Food trucks are one of the big crazes going through Los Angeles these days. You can find just about any type of food at a food truck; you just need to know where it is going to be at. And there are certain communities that you know there will be food trucks at a particular time every week. All you have to do is drive down Wilshire Blvd in the Miracle Mile district of Los Angeles to see all the trucks on the south side of the street.
Now I am not one of those foodies who have to find a certain truck, for that matter I don’t go to the trucks on Wilshire even. But when they set up an event that features food trucks where I live in Santa Clarita I tend to go out and see what the buzz is all about. And there is usually a great local charity that benefits from the event. But there is a strange coincidence that is occurring in the SCV.
In January they had a food truck festival that was postponed one week due to incredibly heavy rain. It was the weekend of rain that almost had my house float away from out backyard (that’s another story). So, the following week they held the event at our Central Park and it didn’t rain, it snowed that morning and a little during the event. Not a good day to try out some incredible looking ice cream
So today was another such event. And it rained pretty good from about 3 to 5:30 ish in the morning. I thought there goes another food truck event because of rain. But, luckily I was wrong.
Hats off to the SCV Auto Dealers Association for hosting what I feel was the best community event to hit the SCV in a long time. They blocked off the street from traffic, had lots of classic cars and over 50 different food trucks so anyone could find the type of food they wanted. And since the wife and I are kinds getting out feet wet looking for a car to get in about 3-4 months, we had the opportunity to walk into every dealership we wanted to just to see the latest and the greatest.
But my thoughts are if we ever need rain in the SCV schedule a Food Truck Event.
Luckily, I did my best to only graze and not over eat (something that is very easy to do at these events) and I am now home and getting ready to work out for the day. Basketball or hockey….what should I watch. Either way there is some very physical play going on. Is it just me or does it seem like they are letting the NBA game get even more physical that ever during these playoffs?
I need to end this blog by saying Happy Belated Mother’s Days to all. I forgot to mention the most important women in my life last week in my blog and I certainly want to give credit where it is due. Sandy (my Mom), Ruth (my mother-in-law) and Janis (my wife and mother of our two incredible boys) I ask a simple question. Where in the world would I be without the three of you? You all know the answer to that one…..
Till next week, to your health,