Truck Truck Truck

D's Mama was in town this weekend and while our weekend wasn't jam packed with events as previous visits, we had a fun time being mellow around town.  We tried a couple new restaurants in Redondo Beach and Santa Monica, I even dragged her to see "The Help" with me.  Verdict: good movie, better book.  Isn't that usually the case? 

Anyhoo, on Sunday we were watching the Food Network and the most recent season of The Great Food Truck Race.  I know that food trucks have a growing presence throughout the US, but there sure seems to be a lot of them here in LA. A couple weekends back, D and I went to the Long Beach Food Truck Festival and got to sample scrumptious snacks from several different trucks. There were over 30 trucks there, so D and I decided to strategize and eat only at trucks with offerings that we wouldn't be able to find elsewhere. We saw a couple of the food trucks from the first season of the Great Food Truck Race, including Nom Nom and Crepes Bonaparte, but we decided to try some of the other trucks. On a side note the longest line, of at least 100 people, was for the Grilled Cheese Truck. Believe me, I love a grilled cheese sandwich probably more than the average person, but for some reason sitting in that line didn't appeal to either of us. After much debate, D and I decided to eat at the following trucks:

• Auntie's Frybread (Native American Fusion) - mini fry bread sliders
• Lardon (Everything Bacon) - brownie bacon and mini bacon breakfast tacos
• Great Balls (variety of international food in "ball" form) - Ballywood Balls - Garam Masal Chicken balls with coconut curry and tomato and cilantro chutney
• Chunk-n-Chip (fresh cookies and ice cream sandwiches) - Ice Cream sandwich with White Chocolate Chip Macadamia Nut cookies and Pistachio Ice Cream filling

Run don't walk to your closest food tuck . . . oh and bring cash.  The truck folk greatly appreciate that.

 

 

Bacon Brownie and Bacon Breakfast Tacos

 

 

 

We didn't get to eat at the truck above, Brats Berlin, but I thought the truck looked really cool!  Beautiful weather, live music, beer tents, and yummy food.  After the festival, D and I promptly went home for a mid-afternoon nap.  Fabulous day!