My Delight Truck Comes to Orange County

I recently named My Delight Cupcakery in Ontario, CA as my second favorite cupcakery. So you can imagine my "delight" when I found out their cupcake truck is now serving Orange County!

I was even more excited to check their Twitter account (@mydelighttruck) one day and discovered they were just around the block! Of course I ran over and picked up some of my favorite cupcakes, along with a new treat.

My little guy was fast asleep so I didn't have to feel so bad not sharing with him.

My dinner for the night: Snickerdoodle, Cookies n Cream, Caramel Cheesecake, and a Mint n Chip ICE CREAM cupcake. I don't think it's even necessary to talk about how much I loved every single cupcake. But I will. This ice cream cupcake needs a deeper look. Stay tuned...

The Perfect Circle Cupcakery Truck?!

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I was surprised to learn from Eat in OC that The Perfect Circle Cupcakery now has a mobile cupcake truck! I wonder what their plans are....join the food truck rotation, private catering? I'll post more when I know more.

A Look Back at Munchathon

Two words sum up my life: eating and triathlon. Total opposites, but totally me. When I first heard about Munchathon I knew this was my event! A 5k race with food stops in between. What could be more perfect?

Race day came and I pulled on my Team Sparkle skirt over my pregnant belly, and was on my way to a day of fun!

The race had a wave start, which was great for spreading out the "racers." I put racers in quotes because no one was really running...except for me. Yes, this pregnant lady was running between food stops. I needed to burn off some calories so I could eat more!

The race course also had obstacles, such as tunnels, fences, walls, and a slide. I avoided all of them due to my big baby bump.

The first food stop was Fresh Fries food truck.

Loved these sweet potato fries dipped in hummus!! I also like how the sign says "protein boost." Sweet potatoes are actually pretty good for you, although when you deep-fry them I think all nutritional value is lost.

Drink stop with Honest Tea Honest Ade.

I didn't drink all of it right then because I still had 2.9 miles to go. I saved the rest of this Pomegranate Blue drink for later.

Pop Chips were next. I love these, especially since their not fried.

First time trying the Sour Cream & Onion flavor. Thumbs up.

Another drink stop: 8th Continent Soy Milk.

I'm a huge chocolate milk fan, but this would have been better served at the end of the race. Milk and running don't really go together. Chocolate milk is my favorite post-workout drink though. I wish 8th Continent was sold at Fresh & Easy. I would switch brands.

A third drink stop: Kern's. I didn't even try this one until I was finished because my stomach was too full of liquids. I loved the flavor though. I'm a huge pineapple coconut fan.

New food truck: Slapfish

A food I couldn't eat: oysters. A very unusual food to have on a race course. Obviously I had to pass up because of my state of pregnancy, but I am glad I had an excuse anyway.

Most appropriate food stop: KIND Healthy Snacks

I didn't eat this snack bar until a few days later and it was delicious. Cranberries, almonds, and honey made this a perfect pre-workout snack.

Next stop: Front Porch Pops

My camera wouldn't focus, but that doesn't mean I didn't like this popsicle. Popsicles are wonderful and this grilled pineapple one was probably the best popsicle I've ever eaten.

I see cupcakes!

The booth I was most looking forward to: Meringue Bake Shop! I was so happy to see Kristin.

Her cupcakes were like mini PushCakes: a shot of frosting topped with a piece of cupcake. They were a portable snack, which was perfect for eating and running at the same time.

This was the one stop where I wanted to stay all day. I have to admit that I tried all four flavors and stole a PushCake. I'm pretty sure Kristin wanted me to steal one because now I'm addicted to PushCakes! They are so perfect! If you haven't tried one, you must. You can find Meringue Bake Shop at the Great Park Farmer's Market every Sunday afternoon.

Sadly, the "race" was over and I finished my 5k in the longest time possible. But the eating didn't stop there. After the race, the food truck festival began. I had my pick from 50 different food trucks, some of which normally only roam in LA.

I started with the CheeseBall Wagon. Could a food truck be any more perfect? I ordered a "Sloppy Cheesy Chaz" slider. Absolutely wonderful! I could have eaten four more, but I wanted to try some other food.

