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Track All the Twittering Food Trucks from One Website
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Joits
via LAist Featured Photos on Flikr
Craze be damned.
A website
dedicated to tracking all of Los Angeles' Twittering food trucks launched last night. Currently boasting 20 trucks (and
a map of popular locations
), the list is surely to grow as we await such tempting treats from the likes of
the Grilled Cheese Truck
and
the Buttermilk (breakfast) Truck
. Make sure to check it out from your phone on
the mobile version
where it looks much sleeker.
Perhaps it was a coincidence, perhaps not, but we're sure this designer food truck phenomenon is a subject of discussion at today's Twitter conference at the Skirball Center. It was only last October when a group of friends, hungry for food after a night of clubbing, came up with the idea to have a Korean Taco truck. When it came to marketing, they chose Twitter and from there, a new street food culture began to arise. Nearly 30 working and upcoming trucks are listed here on LAist .
LAist Stories about Twittering Food Trucks
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Curries, Parathas, Samosas & More, the India Jones Chow Truck is Spicing up L.A.'s Streets
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Truck Stop: LA FuXion's Latin-Asian Eats
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Of Sweet Potato Fries, Sliders and Pulled Pork, Meet the GastroBus
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Recession Obsession: Tweetin' Chinese Tacos On Wheels
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Coolhaus: The Kogi of Ice Cream Sandwiches
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Eat This: Korean BBQ With the Edge of a Street Taco
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