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The Lime Truck Gets Put Into New Mobile Game 'Order Up!! Food Truck Wars'

The Lime Truck's action-packed run on The Great Food Truck Race is long behind us, but now you can relive the competition-on-wheels simply by pulling out your phone. "Order Up!! Food Truck Wars" (yes, that's two exclamation points) is a new multi-player mobile game from Irvine-based Superv ... More >>

Food Truck Far After Dark: Halloween Foodtacular

OC Fair and Event Center

The Lime Truck To Open TLT Food, A Brick-and-Mortar Restaurant in Westwood

The Lime Truck is going wheel-less. After two years of feeding hungry mobs at business parks, festivals and street food events throughout OC, Daniel Shemtob is taking his innovative New American fare north. He's the latest luxe lonchera chef to open a brick-and-mortar restaurant, a move that ha ... More >>

Doheny Surf Festival - Doheny State Beach - 8/11/12

See Also*Outside Lands Spirit Guide: Top Five Do's and Don't's For the Festival Folk*Pacific Festival: The Dunes Announced--Mayer Hawthorne, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Poolside and Fools Gold to Perform*Hard vs Nocturnal Wonderland--Which One is Better?Under the rays of sweltering August heat, musician ... More >>

"We're Done": Popular LA Food Trucks To Stop Coming To OC Thanks To New Permit Requirements

Enjoy the tasty grub from The Grilled Cheese Truck, Grill 'Em All and Greasy Wiener? Sorry, but you'll soon have to drive to Los Angeles County to get some, thanks to a countywide crackdown by OC health officials.     Many LA-based luxe loncheras like the trio mentioned above frequent ... More >>

"The Complete Idiot's Guide" Releases a How-To on Food Trucks

If there was a better measure to tell whether we've reached critical mass on the whole food truck phenomena, it's not that there are already many books on how to start a food truck business; it's that there's finally one from the "The Complete Idiot's Guide" series.  "The Complete Idiot's Guid ... More >>

Back the Birds: Seabirds Launches Kick(starter)-and-Mortar Campaign

​Late last year, we reported that Stephanie Morgan and her partners in awesome vegan cuisine were looking at the space next to Playground in downtown Santa Ana's Fiesta Marketplace East End. It's taken a few months, but they've finally committed to the space.

Ernesto Hernandez, Chapman U Law Professor, On LA's Great Taco Truck War of 2008-2010

​We've written before about Ernesto Hernandez, professor of law at Chapman University before, as he's a scholar on the legal wars against taco trucks in Southern California. He lectured on the subject last month in a symposium at Chapman University, whose video the profe just forwarded to me today ... More >>

Food Network Casting Season 3 of The Great Food Truck Race. Food Truckers Need Not Apply.

​Have you been thinking of starting a food truck but just don't have the capital? Tyler Florence wants you for The Great Food Truck Race! The casting call was put out today for new teams to compete in the third season of the show and the producers aren't exactly interested whether you even have a ... More >>

Jason Quinn Will Meet You at the Playground

Inside the hyperkinetic career of the novice chef-turned-cooking star

Food Trucks To Be Banned From Parking at Schools in California?

​Luxe loncheras looking to attract hungry schoolkids may have to wait until way after the bell rings to do so if a proposed law goes into effect. Assemblyman Bill Monning (D-Carmel) introduced a state bill that would ban food trucks from parking within 1,500 feet of a public school between the hou ... More >>

The Playground Is the Brotherhood of the Purple Pants

'The Great Food Truck Race 2' co-winner Jason Quinn opens his long-awaited restaurant

Slapfish Truck to Open Brick-and-Mortar Restaurant

Photo by Meranda Carter​Let's count 'em, shall we? OC food-truck chefs who went brick-and-mortar: There was Hop Phan of Dos Chinos a few months ago, then the folks at the Tropical Shave Ice Truck. Most recently, Jason Quinn of the Lime Truck opened his Playground in Santa Ana, with fellow Great Fo ... More >>

Seabirds Brick-and-Mortar to Open in Downtown Santa Ana

​The Chase family's controversial rebranding of the Fiesta Marketplace as the East End Promenade caused a lot of hand-wringing and angry words from people who've accused downtown Santa Ana of pandering to hipsters and gentrifiers. Well, we've got a new idea: just call it "Great Food Truck Race" al ... More >>

Nissan Markets New Van To Food Truck Entrepreneurs

​ You know this food truck fad isn't quite done yet when one of the big automakers actually targets food vendors as a growth opportunity. At the LA Auto Show, which is happening as we speak, Nissan partnered with the Grilled Cheese Truck and the Coolhaus truck to show off the company's new NV comm ... More >>

[UPDATED: Now, With Contestants!] SoCo Certified Farmers' Market to Host Second 'Farm to Food Truck Challenge' THIS Saturday!

