Behind the Food Carts

  If it wasn’t for the Portland, OR food cart scene, we wouldn’t be where we are today. The interesting people sharing a piece of themselves through their food in tiny metal enclosures is ...

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  It’s no secret that Tokyo is one of my favorite places in the world. I spent a summer there after college and have been obsessed with it ever since. We travel to eat, and our recent trip t...

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Wanted: Viet and Calvin of Paddy Wagon Sliders. Crime: Concocting bite-sized burgers in creative flavor combinations that are downright criminal. (Tater tots slathered in mouth-watering toppings ...

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We absolutely love festivals! And obviously, it’s for one reason alone. It’s to see what kind of street food they have to offer. When we moved to the Bay Area, there was one festival that we...

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“A GOOD RAMEN REQUIRES A GREAT BROTH.” - BENNY NG Honestly, we think ramen is a perfect food. Chewy noodles in a hot, savory broth topped with crunchy green onions, tender meat, and the rich...

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“I’VE ALWAYS LIKED FRIED CHICKEN AND WAFFLES.” - JUSTIN FUNAMURA With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, it’s only fitting we post about perfect pairs. Two simple food items, plain and un...

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THERE WERE SO MANY AMAZING FOOD TRUCK RECIPES WE COULDN’T FIT INTO OUR BOOK, SO WE’RE SHARING THEM HERE! RACHEL EYMARD of Rue Chow admits her husband JARETT came up with this recipe for Kore...

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Comfort food is something of an obsession for us. It doesn’t matter if we’re interviewing an established chef or just getting to know a casual acquaintance, we always ask the same question. W...

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If you want to know where to go and what to eat while traveling, your first instinct should be to contact a local friend. There’s nothing better than advice from someone who knows the area pers...

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When traveling, there’s always that one moment that reminds you why you love traveling to begin with. You say to yourself, “Wow, that really made my trip!” But then the high of traveling se...

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We honestly don’t know where acai bowls have been this entire time. Loaded with vitamins and antioxidants, these creamy, smoothie-like bowls of acai pulp blended and topped with berries, tropic...

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What’s always been exciting about the street food world in America is its ability to give ethnic foods a voice by introducing a new authentic cultural food. When I was living in Portland, I hea...

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When we were writing “Food Truck Road Trip: A Cookbook ”, we were determined to include only authentic recipes from the featured food trucks. People frequently ask us how we did it. How did w...

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When MELODY STEIN was denied entry to a San Francisco culinary school due to her deafness, she was crushed. Being the third generation of a family of restaurateurs, running a restaurant of her ow...

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Did you know we have an entire chapter in our book, “Food Truck Road Trip: A Cookbook ”, dedicated to pops? Yes, that cold satisfying treat that makes you feel like a kid again is being serv...

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Food truck culture has really taken the country by storm. It’s no longer relegated to a few cities, it’s become an essential way to experience amazing food all across America. Whether you’r...

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You can’t visit as many food trucks as we have and not notice the increasing popularity of Asian Fusion cuisine. In fact, we devoted an entire chapter to it in our cookbook, Food Truck Road Tri...

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Kim and I had spent our entire lives in Southern California and wanted to explore a new city. In the summer of 2009, we decided to throw everything in my Golf and drive north. This trip was in fa...

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When it comes to the perfect udon noodle, it all boils down to one thing: texture. The quintessential udon noodle needs to strike that perfect balance between chewy and silky. It needs to have th...

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We can’t help but dart to the cookbook aisle every time we walk into a bookstore and look for “Food Truck Road Trip: A Cookbook ”. It still gives us goosebumps seeing our names on a booksh...

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