Saturday, August 28, 2010

OC Foodie Fest 2010-Interviews with 11 Popular Gourmet Food Trucks- Page 2 of 2


You will probably recognize this lovely lady from the 5th season of the "Next Food Network Star." Debbie Lee had gone far in the competition and its no fluke that she has opened a popular gourmet food truck named Ahn-Joo (Korean snack bar on wheels) serving up the finest in Korean pub grub. We were able to sample some of Debbie's great food at the OC Foodie Fest such as; the Korean Fried Chicken, Nice crunch with a well seasoned balance of Garlic and Soy and Debbie's Korean Nachos, that had a nice texture with a pleasant amount of heat and braised pork meat ! Yeah!!! Expect a new announcement coming soon from Debbie Lee as she opens her first Brick and Mortar Korean drinking house. Enjoy the video Interview.











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Korean Fried Chicken Twice fried with a well balanced Soy-Garlic glaze-Awesome!





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Korean Nachos made with duk bok gi (Korean Rice Ovaletts), four varieties of cheese, braised pork, and kimchi salsa-Nice Texture with a salty Oowe Gooew deliciousness-Wonderfully yummy.





The Don Chow Taco Truck offers a unique Fusion of Chino meets Latino as said by Owners Dominic Lau and Lawrence Lig pictured below. I have tasted different items from this gourmet food truck prior to this foodie event and their Food has tasted great, they follow up with their customers and love to mix it up with the crowd. We tried their sampler menu for the OC Foodie Fest event that was simply amazing.








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Owners Dominic Lau (on the Left) and Lawrence Lig (on the Right) with Sampler.





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Sampler Platter included a Kung Pao Chicken,Chinese BBQ Pork, and Pork, Bacon and Caramelized Onion Tacos that were incredible.






This exotic gourmet food truck takes food to a new level , can you say fresh sushi, Hmm off a food truck. I have been to this gourmet food truck called Fishlips Sushi a few times, but today we tried the Temari Sushi-(Kyoto-style) is a ball-shaped sushi made by pressing rice and fresh fish together and their Dragon Roll, which is pictured below with Takeshi Kimura (chef/owner). I just call him "TK."









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Takeshi Kimura (chef/owner)-TK with holding Temari Sushi and a Dragon Roll.




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Temari Sushi (Left)-Hamachi-Yellowtail, Salmon-Sake, Maguro-Tuna, Ebi-Shrimp, Eel-Unagi.-Delish
Dragon Roll (Right) filled with Avocado, Cucumber, Crab meat, Mayonnaise, Eel, Tamari-Sauce.-Yumo






I met the White Rabbit Truck Crew back in July at the Minx that was celebrating the Champion Lakers hosted by former laker teammate Jordan Farmar. The White Rabbit Owners I met are Melvin Chua, James Du, and Michael Dimaguila who said their food is a fusion of the foods they grew up on from their Filipino background mixed with a hint of the best from there American and Mexican flavors they enjoyed. We tried their Beefsteak tacos that are marinated in citrus juices and slow cooked until tender along with their Pork and Shrimp Lumpias.








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Beefsteak,citrus marinated steak with creamy tangy Asian inspired crunchy slaw in a soft delicious taco. Loved it!






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Lumpia (Pork and Shrimp)- Crunchy and nicely spiced salty pork with soft and tender shrimp season to perfection.








The OC truck seen here is called Taco Dawg, which serves a fusion of hot dogs and tacos keeping it simply, but tasty. We spoke with the owner of Taco Dawg, James Foxall who happens to have co produced the OC Foodie Fest event, which is the1st foodie event conceptualized by a food truck owner with a sold out attendance of 8500 Foodies. A great first attempt with an end result of success for the charities, the attendees and the food trucks. Stay tuned for a bigger and better event....










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Owner of Taco Dawg/Co Producer OC Foodie Fest  James "Fox" Foxall.






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Beach Comber, Chicken with a chipotle cream sauce, Taco Dawg's own cheese blend, citrus blend slaw, served with Mandarin Oranges for a sweet taco with a hint of heat. A hit at the fest amongst the crowd.







Chef  Deborah Schneider's of Sol Cocina was hard at work in the Cart for A CauseTruck at the OC Foodie Fest. Chef  Deborah not only gave her time, she supplied the food, and knocked down the normal $10 price to $5 for carnitas taco with chicharrón on a lovely soft corn tortilla, a generous portion of ceviche with chips really made it worth it. Great Job Deborah!!

The Cart for A CauseTruck raised enough money to feed more than 300 people for St.Vincent's Meals on Wheels charity. Also, the Child SHARE and Pretend City charities received $10,000.00 from the proceeds of the OC Foodie Fest. Great Job!





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Carnitas taco with chicharrón on a lovely soft corn tortilla, a generous portion of ceviche with chips. and a lime slice. OLE!



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My pick for the Robin Hood of the OC Foodie Fest is Chef Deborah Schneider's of  Sol Cocina who was hard at work in the Cart for A Cause Truck at the OC Foodie Fest. Chef  Deborah not only gave her time, she supplied the food too. Way to go Deborah!

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