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Dolores Huerta circulates a petition in favor of adult education at her 82nd birthday party.

Dolores Huerta to recieve the Presidential Medal of Freedom

The woman who co-founded the National Farmworkers Association with Cesar Chavez in 1962, which later became the United Farm Workers, is being recognized with a Presidential Medal of Freedom. The medal is given to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the …

From DJ to Grill-J: Skrillex Samples Grillex in Echo Park

Lines stretched for blocks in northeast L.A. last night as fans jostled to get a taste of the latest Skrillex project — a literal taste, that is, of the diminutive dubstep pioneer’s new mobile culinary lab, Grillex. The Grammy-winning L.A. native Skrillex (born Sonny Moore) launched Grillex to minimal initial …

Former snow plow sells deep-fried tacos.

Milwaukee Turns Snow Plows into Food Trucks

The Department of Public Works is getting ready to unveil a new line of food trucks to help feed the city’s seemingly ceaseless appetite for food on the go. City officials also hope to close the city’s budget gap. DPW is creating 10 food trucks from former vehicles that served …

Taco trucks are redefining street food in Australia.

Food Trucks Down Under

It’s not about shrimps on the barbie or bloomin’ onions, but taco trucks. There’s even one called “Gumbo Kitchen.” Sydney, Australia is the latest city to jump on the food truck ban wagon. Food trucks have become a sensation in U.S. cities like New York, LA and Portland, where some …

Chef Eric Dively, slices some beef, at BABBQ's traveling big rig

18-Wheeler BBQ Food Truck Rolls Out!

There’s nothing else like it on the road. The BA BBQ food truck is 30 feet tall, 68 feet long, stretches 14 feet across for service, and has more than 170-square feet of grilling space. The website calls it, “…One Bad @#$ Bar B Que.” It’s mission: To bring a …

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Graffiti Mural: Street Art-Street Food

Gang banging and tagging aside, graffiti art around L.A. became a way for artists without finances and with no formal venues to express themselves in the 1970s. They mostly created murals in the blue-collar neighborhoods where they lived. It was unpolished, bold, accessible. Many local artists now feature their pieces …

It's a Wrap: The "Grill 'Em All" Truck Makeover from Masa Revolution on Vimeo.

“Grill ‘Em All” Gets a New Truck

Grill ‘Em All’s Ryan Harkins and Matt Chernus knew it was time to get another truck after they won the Food Network’s The Great Food Truck Race in late September, 2010. Their 1986 leased catering truck barely made it back to L.A. from N.Y.C. The kitchen on wheels is small. …

Addicts

Shiho Nakaza earns her living as an illustration artist. She sketches food trucks for fun. Her first rendering was of the Kogi Truck in 2008. Masa Revolution met her at Santa Monica’s Victorian Museum at the First Tuesday dinner service, Sept. 28. 2010.

Tuesdays at Santa Monica a skateboarder rolls by.

Tuesday Nights in Santa Monica

When it’s not raining, food truck lovers head to the historic Victorian mansion on Main Street near the beach. As with any food truck scene, the crowd is mixed: kids, parents, teenage lovers… and lots of quad pods! The unique thing about this venue is the soft yellow table cloths, …

Septemberfest food truckin’

Los Angeles’ Septemberfest at Paramount Studios Sept. 19, was one of many beer festivals that have featured gourmet food trucks. Eat:Drink:Play hosted the event which carried nearly 200 beers from more than 60 brewing companies.