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HiYaaa! Truck’s Banh Mi Hit San Mateo Tonight
Last Thursday, HiYaaa! (Twitter: @hiyaaaroll) kicked off its run, serving hot sandwiches to staff and friends at Ah Sam Florist in San Mateo.
Frozen Street Food Meal Hits Costco
Frozen Korean beef "street tacos" at a local Costco
SF: Food Trucks Slinging Healthy for Mission High
Mobile vendors Toasty Melts, Liba Falafel, and a few more as yet unconfirmed will roll up to Mission High Saturday to sell good-for-you bites incorporating seasonal produce, a fundraiser for the school's Eat UR Veggies nutrition education program.
S.F. Street Food Festival Announces 2011 Date
Mark your calendar for La Cocina's Third Annual San Francisco Street Food Festival, scheduled for Sat., Aug. 20,11 a.m.-7 p.m.
SF: “An the Go” – Owners of Thanh Long and Crustacean Launch a Noodle...
The An family, owners of Crustacean and Thanh Long, rolled out a truck of their own at last week's Off the Grid Upper Haight
This Space for Rent: S.F.’s Off the Grid Rolls Out Pop-Up Food Truck
"It's available for anybody demo-ing an idea," Cohen says, "maybe chefs who are thinking about opening a restaurant, or who are interested in trying out some street-food ideas."
Are Food Trucks About Something Other Than the Food?
Aviva Shen files a thought-provoking story about why food trucks are drawing so many career-changers. They're are all about branding, she argues, not about the food:
SF: TomKat – Heaven’s Dog/Alembic Vets Plan to Roll Out Asian Food Truck
Thomas Thong, who's cooked at the Slanted Door and worked briefly as sous chef at Heaven's Dog, is teaming up with Alembic bartender Danny Louie to launch TomKat, an Asian food truck.
SF: Food Trucks’ Days are Numbered as China Basin Prepares for Focaccia
185 Berry has been hosting daily food-truck minipods (JapaCurry, Senor Sisig, Little Green Cyclo, Brass Knuckle, and more) since Specialty's departed. They'll disappear once Focaccia starts selling, says Richard Hayes, vice president of leasing for McCarthy Cook, the company that manages China Basin.
SF: Jon’s Street Eats Going Out of Business
A pioneer of the Emeryville food cart scene is heading for the exit. Jon Kosorek says Saturday is the last night for Jon's Street Eats, a cart that since August 2009 has served up Kosorek's brand of New American street food.
