by SDFT | May 10, 2011 | Truck News
$1 Fish Tacos from Mariscos German
A few weeks ago, a poster to this blog asked why I did not include taco trucks like Mariscos German and Manny’s in my “definitive list of gourmet food trucks”. To me, the answer was clear – they are not “gourmet” food trucks (or GFTs). But what exactly does that mean? I have a lot of love for the $1 Mariscos German fish taco, and I would dine there as much as any of the other trucks. So why aren’t trucks like them included in this GFT craze? Who is to say that fish taco is any less “gourmet” than something from one of the GFTs?
For me, the biggest difference is that GFTs use Twitter and Facebook and often have websites, so it is easy to track them. A lot of the “non” gourmet trucks seem to always be in the same place and don’t use social media or websites.
I asked the illustrious San Diego Food Trucks Facebook fans this question and their collective brainpower and worldliness totally schooled me.
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by SDFT | May 4, 2011 | Truck Interviews, Truck News
Food Farm appeared on the scene seemingly out of nowhere, with no warning, serving up creative yet simple dishes like falafel dogs, ginger chicken, grass-fed beef sliders, strawberry salad, and avocado melts. Turns out this truck-owning couple is no stranger to the world of fine cuisine, or comedy.
1. What are your names?
Dave and Kari Rich (ya heard!!)
2. When did you open for business?
Opened for business around the end of March. Glad to finally be able to get weird on the SD public.
3. What did you do before you had the food truck? What’s your background?
Kari- professional chef for 10 years. Top of the Cove, Star of the Sea, Market, La’auberge, Jacks La Jolla, Revolver/Voyeur (current Executive Chef) BOOM
Dave- I’ll continue to dance on the weekends but that’s just because I can’t let my fans (well, one fan) down. It’s a stylish mix between krumping and the robot. I call it ro-bumpin. Just waiting for it to really catch on.
Kari- He’s kidding. He works for Shell. And has done stand-up in LA, Austin, Houston and around town.
Dave- head squeegee guy, no big deal… you’re welcome clean windows…you are welcome
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by SDFT | Apr 28, 2011 | Truck Interviews, Truck News
Two for the Road’s cool retro blue-checkered truck serves up tasty “Mobile American Comfort Food” like kicked-up corn dogs, New England Lobster Rolls, Miami Mojito Chicken Sandwiches, and Seattle Salmon Burgers. The owners were kind enough to take the time to answer a few questions about why they opened a truck and their food philosophies exclusively for SDFT!
1. What are your names?
Lisa Orchow, Roberto Luciani and Austin Booker
2. When did you open for business as a San Diego food truck?
We opened in March of this 2011.
3. What did you do before you had the food truck? What’s your background?
I was in the travel industry and Roberto was an executive chef in Las Vegas. Austin is our son who just graduated high school and is working with us everyday.
4. Why did you start a food truck?
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by SDFT | Apr 26, 2011 | Food Trucks in the Media, Truck News, Upcoming Truck Events
The Cooking Channel will be filming Mangia Mangia during lunch at 1231 Cave St in La Jolla tomorrow, Wednesday, April 27. The footage will be for their show about food trucks, Eat St. Bring your friends and see if you can get on camera! I’ve seen an episode and they do seem to show some short clips of people enjoying and commenting on the truck’s food.
by SDFT | Apr 21, 2011 | Truck News
I don’t have many details, but there are three trucks coming soon to San Diego, and I am very excited about this:
