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AVP
06-09-2010, 12:08 AM
From my MousePlanet Blog (http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/blog.php?u=17)

Food trucks are a huge trend in Southern California and elsewhere right now, with dozens of trucks making the rounds of Los Angeles and Orange counties. Far from the stereotypical "roach coach" of your local construction site, these mobile kitchens serve up creative fare to hungry foodies, everything from gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches to Korean tacos, french fries to French crepes. Most are plucky startups, but some name-brand restauranteurs are entering the market.

At the media event for the opening of Disney's California Food & Wine Festival in April, OC Family columnist Suz Broughton (http://www.ocfamily.com/blogs.aspx?bt=ALIVE%20IN%20WONDERLAND&fbt=y) and I were discussing the food truck craze, and told our Disney hosts that we both thought DCA would be a great place to showcase some of the local trucks. I don't know if our suggestions had anything to do with this, but tonight the operators of the Louks to Go (http://www.loukstogo.com/index.html) truck announced via their Twitter account (http://twitter.com/LouksToGo) that they will be serving at Disney California Adventure next Friday night from 6pm until park closing. They said that they'd be set up outside the Hyperion Theater in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot, which tells me that they're likely part of the "special food offerings" mentioned in the Glow Fest presentation given to media last week.

Louks to Go offers Greek food and fresh-made loukomades, mini doughnut balls with honey or other toppings. We don't have any additional details about their appearance at DCA, nor do we know if this is a one-time thing or if other food trucks will be invited to participate on other nights. We'll keep you posted as we learn more.

Adrienne

Burnt Toast
06-09-2010, 05:58 AM
I miss California food trucks!

SigalTchelet
06-09-2010, 06:26 AM
I am a fan of the Grilled Cheese Truck on fb and wish I could try it out. We don't have anything like that in Sacramento!

KarenW2
06-09-2010, 11:21 AM
Somehow "celebrating" the trucks commonly referred to as "Ptomaine Trucks" is not something I associate with Disney!!

Bytebear
06-09-2010, 11:53 AM
Will they be playing La Cucoracha on their horns as part of the glow show?

AVP
06-09-2010, 12:26 PM
Somehow "celebrating" the trucks commonly referred to as "Ptomaine Trucks" is not something I associate with Disney!!These food trucks are a HUGE trend right now, with "celebrity" chefs like Susan Feniger (http://www.bordergrill.com/bg_t/bg_twel.htm) operating them. Most have avid Twitter and Facebook followings of thousands of foodies who drive all over Southern California to track them down. Thousands of people showed up for February's LA Street Food Fest (http://lastreetfoodfest.com/) which featured a huge congretation of the trucks; reportedly thousands more were turned away, and the event organizers are planning another one in July.

Don't make the mistake of confusing these for a roach coach. (On second thought, go ahead and avoid these... because if Disney manages to lure the Buttermilk Truck to DCA, I'd like the line to be as short as possible)

AVP

houseofmouse
06-09-2010, 05:48 PM
I wish they would bring back that cool Coke machine from Food and Wine to go with these trucks!
The trucks will they really be parked on the streets of DCA or have set ups, stands or something?

kfreak
06-09-2010, 05:50 PM
I hope they bring in the Koren truck. They have real good food. yummy

Rumpelteazer
06-09-2010, 07:56 PM
Oh my gosh, can they get the Aussie Fried Potato people up there! That would be the most awesome treat!

Gone2Disneyland
06-09-2010, 08:14 PM
These food trucks are a HUGE trend right now, with "celebrity" chefs like Susan Feniger (http://www.bordergrill.com/bg_t/bg_twel.htm) operating them. Most have avid Twitter and Facebook followings of thousands of foodies who drive all over Southern California to track them down. Thousands of people showed up for February's LA Street Food Fest (http://lastreetfoodfest.com/) which featured a huge congretation of the trucks; reportedly thousands more were turned away, and the event organizers are planning another one in July.

I'm not a big consumer ;) of food trucks fare, but my friends are and I know they're a trendy big deal right now where I live in LA County. It made me wonder how many food trucks are out there. So I googled (that's a word now, right?) and found this site called FindLAFoodTrucks.com (http://www.findlafoodtrucks.com/) listing 50 Twitter accounts for food trucks! Great googly moogly, I didn't know there are many in LA! My friends have only mentioned about three, and I've only eaten from Kogi BBQ cuz they stop at my work and my friends told me I had to try something from it. (The kimchee quesadilla and Korean beef tacos were very good btw.) So anyway, for those who aren't in the know about LA food trucks, here you go.

Back OT, I like the idea of seeing food trucks in DCA. I hate trendy ideas too when it comes to the Disney park, but this one feels right, at least for now. :p