Kalamaki Pork Gyros in Pita Bread (Dose of Vitamin P)
I was going to drive to the San Fernando Valley for lunch after writing all morning at Coffee + Milk. Instead, the Kalamaki Greek street food truck caught my eye. Every weekday, a different...
Cafe Vietnam Truck Pork Belly Rice Bowl
Food trucks are far too often moving targets. I’ve show up at different locations during appointed times posted on social media, only to get ghosted. Thankfully, Cafe Vietnam Truck has proven to be reliable...
Tumaca Truck Lomo Con Queso
L.A.’s food truck culture isn’t being reported as much as during the initial social media boom time, starting with Kogi BBQ, but the quality of mobile food has never been better. One of my...
Pico House Ugly Fruit Drank
It’s been awhile since I’ve been excited about a food. It took the united efforts of Gemma Matsuyama, Chris Chi (ex Bestia), Mavis J. Sanders (ex Blue Hill at Stone Barns), Qudoe Lee and...
El Gallito Tortas Ahogadas: Guadalajara Gems in Chula Vista
Tortas ahogadas, the drowned carnitas sandwiches from the Mexican state of Jalisco, may have reached their Stateside apex in a Chula Vista parking lot, about 10 miles from the Mexican border. Guadalajara native Ray...
Porchetta Truck Porchetta Sandwich
People deal with impatience with varying degrees of success. The most proactive chefs don’t just wait for things to happen. For instance, Michael Voltaggio surprised the public with a sandwich concept called ink. Sack...
