Food Trucks | Oranges and Avocados

Fruit Ninja’s of Los Angeles

Posted on March 14, 2013 Leave a Comment

On a mission to eat more fruit, and never suffer the scurvy, I took my lunch from a fruit cart on the sidewalk in front of a Chase Bank. These bright spots of color dot the sidewalks and street corners of Los Angeles. They pop up in front of banks and bus stops. Their rainbow […]

Julia Child Hates Cilantro

Posted on January 11, 2013 2 Comments

These are two handmade gifts of which I was particularly proud. I found the images when I was tearing through magazines for my vision board project. I thought my chef brother and sister-in-law who hates cilantro would have a laugh with these framed clippings from Saveur magazine. The white frame is the size of a […]

Food Truck: The Bun Truck

Posted on February 9, 2012 1 Comment

The pristine sunshine makes today’s 74° feel even warmer. Light rain earlier in the week washed the air, but now the dry Southern California breeze whispers of Santa Anas. I have all of the windows open in the house to let in the staccato conversations of birds (and the pained wheeze of my neighbor warming […]

Food Truck: Cali Bánh Mi

Posted on December 4, 2011 1 Comment

“The Deli Special, that’s the one with the nasty head cheese, isn’t it?” asked the lady in front of me at the Cali Bánh Mi truck. Sadly, the answer was no. This food truck serves a more “polite”, but satisfying, version of the beloved Vietnamese bánh mi sandwich: pâté, pork roll, ham, shaved daikon, cucumber, […]