ChicagoFoodTruckPalooza! - Food Trucks!

If you haven't seen it yet,
you can now follow the twitter updates of 20+ Chicago food trucks
on the ChicagoFoodTruckPalooza Tracker food truck feed on this blog,
at http://www.virtualcheeseburger.com/
or on twitter @vcburger/chicagofoodtruckpalooza .

Here's the lowdown on a few of the more popular trucks:

Meatyballs Mobile currently has two trucks (soon to be 3).
If it can be made into a ball, odds are good they will end up on a tasty torpedo of goodness.
Most of the sandwiches have creative and 'ballsy' names and that's part of their charm!
Bonus points to Chef Foss for giving South Park fans a nod and offering 'Salty Chocolate Balls' for dessert.
http://meatyballsmobile.com/

5411 Empanadas truck has a variety of tasty empanadas.
http://5411empanadas.com/

Tamalli Space Charros Tamale Truck. Say no more!
 http://tamallispacecharros.blogspot.com/

Gaztro-Wagon ‘Naanwich’ truck .  Think of it as the "Hot Doug's" of Naanwiches. Gourmet sandwiches in a naan (pita-like flat bread) wrap. Menu varies, and sometimes includes exotic ingredients like Venison, Buffalo or Lobster.
http://www.gaztro-wagon.com/

Traveling Burrito has a number of trucks that operate all over the city. Their twitter feed also teaches you spanish words and phrases. Most of them are related to telling people how hungry you are and where the burrito truck is hiding.
http://www.travelingburrito.com/

The Southern has a Mac and Cheese truck with a number of varieties available.
http://thesouthernmac.com/

Ste Martaen has a Vegan Food Truck.
http://stemartaen.com/food-truck/


Coming to a curb near you in April is the Haute Sausage Truck who are promising sausages on a bun featuring Lamb, Bison, Duck, Beef & Pig.
http://www.hautesausage.com

In May 2011 (we hope) The Slide Ride Truck hits the streets, selling gourmet 'sliders'.
We've heard that they won't necessarily be burgers though, so we'll wait and see!
http://twitter.com/theslideride/

Chef Aaron Crumbaugh says on his twitter page that his Wagyu Wagon ,
serving wagyu beef, (in what form, we don't know) should be hitting the streets in late June or early July 2011.

http://www.thewagyuwagon.com/

I've also included the twitter updates for the people who deliver burgers and tamales to the bars.

There’s a handful of different cupcake and dessert trucks that frequent our area as well.

Still no donut truck to speak of, though, but we can dream, can’t we?

Saving America, One Star-Spangled Job at a Time

We interrupt other important cheeseburger news to bring you IMPORTANT WORLD NEWS!

A photo has been released of Adrianne Palicki in costume for the upcoming Wonder Woman TV reboot.


Let's just come out right now and say it... It's not quite right.

To save the producers and associated artists and decision-makers' jobs, I've volunteered 10 minutes of my time in photoshop (that's extremely valuable time!) to recommend a few minor tweaks that will save your collective jobs.

Example below:

You're welcome.
Had someone only come to me sooner, this devastating travesty could have been avoided.

RealDeepDish.com - Happy 40th Anniversary, Lou Malnati's!

REPUBLISHED from REALDEEPDISH.COM

I know I've been slacking on the pizza posts here, but I will be hitting you with a barrage of deep dish info as soon as I replace my oven (My oven died on New Years Eve - I will post more about that later).

I thought it was important, however, to mention that in 1971, 40 years ago today (Yes, St. Patrick's Day!), Lou Malnati opened his very first Deep Dish Pizza restaurant in Lincolnwood, IL.


HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, LOU'S!
Keep the deep dish coming!

Chicago Day: Lin Brehmer's Guide To Eating in Chicago via 93xrt

Yesterday was 'Chicago Day' and we are very fortunate that Lin Brehmer from WXRT is here to tell you why FOOD RULES in CHICAGO!

Listen to his podcast below:

You can also find the podcast at 93xrt.com