I brought home a snack for my husband from the India Jones Chow Truck. I ordered him a Lamb Frankie and he loved it.

Lastly, I had to try Great Ball on Tires, partly because I love the name and partly because Saturday Night Foodies recommended them.

I am sad that they don't roam the streets of Orange County because my food was out of this world. The item I got isn't on their online menu so I wonder if it was a special item. Either way it was great. Two chicken balls covered with buffalo wing sauce, topped with mac & cheese and blue cheese. Yes, it is just as awesome as it sounds! I took some of it home to my husband and he loved it too.

Munchathon was a ton of fun and I hope to participate again next year. But next time I'm bringing a big group of friends! Oh, and I can't resist photo ops with cut-outs. I really am a cheeseball.

Munchathon - Run and Eat, Eat and Run

I like to run and I love to eat, so this race totally makes sense to me. Munchathon is a food-themed 5k and obstacle course. The sample-sized food that you'll encounter on the course is from gourmet food trucks and local vendors. One of the featured food items is cupcakes from Meringue Bake Shop.

After the 5k, there is a festival of gourmet food trucks, beverages, and entertainment. So far there are 20 food trucks confirmed, including the Go Country 105 Chuck Wagon featuring B Sweet Catering cupcakes, Short Stop BBQ featuring Cupcake Blake cupcakes, the Bakery Truck and lots of food trucks I've been dying to try, like the Grilled Cheese Truck.

The event takes place in July 16 at Santiago Oak Park, next to Irvine Lake. Registration for the 5k includes admission to the festival ($49), but you can buy festival admission separate ($12) if you prefer not to burn calories before. I'll be there wobbling through the run course and stuffing my face after. I hope to see you there too!

Savory "Cupcakes" to Appear on new LA Food Truck

I love food trucks, but I haven't yet experienced eating from a LA food truck. LA has some pretty awesome food trucks. I mean, a food truck devoted to grilled cheese sandwiches?! Yes please.

Catering company, Heirloom LA, now has their own food truck for roaming around the streets of LA. The reason I'm writing about them is because one of their food items is called Lasagna Cupcakes. Let me explain: they are "individual sized portions of lasagna that hold their shape after being heated up and can be eaten with your hands." They look and sound delicious!!

Meat Lasagna Cupcake Package ($42):
2 Wild Boar and Bolognese and Fresh Mozzarella
2 Short Rib and Robiola
2 Lamb Ragu and Fresh Mozzarella

Vegetarian Lasagna Cupcake Package ($42):

2 Roasted Vegetable Caponata and Ricotta

2 Sage, Brown Butter, and Pumpkin and Smoked Mozzarella

2 Smoked Mac-n-Cheese

You don't have to live in LA to taste these savory cupcakes. Lasagna cupcakes can shipped frozen on dry ice so you can keep them frozen for up to a month. I might just have to search out this food truck so I can try them myself.

Review: B Sweet Catering

You can also see this post on Cupcakes Take the Cake

Last week I introduced you to B Sweet Catering. They are a catering company based in Los Angeles that recently stepped into the food truck world. I met up with Barb and Kurt at their kitchen in LA to see what B Sweet Catering was all about. I found great cupcakes (and bread) made by great people. I love that!

I got to tour their kitchen. And let me tell you, it was a dream kitchen for any baker. From the gigantic walk-in cooler to the hundreds of utensils...

...to the giant mixer. This kitchen had everything!

Barb had some special cupcakes set aside just for me. I LOVE how she incorporated B Sweet into the Cupcake Activist banner. So cute!

Lucky for my friends, we stopped by the B Sweet kitchen on our way to a party so I got to share the cupcakes with everyone! I get asked quite frequently why cupcakes are so popular. I think it's because everyone has a special memory of a cupcake from their childhood. How do I know this? When I see a room of adults break into huge smiles when they see cupcakes, I know that cupcakes are special.

Lots of flavors to choose from. It was hard to pick which ones I wanted to eat. Yes, I would have liked to try them all, but after a huge dinner from Pinches Tacos in LA, my stomach said "no way."

