Posts Tagged ‘food trucks’
Eat Real 2014: How’s it tasting?
A photo/audio slide show of Oakland’s 2014 Eat Real festival.
Read MoreOakland’s City Council approves point system, businesses can earn city contracts
In a lengthy meeting Tuesday, the Oakland City Council approved a pilot program to give more of a preference for city contracts to local and small local businesses and another one to establish mobile food pod sites. The council also appointed Victor Uno to the Board of Port Commissioners.
Read MoreNew mobile vending proposal could create “food pods” throughout Oakland
A new pilot program championed by Councilmembers Rebecca Kaplan and Jane Brunner would begin to legitimize Oakland’s largely underground street food businesses. And despite of years of contention, supporters and critics of mobile food seem to agree that the proposed program could be a boon to business, bolstering the mobile food industry while minimizing competition with dine-in restaurants.
Read MoreOakland North’s treats of summer: Try them before the season’s over!
Summer is the time for cooling drinks, frozen concoctions and delicious bite-sized treats, and Oakland North hit the streets to find some of the tastiest and most original summer snacks in town. Check out the best of our finds this weekend, before summer is (almost) over!
Read MoreSkylite Snowballs brings Baltimore treat to East Bay
Baltimore native Katie Baum has brought the snowball across the country and given it a very East Bay spin with her company, Skylite Snowballs. “For me, it’s what you do in the summer,” Baum said. “It’s what you crave.”
Read MoreOakland North’s guide to East Bay food trucks
Looking for a meal on the go? Let Oakland North’s guide to Oakland food trucks give you a hand! Here are some of the food trucks we’ve mostly recently profiled:
Read MoreAdmit it… you need a sandwich
Ebbett’s Good to Go is one of the newest food trucks cruising the East Bay to hawk gourmet fare. Its chefs focus on specialty sandwiches made from organic and local ingredients.
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