

Jennifer Kester — 2011-04-20T11:37:18-05:00

West Coasters no longer have to trek to New York City for the oh-so-good hot dogs from Papaya King. The 80-year-old hot dog heavyweight chain plans to open a shop in Hollywood.

Papaya King Hollywood, which will be on Wilcox just south of Hollywood Boulevard, is scheduled to open in May. And we're loving its ad campaign, "We're 100% Natural, But We Think We'll Fit in L.A. Just Fine."

Arcadia: California's Santa Anita Derby to Bring Together 80 Food Trucks

Jennifer Kester — 2011-04-01T12:21:18-05:00

Horse-racing fans are getting pumped for Santa Anita Derby. The April 9 race is the last major California stakes for three-year-olds advancing to the Kentucky Derby. But this weekend, the races will be secondary to the massive Santa Anita Food Truck Festival II that will take over the racetrack.

About 80 food trucks from all over Southern California will drive into Arcadia, 14 miles northeast of downtown L.A., for the April 2 festival. They will roll up to the racetrack's infield. Some wildly popular trucks will be cooking up their gourmet goods, including Great Food Truck Race competitors Crepes Bonaparte, Nom Nom Truck and Ragin' Cajun.