Chocolate Bacon

Chocolate Fudge

Oreo

Green Tea

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup

Orange Carrot

Red Velvet

Girl Scout specialty cupcakes
Thin Mint
Samoa

Also included:
Mocha
Vanilla Bean
S'mores
Pink Lemonade
Chocolate Ganache

The crowd consensus was: we love these cupcakes! Some of our favorites were: Mocha, Vanilla Bean, Chocolate Fudge, and Pink Lemonade. My personal favorite was the Chocolate Fudge, which reminded me of Texas sheet cake. I also really enjoyed the Girl Scouts cupcakes, as these are my two favorite flavors of Girl Scout cookies.

One of my favorite items of the night is one that's not pictured: Chocolate Chip Banana Bread. I could eat this every day! It was so moist and perfect.

B Sweet is a catering company that sells delicious homemade desserts. You can also find their desserts and savory food sold on the Go Country Chuck Wagon. Hopefully we will see them roaming the streets of Orange County soon, so I can get some more of their yummy treats.

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Meet B Sweet Catering

B Sweet Catering is a local catering company based out of Los Angeles which specializes in old-fashioned, homemade desserts. B Sweet Catering was voted Best Dessert in Los Angeles by Citysearch, so you know they have to be good.




Not only does B Sweet have the "sweetest, best, tastiest, moistest, yummiest desserts made by scratch, by hand, daily," they also have a savory menu with sandwiches, snacks, salads, sushi, and savory meals.




The most recent development in the B Sweet story is the addition of the Go Country 105 FM Chuck Wagon. B Sweet has paired up with Go Country radio station to create a food truck that serves country food, along with their award-winning desserts. The truck currently roams LA, but they plan on coming to Orange County soon too.




The Chuck Wagon food menu looks amazing! Chili & Cornbread, Stuffed Fried Jalapenos, Fried Mac & Cheese, Pulled Pork Sliders, Fried Chicken, Cajun Fried Catfish, Pot Pit, Fried Picked Chips, Swet Potato Fries, Go Global Tacos (tacos from around the world), 12 kinds of sandwiches, cupcakes, funnel cakes, Sweet Potato Pie & much, much more!

I met Barb, the owner of B Sweet Catering, and Kurt last weekend and got the whole rundown of the truck. I seriously can't wait to try their food! Depending on the event, some days its just savory, some days just desserts. They will be coming to Orange County soon, but you can find them in Los Angeles right now.

Not only did I get to meet Barb and Kurt, I also got to sample some of the baked goods, including their cupcakes! I'll have the full review up soon.

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Drive Out Hunger Celebrity OC DinDin-A-GoGo 11/17/10

Saturday Night Foodies To Host Special Celebrity Edition OC DinDin-A-GoGo Gourmet Food Truck Event For ‘Drive Out Hunger’

Celebrities Supporting Mobile Food Drive Include Cast Members of Twilight Saga

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 9, 2010 – Saturday Night Foodies, a popular food and restaurant review blog, in conjunction with 19 gourmet food trucks and other leading food bloggers, will host a special food truck event Wednesday, Nov. 17, from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m., in the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater parking lot (8808 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, CA). The tailgating-type event is designed to add momentum to the ongoing two week mobile food drive taking place through Nov. 20, for Drive Out Hunger, the county’s first mobile food drive, benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank. The special Drive Out Hunger event will leverage OC DinDin-A-GoGo, a weekly gourmet food truck event managed by the Tropical Shave Ice Truck, that usually rotates eight different gourmet food trucks each week, but this time will have 19 trucks in its lineup. Attendees are encouraged to bring folding tables, chairs and blankets.

Celebrities helping to bring awareness to the hunger crisis in Orange County will be on hand to take pictures and sign autographs for a donation of 10 non-perishable canned or dry good items, per person. There will also be a silent auction, and participants will have the opportunity to bid on Lakers and Lady Gaga tickets, vacations, and autographed art, to name just a few. Event admission and parking are free.

