Ξ February 24th, 2009 | → Comments Off on New Taco Ordinance in Rancho Palos Verdes? | ∇ Uncategorized |
Uh oh…KABC and the Daily Breeze both report that Rancho Palos Verdes is considering an ordinance limiting the time taco trucks can be parked in a particular location in an attempt to stem the spillover of loncheros caused by a similar ordinance in neighborhing Palos Verdes Estates. We just received the call from Phil Greenwald today, so we’re going to take a little more time while we consider our response.
All is quiet on the eastern front as the Asociacion de Loncheros La Familia Unida de C.A. continues to negotiate with county representatives. We’ll keep you informed if anything transpires. Onto some lighter news, we finally visited Kogi, the truck that has had every foodie with an iPhone salivating for the past five months. We reviewed it on our sister site (with a mixed opinion), but what we are adamant about is what the truck represents to the larger community of loncheros:
“Kogi parks on city streets, and while they move locations pretty frequently, (you have to follow their locations via their website) the proposed laws the Board of Supervisors was pushing last year would have made this type of entry-level capitalism very risky for chef Roy Choi. Instead, our city has another unique culinary institution that is quickly maturing beyond paper plates and tin foil.”
Keep up the good work Kogi, and we’ll visit again when the lines get a little shorter.
It looks like our cousins across the pond are even getting on the taco bandwagon. LA Taco linked to this tantalizing picture of an English taco truck that looks like a dwarfed version of London’s classic double-decker busses. During my visits, the only food I found agreeable was from the city’s immigrant communities. In Oxford, the truck serving schwarma, hummus, and french fries was a nightly staple. Cheers!
Ξ February 14th, 2009 | → Comments Off on Best Taco in LA? | ∇ Uncategorized |
So NBC is awarding its Golden Local trophy for best taco in LA. The finalists: Tito’s Tacos in Culver City and Henry’s Tacos in North Hollywood. It looks like NBC simply asked their interns where they get their Tex-Mex. I wouldn’t feed these guys’ ground beef and grease in a hard-shell taco to the feral cats out back. Please, take a moment to log onto their website and spell out why they’re idiots. Hurry, voting closes tomorrow night.
Ξ February 8th, 2009 | → Comments Off on LA Taco Itenerary | ∇ Uncategorized |
If you’re looking for a way to have a fun time, eat cheap, and educate your friends, why not take them on a taco truck tour of Los Angeles? Things are quiet on the legislative front but don’t let the county’s seeming docility fool you. West Hollywood has begun cracking down on hot dog carts and a bit farther afield, Italy has banned the opening of any new “ethnic” restaurants. Think that kind of discrimination can’t happen here? Engage in any conversation (especially on the NELA mailing list) about the trucks, and someone is bound to use the terms “anchor baby”, “peddle”, “illegal alien”, and “infestation”. To help fight this ignorance we took a group from East Los Angeles to Echo Park last weekend on a tour of several of the taco mainstays. Read all about it on our sister sight, www.yorkblvd.com.