Street Food Crawl, episode 1

Tuesday as we chatted on Twitter, I got a message from my friend @eastbaydish asking if I wanted to go have street food. I threw on some clothes, grabbed the recorder and was out the door before I even had the chance to realize I had said yes!

We started with getjerked and their delicious tacos. Christina preferred the chicken's spiciness, while I loved the fish taco's zippy creaminess.

Then we moved on to Vamos Primos where had a fantastic empanada. It has the kind of crust that made me think of an enclosed mini pot pie.

Then we had an alfajor, the most delicious of dulce de leche filled cookie sandwich. If you can't see, its rolled in coconut. Next time, we will be sure to get two!

 When we got to Seoul on Wheels, all that was left was meat, veg and kimchee! So Christina went for Chicken and broccoli, while I went for the rib eye and kimchee.

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Foodbuzz Fest: The Final Word

At the streetfood fest, I met @TheDuoDishes, @Biggie, @chefthinks, @liquiddouglas, @alphaprep, @inuyaki and @biteandbooze, among others.

FoodBuzz fest was certainly the most organized of the fests I attended last year and I issue a huge, gigantic thanks to the folks at Foodbuzz and everyone who helped, the chefs, the cooks, the vendors, all of you are fantastic and deserve serious accolades.

The dinner at Greenleaf was so amazing that it is truly beyond words. Eating dinner with Ryan, Arnold, Patricia was fun and so enjoyable.

The foodbuzz fest gave birth to the Bay Area Food Blogger group. I was inspired by Kristi, who told me that they meet up in Austin once a month.

I mentioned that to Stephanie and she then created the google group which has allowed us to form a network of people who support and care about each other.

What I took away from foodbuzz fest is that each of us is writing in a unique way, and there are a lot of us, but room for each and everyone.

There are people I didn't meet, and people I look forward to seeing during the next big festival. Thank you foodbuzz for being so super awesome!

Foodbuzz Fest: Street Food

Cocktails and street food were for meeting, greeting and creating. We had a central spot close to the oysters which was perfect. One could wander off, get some yums and come back to find new faces wandering about.

First of all, I just really appreciate Elise from Simply Recipes who is a real pleasure to talk to and about more than just food. Second, she is a great resource. I love a person who likes to share knowledge, kindness and is adorable to boot.

RyeSF was pouring cocktails using Skyy, and Roli Roti had the most kick ass porchetta ever!

The Pie Truck had a gruyere & steak pocket pie that made you smile. I love talking to the creators of good food, as you will usually find that people who make good food, are good themselves. No really! test this theory out, if you meet someone who isn't very nice, their food, well...



The Coconut Almond Cupcakes were insane they were so good. Trust me, I am a coconut snob. I know the real deal.



Midi provided the apps while we were at Hotel Vitale. The puffs were filled with bacon cream and were incredible.



At Hog Island, our friendly shucker is Ian the Executive Chef of Hog Island in the Ferry Building. This is also where I met Amir, one half of the Duo who Dishes! This is sort of funny because someone was trying to get him to try the oysters even as he protested. He gently kept saying he didn't like them even as the flavor got to him. We convinced him oysters are love. I also met the funny and cute Jess, so check out her site!



I also discovered that I really love crispy pork skin. Thank you 4505! Seriously, my dad would be your biggest fan!

Street food was crazy The meeting and creating of relationships with so many people of like mind. The really great part is that I met others who I relate to about more than just food. This is certainly the best one I have attended this year!

Eat Real Fest

As we get closer to Eat Real, I get more and more excited!

I have actually convinced several of my friends to attend, and @EsculentDesires is actually coming in from Vegas for it!

This, my friends, is the power of love for food!

About Eat Real: Oakland has been in need of such a festival for a long time. This is not about the elite getting to eat, this is about community and heart.

Want to see who they are partenering up with? Check it out! Eat Real partners

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See you there!

Eat Real Fest '09

I for one am very excited about the Eat Real Fest, coming to a place near me (yeah!!) in August. The 28-30th to be exact.

According to the site, there will be a canning exchange, a butchery contest andf some foraging going down. Homebrewers, cupcakes and street food will be playing starring roles.

Oakland really needs this type of event. It will help showcase all the elements that make eating fresh food pleasurable. As I have been learning more about food justice and also forbidden foods, my view of food is taking new turns.

Eat Real and its compatriets are challenging food sterotypes, introducing a whole new crop of people to the fresh, the new, real food. This is an amazing opportunity for Oakland to join together & learn something beneficial for the entire community!


Eat Real Fest