Celebrities* participating in the special Drive Out Hunger OC DinDin-A-GoGo event at press time are:

Ashley Argota (Nickelodeon's True Jackson VP)

Rachael Bell (Disney’s Suite Life on Deck)

Doug Brochu (Sonny with A Chance)

Taylor Dayne (Singer)

John and Steven French (Disney's Suite Life: 2 for the Road)

Shar Jackson (Moesha, Celebrity Fit Club)

Savannah Jayde (Big Time Rush)

Ashley Jones (True Blood, Bold and Beautiful)

James Kyson Lee (Heroes)

Corey Miller (LA Ink)

Bronson Pelletier (Twilight Saga)

Raini Rodriguez (Paul Blart Mall Cop, Disney's Prom)

Rico Rodriguez (Modern Family)

Gretchen Christine Rossi (Real Housewives of Orange County)

BooBoo Stewart (Twilight Saga)

Fivel Stewart (Guardians of Luna)

Kaycee Stroh (High School Musical 1, 2 & 3)

Jessica Sutta (Pussycat Dolls)

*Celebrities subject to change without notice. Visit www.saturdaynightfoodies.com for latest lineup.

“From the outside, Orange County appears to be a privileged community and yet according to the Second Harvest Food Bank, approximately 615,000 Orange County residents are at risk of going hungry each month,” said Jason Iehl, founder of Saturday Night Foodies. “With the respective fans of the participating celebrities, and followers of the gourmet food trucks and food bloggers, we have the power to bring awareness to the hunger problem taking place in our own backyard and really make a difference. We felt holding a food drive would be a great way to rally the foodie community to give to those less fortunate.”

Because the economy has been slow to rebound, donations have been low this year. In turn, the Second Harvest member agencies are reporting an average 35 percent increase in demand for food assistance. The goal of the Drive Out Hunger mobile food drive is to collect 1,000 pounds of food for the Second Harvest Food Bank. Gourmet food truck followers and food enthusiasts are encouraged to bring non-perishable canned or dry food donations when they go to their favorite gourmet food trucks or food truck events during the two week food drive.

The donations that are needed most are:

Non-perishable canned goods or dry food**:

• Canned meats, fish, soup, fruits, vegetables
• Pasta
• Hot and cold cereal
• Macaroni and cheese
• Rice
• Beans
• Peanut butter

Personal care items:

• Diapers
• Toothpaste and toothbrushes
• Toilet paper
• Soap

** Please no glass containers or expired items.

The following gourmet food trucks will be at the event to accept donations: Bakery Truck, Barcelona on the Go, CalbiBBQ, Chomp Chomp Truck, ChunknChip, Crepes Bonaparte, DanDanBBQ, Dos Chinos, Lee’s Philly, Lomo Arigato, Louks, Oh For Sweets Sake, Piaggio on Wheels, Seabirds, Shortstop BBQ, The Burnt Truck, The Greasy Wiener, The Lime Truck, and Tropical Shave Ice.

For food enthusiasts that are not located in Orange County, but want to contribute, a virtual food drive has been established online so they can participate regardless of where they are located. Please visit www.saturdaynightfoodies.com and click on the Drive Out Hunger icon to make a monetary contribution. Participating bloggers helping with the virtual drive are: The Cupcake Activist, Diary of a Mad Hungry Woman, Gourmet Food Truck, Marian the Foodie, Just Spotted, Save the Food Trucks and Savored.

For more information about the event, please visit www.saturdaynightfoodies.com

About Drive Out Hunger Mobile Food Drive

Drive Out Hunger is a mobile food drive collaboration between Saturday Night Foodies, local gourmet food trucks and food bloggers to combat hunger in our communities.

About Saturday Night Foodies

Jason Iehl and Kim Nelson, editors of SaturdayNightFoodies.com, are the consummate foodies. The husband and wife duo combine their passion for food, cooking and travel, with the need to tell the world about their crazy food adventures. They have even been known to plan entire vacations around food or take off on a “Saturday Night”, tempted by something they just saw on the Food Network or Cooking Channel. In addition to publishing restaurant and gourmet food truck reviews from their travels and keeping readers apprised of the latest food trends, Jason, a former chef, chronicles his culinary delights on the website’s “Test Kitchen”.

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About Second Harvest Food Bank Orange County

Since 1983, Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County has provided more than 265 million pounds of safe and nutritious surplus food to now over 450 charitable non-profit organizations throughout Orange County. The Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County is a certified Affiliate Member of Feeding America. For more information about Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County or to learn how to help, visit www.feedoc.org.

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