SoCo hosting Lime Truck sometime or other . . . Will our boys be there???​UPDATE: Just got the list of trucks participating in the contest Dave and I will judge. At end of post!ORIGINAL POST, NOV. 11, 12 P.M.: This past Saturday, I drove to the über-hip OC Mart Mix at the SoCo Collection, hugging ... More >>

10 Great Luxe Loncheras in Orange County

Photo by Christopher Victorio​I was thinking of making a list that included ALL loncheras, luxe and not, but it'd be a wash: loncheras in a landslide. That said, I've warmed up a bit to the idea of non-Mexis muscling into the food-truck business with gourmet, usually overpriced meals. The one wond ... More >>

The Viking Truck: New Corn Dog Food Truck Debuts

​Pardon my triteness: If I had a nickel for every time I accidentally stumbled upon a new food truck on the road on the day of its debut, I'd have exactly 10 cents. It happened with Sexy Burger a few weeks ago. And on the way to dinner last night, it happened again: I saw the truck pictured above ... More >>

New Luxe Lonchera Launches: Sexy Burger

Picture from Sexy Burger's Facebook​Driving home yesterday I saw a new food truck I hadn't seen before pass me on the road. I was sure this was OC's newest luxe lonchera because I noticed the familiar Construction Circle address that many OC trucks like The Lime Truck and others call home base, ye ... More >>

What Happened On Last Night's The Great Food Truck Race 2

​Last night's episode of The Great Food Truck Race took the remaining five trucks to Manhattan. Not that one. Manhattan, Kansas. The so-called "Little Apple", a small college town with a population of over 50,000. And emphasis was made on simplifying dishes and how college kids wouldn't have much ... More >>

The Lime Truck Is No Lemon

Daniel Shemtob and Jason Quinn's food truck is a champion on the Food Network and OC's luxe lonchera scene

Daniel Shemtob Chats About The Lime Truck's Semi-Permanent Home in Costa Mesa

​During The Great Food Truck Race premiere party last Sunday night with The Lime Truck and Seabirds at the OC Mart Mix in Costa Mesa (3303 Hyland Ave.), I noticed that there was a bar area set up inside with indoor seating and a wall of blackboards with "The Lime Truck" scribbled in gigantic lette ... More >>

What Happened On Last Night's The Great Food Truck Race 2

Seabirdstruck.com​For an hour-long show (has it always been an hour long?), last night's premiere of the second season of The Great Food Truck Race whizzed by like those sponsored VW pace cars. As you may already be aware, OC's born and bred luxe loncheras, Seabirds and The Lime Truck, are ... More >>

This Sunday: The Great Food Truck Race Viewing Party with The Lime Truck & Seabirds in Costa Mesa

SeabirdsTruck.com​It has finally come. The premiere of The Great Food Truck Race featuring OC food trucks, The Lime Truck and Seabirds, is this Sunday, August 14 on the Food Network.

The Lime Truck's Jason Quinn To Teach Burger Cooking Class at Sur La Table This Saturday

Photo by Christopher Victorio​My, how far Jason Quinn has come in a year. Around this time last summer (well, actually closer to June), he and partner Daniel Shemtob bought a used truck from a failed luxe lonchera (Brooklyn Boys, if you must know), painted it green and called it "The Lime Truck." ... More >>

July 16-17: The Weekend of Culinary Desmadre

​Screw Carmageddon. The weekend of culinary desmadre in the Southland is ON. Since the original post, we've discovered that not only will OC be represented at Eat Real, but OC Weekly will--Gustavo is leading panels at 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday, and I will be demonstrating preserved lemons ... More >>

"Great Food Truck Race 2011" Teaser Now Playing

foodnetwork.com​As far as the food trucks who participated in the second season of The Great Food Truck Race are concerned, the competition was over when the show finished taping its final episode weeks ago. But for the rest of us (who may or may not already know who got eliminated and when), the ... More >>

OC Gets Its First Filipino Food Truck

thepogiboytruck.com​Since this whole food-truck thing happened, there have been a few Filipino food trucks to debut, including Tapa Boy, Manila Machine and White Rabbit. All are LA-based. But The Pogi Boy Truck, if I'm not mistaken, is OC's first Filipino food truck.

On the Line: Christian Murcia of Crepes Bonaparte & Brats Berlin, Part Two

Photo by Laila Derakhshanian​Our conversation with Christian Murcia continues as we discuss family, animal-style fries and Crepes Bonaparte's stint on The Great Food Truck Race. To read up on yesterday's installment, you can click here. For a savory cooking lesson, come back tomorrow.Hardest lesso ... More >>

[UPDATED: It's The Great Food Truck Race's Fault] The Lime Truck Sued For Alleged Trademark Infringement

Photo by Christopher Victorio​UPDATE, JUNE 23, 2011, 8:28 A.M.: Gustavo here, so don't blame Edwin for my subsequent rant. Just got the paperwork for the lawsuit that some weak-sauce chain of "Mexican" food called Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, filed in United States Federal Court, Southern District of ... More >>

Did OC's Luxe Loncheras Make It To The Great Food Truck Race Finale? (SPOILERS!)

