In today's SF Weekly "Eat" column, food critic Jonathan Kauffman grazes seven of the newest vendors ― Chairman Bao, Hapa SF, Primo's Parrilla, SF Crispy Tacos, IZ-IT Fresh Grill, 51st State, and Curry Up Now ― in a multi-napkin tour of instant gratification. Kauffman:
Because it's summer, and because the street-food movement has all the momentum of Twilight movie mania, the public has been logging sightings of a new food truck every week. In contrast with San Francisco's traditional taco truck fleet, which continues to grow slowly ― and is still below the radar ― this summer's new food trucks have investors, graphic designers, and Facebook fan pages. Their ambition isn't (just) to make a living, it seems, but to realize big ambitions. To some trucks, that means scaling down the bistro experience to something that fits in a compostable box; other trucks concoct handheld snacks that meld a half-dozen cuisines. The multiculti taco, needless to say, is everywhere.Take the total Kauffman truck tour at SFWeekly.com. Then Twitter-follow accordingly.
