MUNCH LA (www.munchla.com) is a one-day event happening on Saturday, September 18th from 11am to 5pm at Fairfax High School. Featuring over 30 of the best and most popular gourmet food trucks from the Southern California area, thousands of Angelenos will get to taste and munch on the city’s yummiest treats and shop from local designers while dancing and grooving to the latest tunes.


MUNCH LA is open to the public and tickets are available for $7 online at www.munchla.com and $10 at the door. Each ticket includes entry to the event and a complimentary beverage from Hansen’s Natural Sodas. Free on-site parking will also be available on a first come first serve basis. Partial proceeds from the event will benefit Fairfax High School.


FOOD TRUCKS: Ahn Joo, Baby Bad Ass Burgers, Big Swirl, Calbi BBQ, Crepe n Around, Del’s
Lemonade, Dim Sum Truck, Don Chow Tacos, Dosa Truck, Dumpling Station, Eat Phamish, Fish Lips,
Flying Pig, Frysmith, Greenz on Wheelz, Greasy Weiner, India Jones, Kabob N Roll, Komodo, Lake
Street Creamery, Let’s Be Frank, LudoTruck, Nana Queens, Slice, South Philly, Sweet Truck, Tropical
Shave Ice, Vizzi and more.


DESIGNER SHOPPING: Young Fabulous & Broke, Hudson Jeans, Wendy Glez Lingerie, T Bags, Dylan George, Paige Denim, Boheme Jewelry.


Saturday, Sept. 18th, 11am – 5pm
Fairfax High School
7850 Melrose Ave, LA 90046


SPONSORS:
Whole Foods (www.wholefoodsmarket.com), LA Weekly (www.laweekly.com), Hansen’s Natural
Sodas (www.hansens.com), Hint Water (www.drinkhint.com), Roaming Hunger (www.roaminghunger.com),
Everybody’s Nuts Pistachios (www.everybodysnuts.com),

We sat down with Ed from Cart for a Cause to find out what makes this truck tick.

Be sure to help them conitnue their mission and win a Pepsi Refresh Grant by voting here.


1.        What is Cart for a Cause?

Cart For A Cause is a food-truck based fundraising initiative for St. Vincent Meals on Wheels, the Los Angeles based chapter of the national Meals on Wheels organization. Cart For A Cause serves gourmet meals crafted by the elite chefs of the Los Angeles culinary scene. Every Tuesday, Cart For A Cause travels across Los Angeles and surrounding communities, selling meals created by some of Los Angeles’s preeminent chefs – some of whom are creating menu items exclusive to the cart. For ten dollars, customers can purchase lunch and a drink, with all proceeds going directly towards the St. Vincent Meals on Wheels organization.

2.        Any notable chefs coming on board soon?

We have Suzanne Goin from AOC, Lucques and Tavern and Ilan Hall from The Gorbals who have just signed on.


3.        Favorite dish from the truck so far?

Some true standouts have been Animal’s Fried Chicken Sandwich, Lazy Ox Canteen’s Baco Sandwich, Comme Ca’s French Dip and Nobu West Hollywood’s Black Cod – there have been so many great meals!


4.        What cities would you ideally like to see CFAC in next?

Ideally, we’d love to see the Cart in major metropolitan areas such as San Francisco, Chicago, New York and Boston and food truck-centric areas such as Portland and Austin. What would be ideal as well would be areas where private funding for organizations such as Meals on Wheels has suffered – such as Detroit.


5.        What would you do with the Refresh grant money?

The Pepsi Refresh Grant would be used specifically to help Cart For A Cause establish itself further in the Los Angeles market by increasing days of operation. Additionally, a large portion of the grant would be used towards funding Carts in other areas – both through providing essential start up operational expenses and staffing.

We are still trying to catch our breath after yesterday’s OC Foodie Fest. It was epic! Here is some of what we saw…

We attended the OC Foodie Fest Outdoor Movie Night and got a little taste of what’s coming this Saturday. Attendees were treated to a great selection of food trucks, a classic James Bond movie, and beautiful Bond women all under the lights of the Fox Fullerton Theater. Don’t sleep! Get your tickets for OC Foodie Fest before they’re gone! http://www.ocfoodiefest.com

We recently checked out DinDin-a-GoGo, the brainchild  of Lomo Arigato head chef, Eric Nakata. Using K1 Speed in Gardena as the backdrop, Eric orchestrates the weekly event by inviting 2-3 gourmet trucks to serve along side of him. This keeps the tastes fresh and gives everyone the opportunity to try different trucks without the chase.

DinDin has turned into a huge success and has Eric branching out down south with DinDin-a-GoGo O.C. Hosted by Tropical Shave Ice, the O.C. event is Eric’s way of uniting the L.A. and O.C. gourmet food trucks.

DinDin-a-GoGo kicks off every Wednesday evening at K1 Speed in Irvine and then again on Thursday evening at K1 Speed in Gardena. Both events are held from 5:30 – 9.

Congratulations are in order for the OCMormishMom and Allison R. for showing some OC street food love!

Big ups to Longboards, Seabirds and Kogi for providing the artistic inspiration. For those who didn’t win, head to www.ocfoodiefest.com to snatch up tickets before they sell out!

How to win? You ask yourself as you hear your stomach grumble… It’s easy to enter! Just snap a pic of you eating some form of street food and send it hungry@roaminghunger.com.

All entries will be judged by our panel and the top entrants will win a pair of tickets!

To see more about the upcoming event, visit http://www.ocfoodiefest.com

Note: All submission will become property of Roaming Hunger, by submitting a photo you are stating that you are the owner of the picture and have full rights to submit.

Andrew Zimmern gave a visit to LA today for his internet video series “Appetite for Life” on MSN. Toyota is underwriting the show, in promotion of the new Venza. Komodo, World Fare, Dim Sum Truck and Kogi were onsite to make sure nobody left any room for appetite. We also managed to stop by the new Tao Vietnamese truck on the way out. Check the pics.