Photo by Christopher VictorioDaniel Shemtob and Jason Quinn of The Lime Truck​This weekend, contestants on the second season of The Great Food Truck Race finished up its last stop before the finale. The show won't air until August, but as we've been reporting, fans, local news and bloggers have be ... More >>

Interview with a Great Food Truck Race Contestant's...Dad

Photo by Christopher VictorioThe Lime Truck's Jason Quinn​As I wrote earlier this week, two of OC's luxe loncheras are contestants on the second season of The Great Food Truck Race, which is being filmed at this very moment. Although The Lime Truck and Seabirds are contractually prohibited by The ... More >>

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Halecrest Park

UPDATED: Twice Weekly Food Truck Gathering at Angel Stadium Starts Tomorrow--CANCELLED AND MOVED

​Updated, with new info on the bottom, which you kind of get from the new headline...It wouldn't be a week without a new food truck festival or gathering. I got a press release today announcing the birth of yet another one.

What You Missed: Long Beach Street Food Festival, Black Lips, Seafest, ElecTRONica

​What'd you miss this weekend? We checked out part two of the Long Beach Street Food Festival with dozens and dozens of those fancy gourmet food trucks. Then we saw the Black Lips at FILTER Magazine's Culture Collide Fest (no puke this time, sorry). Then came Seafest in San Clemente with gallons o ... More >>

LB Street Food Fest This Saturday at Rainbow Lagoon Park

Dave Lieberman​Are you tired of these food truck festivals yet? Judging by the lines I keep seeing, probably not. Well, there's another one this weekend called LB Street Food Fest on Saturday, October 8th, from 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at Rainbow Lagoon Park in Long Beach. It'll cost you $6 at presa ... More >>

Gettin' Made: OC Foodie Fest this Weekend at Honda Center

If you missed last month's L.A. Street Food Fest at the Rose Bowl, never fear--tomorrow brings a celebration of the uber-tasty food truck phenomenon much closer to home right here in Orange County!Photo from Komodo's website​Details about the event, including its partnership with Patchwork to brin ... More >>

OC Foodie Fest

Honda Center

Allan Mansoor Blames Taco Trucks for His Descent into Anti-Immigrant Politics, but is He Telling the Truth?

Mansoor: No tacos at El Granjenal for him...​Today's profile in the Daily Pilot on Costa Mesa Mayor Allan Mansoor reads like an Aurora Snow job, one meant to lube up voters in the 68th Assembly District to take him in (where's the bit about Mansoor's gay bashing? His connections to certified hate ... More >>

Street, Heat and Meat: The Long Beach Street Food Fest

Dave Lieberman​Click here for the Long Beach Street Food Fest slideshow!What do you get when you put a couple of thousand people, 21 new-style food trucks, a pretty good cover band, and a beer and margarita tent in a park near the ocean?If you're me, you get a belly full, an earful and a nasty sun ... More >>

Long Beach Street Food Fest Set for This Saturday

Susan Sabo/OC Weekly​In May we told you about a food truck festival would be hitting Long Beach in much the same way that the LA Street Food Festival hit downtown Los Angeles in February (hopefully this time without the disorganization and massive crowds).Well, that glorious, taste-bud-satisfying, ... More >>

A Sign That Food Trucks Are Still Hot: Whole Foods Takes Notice

Edwin Goei​ Our sister paper, SF Weekly asks: How do you know when street food is hot? When Whole Foods takes notice.

Long Beach Street Food Festival Coming in July

Flickr user Heart of OakThe OG.​Back in February, over 30 food trucks congregated for the first ever LA Street Food Festival at the LA Center Studios in Downtown Los Angeles. Thousands of people also congregated--resulting in all sorts of crowd issues and growing pains.Long Beach will soon take a ... More >>

Kogi Reveals in Time Magazine That It Got Idea From Blogger

Edwin Goei​For the most part, the recent article in Time magazine this week on Roy Choi of Kogi and the food truck phenomenon did not reveal anything new. But there was one thing in it that confirms something that I've long suspected: Kogi got the idea for their Korean tacos from a food blog ... More >>

[Year In Review] Of Taco Trucks and Votes That Suck: 2009 On Our Stick a Fork In It Food Blog

Bribery, Threats, Broken-Down Vehicles, Lawsuits, Pioneers, Good Food: Tales From OC's Taco Trucks

This Hole-in-the-Wall Life

Paradise in a Taco Truck: Tacos el Charito