The Chairman Bao truck

This was our second time at Off the Grid (the San Francisco food truck-apalooza at Fort Mason that happens every Friday). The first time around I viewed the line forming at the Chariman Bao truck and thought everyone must be crazy … or in possession of some knowledge of which I was unaware. Second time. The Bao line was far more tolerable. One pork belly bun and one red sesame chicken bun.

The line last time? Knowledge of which I was unaware. This was our second time at Off the Grid (the San Francisco food truck-apalooza at Fort Mason that happens every Friday). The first time around I viewed the line forming at the Chariman Bao truck and thought everyone must be crazy … or in possession of some knowledge of which I was unaware. Second time. The Bao line was far more tolerable. One pork belly bun and one red sesame chicken bun.

The line last time? Knowledge of which I was unaware.

• “Kevin McGee, Healdsburg Beer Company”
• “The Healdsburg Beer Company – The Alexander Cass”

Along with Elizabeth St. Brewery and (newly discovered to myself) Clara St. Brewing (both here in the San Francisco Bay Area), it’s a veritable revolution of “nano” proprotions.

The stories one hears of how the various incarnations of this new batch of “nano” brewers came to be is evocative of the stories that have floated about on the early years of the latest batch of coffee roasters such as Blue Bottle – started by James Freeman – and Stumptown – hatched by Duane Sorenson. Freeman wanted better tasting coffee so he started roasting his own. Sorenson started out by hand delivering individual bags of coffee to each of his customers.

The rest is history.

A little late to the party – this first of many posts is from all the way back in 2007…ancient! – but no matter: this is classic stuff. Serious Eats (the food blogging empire) has a collection of posts all about how the many and varied, down-home style, high-calorie recipes from the infamously warm and comforting Paula Deen are, in actuality, all part of a plot to end our lives. Warmly, of course. Maybe that soft-focus glow should have tipped us off to her angel-of-death status from the start.

Even with just Tobasco on hand, how is it that Huevos Rancheros is quite nearly the perfect food?

More Portland food carts? Yes.

Portland food carts video

In a video, in the New York Time’s “Frugal Traveler” section, Matt Gross covers the Portland food cart scene.

The truck ...

... the sandwhich

Damn you, L.A. You’re getting so many cool mobile food options. Cool Haus: “architecturally inspired” ice cream sandwhiches. Whatever you say. Looks delicious.