Tag Archives: food trucks

Win VIP Tickets to the Street Fare Derby Saturday

Saturday, September 24, the New Orleans Fair Grounds plays host to the Street Fare Derby, a one-of-a-kind food extravaganza that features tasty treats from over 15 local food trucks and pop-up vendors. The event, presented by NOLAFoodTrucks.com, celebrates the city’s emergent street food scene. Participating food vendors include: BBQ n Some, The Big Cheesy, The [...]

Loco Por Tacos

Food trucks have been around for years, first gaining popularity in New York City, and recently expanding to cities throughout the United States. Los Angeles adopted this mobile food distribution trend years ago with the advent of the taco truck and has expanded the industry so much in recent years that the city has a [...]

Dining Underground in New Orleans

Sometimes, the best-kept secret is the most famous name in town. In a city known for taking activities to the streets (drinking, dancing, driving gargantuan papier-mâché trucks), “street food” seems like the logical next step. In fact, a thriving foodie scene exists just below the surface, requiring a second or third look. The irony is [...]

Dining Out: Taqueria D.F.

Last month during his performance of the inaugural New Orleans’ Speaker Series, culinary bad boy Anthony Bourdain highlighted the proliferation of food trucks as a growing trend in eating out. Around the country, lunch trucks that were once scoffed at as the lowest form on the dining hierarchy are now revered by loyal followers who [...]