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Parties That Cook Eagerly Anticipates La Cocina’s Street Food Festival 2011

0 comments By The Kitchen Whisperer Filed in News & Events Tagged with food truck, la cocina, mobile food, mobile vendors, sf street food, street food, street food festival, street food vendors August 16th, 2011 @ 4:24 pm

It’s baaaaaaack!

Here at Parties That Cook, the anticipation for this year’s San Francisco Street Food Festival is literally eating at us. La Cocina has done it again, bringing in the best of the best food vendors to the city. Mouthwatering aromas from mobile carts and brick-and-mortar establishments will fill the streets of the Mission District this Saturday, August 20th, 2011.

But WHY, you ask? (Does it really matter? It’s FREE!) La Cocina, “a non-profit incubator kitchen that provides affordable commercial kitchen space and industry-specific technical assistance to low-income and immigrant entrepreneurs who are launching, growing and formalizing food businesses”, is hosting 3rd annual Street Food Festival to celebrate “the taste, the heart and the commitment” of the diverse group of nearly 70 vendors. In fact, most of the revenue from this event goes straight to the vendors, providing their businesses with much-needed capital.

Our question to those near San Francisco: Why NOT stop by and support your local merchants this Saturday?

Check out the festival on Facebook, and keep an eye out for more updates to come after this weekend – including a recap of the 3rd annual Street Food Festival GAME!

SF Mobile Food Truck Birthday Lunch

4 comments By The Kitchen Whisperer Filed in General Tagged with bacon potato chips, banh mai, batter baker, bike basket pies, mobile food trucks, sf mobile food, sf mobile food trucks, sf street food, street food, street food vendors, who's your daddy real bacon handmade potato chips November 3rd, 2009 @ 12:05 pm

At Parties That Cook, we are huge fans of the SF street food and mobile food truck scene. Having recently tried Alameda Pies, our hankering for delicious and delivered meals had just begun. In honor of Crissy’s birthday, it seemed only appropriate to have a meal made up of local mobile food vendors for the office street food enthusiast. Thanks to Bibby’s love of Twitter and its legion of street food vendors, we had a tasty spread delivered from mobile food trucks (and bikes!).

Banh Mai (@banhmai)- Having grown up in Southern California and only minutes away from Little Saigon, I’ve had my share of traditional Vietnamese sandwiches (Banh Mi). I wasn’t sure if Banh Mai could rival the sandwiches I grew up eating, but I was more than pleasantly surprised. The fresh bread, juicy pork and pickled carrots and daikon were simple and delicious. The vegan option, made with mushroom pate and seasoned tofu was just as tasty. We also enjoyed these as leftovers, and they were just as good!

Who’s Your Daddy Real Bacon Handmade Potato Chips (@baconpotatochip)– Yes, you’ve read that correctly, bacon potato chips. “Meet the bacon potato chip guy at Dolores Park Café for the pickup,” Bibby instructed. It felt like some sort of illegal transaction. We were trying to keep the food deliveries and pickups under wraps in order to surprise Crissy. I handed Bill (bacon potato chip guy) an envelope of cash and received the ‘goods’. As I drove back to the office the box of bacony perfection was staring back at me! The chips did not have an overwhelming flavor of bacon, but just the perfect amount of salty, mouthwatering goodness.

Bike Basket Pies (@bikebasketpies)– The potato leek pie was my personal favorite! For dessert we enjoyed pumpkin and plum pies delivered by bike from Natalie. Both pies had spices that transported me to Thanksgiving dinner. And the crust! We were fawning over how delicious and flakey the crust was.

Batter Bakery (@batterbakery)– To end our meal we had Halloween-themed cookies. The hand-decorated cutouts with royal icing were too precious to eat. Of course with us that didn’t last long, as we devoured the scrumptious creations.

Have a favorite mobile food truck or street food vendor? Tell us about it! Until next time, bon appétit!