Last weekend was a good day to be in NoHo (North Hollywood that is), folks came out for a good cause and some good eats.
MuttMatchLA set up the First Annual NoHo Rockin' Food Truck Fest and Flea Market, where a pet adoption and flea market were set up for all your fashion needs and of course there
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| "Greasy Weiner" $4 |
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| Truffle Tornado $5 |
were fabulous food trucks on the premises. I'm sure ya'll know why I came through (he he he). You guys know I don't mess around so I got to business. I have not had a hot dog in quite awhile, so I decided to have a big greasy one!
The Greasy Wiener was there to fufill my foodie desires. I had the "Greasy Wiener" which consists of grilled onions, mustard (minus the mustard), a pickle and a premium topping, of course I chose bacon. My hot dog was great, grilled to perfection. This truck also has a chicken apple sausage (which they were out of), nachos, and of course chilli cheese fries. The choice was hard but I think I chose a winner. Then I walked over to
My Tornado Potato, now these guys have an interesting twist on fries. These spiral taters are the business and they even found a way to stick a piece of sausage on that bad boy and fry that sucker. The Screw Driver Tornado is a sausage with chili and nacho cheese,can you say heart attack on a stick??? Who cares, I would've tried that if I hadn't had my greasy dog. My next stop was
Calbi Fusion Tacos|Burritos. I was wondering if this slow moving line was worth the wait, sadly it wasn't. I decided to try the beef and chicken Koren inspired tacos. The chicken was mediocre at best and the beef was chewy with
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| Calbi Tacos $2.50 each |
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a funny after taste. I wasn't completely turned off, maybe they were just having a bad day, I might try it again one day...So we save the best for last, dessert. Sweet E's Bake Shop had the longest line of the whole event, which was a good indication that there was something good in store.
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| Cookies N' Cream Cake Pop $3 |
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Boy was I right, when I finally go to the front of the line almost everything was gone! I settled with a white chocolate covered pretzel, and two cake pops. The Cookies N' Cream Cake Pop was a total party in my mouth, love me some sweets! I sat down to enjoy my goodies and the live entertainment and made two new friends in the process. We were sharing are foodie finds and they let me taste
Streets of Thailand's krab wonton (yes that is crab with a "K"). Let me just say that these people should be ashamed of themselves! Who would deep fry imitation meat? Yuck! It was a gummy hot mess and I'm glad I didn't waste my $5 on it! All in all this was a great event (minus the ugly weather), there was truly something for everyone and I look forward to the next NoHo Food Truck Fest!
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Truckit Fest is going down this Sunday and every 1st Sunday of the month, there will be over 40 food trucks, 200 local designers, and live bands. Union Station, downtown is the place to be! (11am-5pm, $5 general admission)
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Artisanl LA 2011 Spring Show will be the talk of the town, I always have the best time! April 16th and 17th (11am-7pm) Santa Monica Place will have a packed house. Pre-sale tickets $10 and $15 at the door. Be there or be square!
OMG, please tell me you were in Santa Monica over the weekend! Artisanal LA out did itself in it's new location! The operative word for this event was sugar!!! There were tons of sweet and savory confections to fit everyone's sweet tooth. The biggest change (besides the location) was the increase in libations! Imagine cocktails made from hibiscus and jasmine, shots of Acai vodka, and all the beer you can carry (we were double fisting it in there!) Green Bar Collective, VeeV, and Eagle Rock Brewery made that happen for me and my crew, what more could you ask for??? Of course I saw some familiar faces, Rashida, owner of Cast Iron Gourmet, and her bacon posse were slingin' that swine like nobody's business. She never ceases to amaze me and per usual she had a new creation for this event, Pork Nuts, that's right homemade corn nuts soaked in Eagle Rock Brewery beer and cooked in bacon fat, Yum Yum! Dropped in on my good friend Rachel at p.o.p candy. The gang that I rolled with fell in love with these herb crusted treats. In fact we fought over the last bag of rosemary almond butter crunch, since she was a newbie I let her have it. I went out of my comfort zone and bought the thyme, walnut , and cherry candy and boy was I glad I did, the tangy cherries made an awesome addition to the candy. Simone B. was new to Artisanal LA, her pulled pork cupcake and margarita cupcake were a smash hit. Speaking of smash hit, Bangers and Smashed brought their gourmet mashed potatoes with flavors like Black Truffle Smashed and Bourbon Pecan Smashed (sweet potatoes) with Jack Daniels and spice, totally to live for! My friends and I left stuffed, fat, full, and delicious and did I mention that all this great food was only ten bucks? Best $10 I ever spent...well since the last event! Make sure you don't miss the next foodie event!
