The room was buzzing as the food blogger seminar broke up last weekend in Los Angeles – the World Fare Bus was going to be outside! Apparently, gourmet food trucks are all the rage in LA, a trend that hasn’t made it to Arizona yet. Well known chefs are sending their offerings out to the city in the the sort of chow wagon normally found on outside factories or at construction sites.
The folks at World Fare decided to kick it up a notch by adding a mobile dining room. They have reconditioned an open-air, double decker bus; it has a kitchen down stairs and a patio umbrella covered dining room upstairs. I did chat with them as they were setting up, but I was on my way to the airport, so I didn’t hang around to sample the food. The menu was reminiscent of an upscale, Scottsdale bistro – fancy little sandwiches, mac and cheese with truffle oil, etc.
If you’re picturing yourself touring the city while noshing on fine food, I’ll have to disappoint you. They only have customers on board while they’re parked, and the only way to know where to find them is to subscribe to their Twitter feed. It’s a creative idea; I wish them much success.
An accountant by trade and a food blogger since 2009, Lois Britton fell in love with Polish cuisine during the years she lived in Poznań, Poland. As the creator of PolishHousewife.com, she loves connecting readers with traditional Polish recipes. Lois has a graduate certificate in Food Writing and Photography from the University of South Florida. She is the author of The Polish Housewife Cookbook, available on Amazon and on her website.
Vicki
This is so creative! Leave it to LA. I can see this trend spreading quite quickly. Maybe I should send this to the only local sidewalk shoe shine guy my city kicked off the streets after years. Your weekend sounded fun and informative.
Thanks for sharing the info.
Lois B
My brother tells me they’re very popular in NYC too. The ones he mentioned seemed to specialize: cupcakes, ice cream, schnitzel, etc.