In search of culinary Nirvana
Consider this post a big middle finger directed at an unidentified party. According to RestaurantsATL, the super awesome mega-sized King of Pops mural is apparently gone, up and vanished like a fart in the wind. The mural was located in the parking lot of Buddy’s Gas Station, which has long served as home base for …
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In my brief flirtation with Los Angeles food trucks, I manage to sample, or at least attempt to sample, four diverse offerings that each presented some insight into the current state of street food in LA. I already waxed foodetic about Kogi, whose food may not be worth the 45 to 60 minute wait that can …
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LA is the mothership of the current food truck rage that has seeped into America’s largest metropolises and bustling college towns. In fact, Roaming Hunger, where we track food trucks from all over the country, is based out of Los Angeles. So it’s no surprise that street food has become somewhat old hat in the …
For the past few years, Atlanta’s Korean taco market has been dominated by Tomas Lee’s Hankook Taqueria and their hand in the cookie jar food truck spin-off Yumbii. Recently, Lee expanded into Midtown Atlanta with the opening of Takorea, a near carbon copy of his concept from the backwoods of Westside. Once you strip away …
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We at Roaming Hunger do our best to keep up with what’s going on in the food truck world (Follow us via @RoamingATL and @RoamingHunger). Thankfully, our job is often times made a bit easier thanks to the work of guys like Todd Brock, the ATLien who moonlights over at Serious Eats. Brock just posted …
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View Larger Map The intersection of Fort St and Irwin Street may not be the most welcoming intersection in Atlanta. However, it has become a point of interest for yours truly. You see, I drive on Fort St. quite a bit as it serves as an access road to I-75/I-85 thru Downtown. Much to my …
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Tonight (aka August 14th), the Food Network is set to debut season two of The Great Food Truck Race (10/9c on Sundays). The street food/food truck themed television show rolled through cities across the country just a few short months ago. After hours in the editing booth, it appears the competition is ready for public …
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More than a few people have taken notice of Rattletrap Street Coffee. The mobile outlet for Chambers, Pair & Donchey Coffee Company has a habit of showing up at a lot of the popular street food events here in Atlanta. Now, Allies for Razorfish has put together this little ditty for your educational enjoyment. If …
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Tex’s Tacos, an Atlanta Tex-Mex food truck, is set to open a restaurant (of sorts). Anyone driving on Roswell Road during off hours (aka non-meal time) near its intersection with Irby Ave. is likely to see the bright orange/yellow/red Tex’s Taco truck sitting in front of a tiny little building on a tiny plot of land. …
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Back in early June, The Great Food Truck Race came storming into Atlanta. The Food Network’s food truck TV show was filming the penultimate episode of their season two competition. Well, TFN has just released the trailer (aka preview) for the upcoming season. So all you food truck fans, mark your calendar as the show kicks …
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