I’m super-bummed that I’m several states away from the LA Street Food Fest’s Summer Tasting Event today. Not just because it requires spending the entire day consuming food, but because it includes an entire section devoted to ice cream. But some of you may have also missed out on today’s gorge-o-rama since it’s the hottest ticket in town: The event has been sold out for days. So, to satiate my own curiosity and help out those of you who can’t be there, I got an exclusive sneak peek at what frozen goods they’ll be serving today. I think of it as a long list of drool-inducing summer to-dos.
Coolhaus, my very favorite architectural ice cream sandwich truck that I’ve interviewed before: Brown Butter Candied Bacon Mini Ice Cream Sandwiches
King Kone, an amazing soft-serve truck: Milk Chocolate Dipped Soft Serve Cones
Natura Bar, the awesome new Oaxacan juice bar in Koreatown: Flor De Piña (Pineapple Blossom), Cactus Fruit, Leche Quemada (Burnt Milk), Nuez (Walnut) Oaxacan Ice Cream
Pop Art Artisanal Popsicles, another brand-new company: Organic Pineapple Habeñero, Orange Rosewater and Mexican Hot Chocolate Popsicles
Scoops, the LA original, featuring new street food-inspired flavors curated by Matthew Kang, who is opening a second location in Mar Vista: Pistachio Cardamom, Thai Iced Tea Coconut, Mango Sweet Orange and Basil Seed, Tamarind Pear Rum Sorbet
Sweet Lucie’s, an ice cream company that serves out of a vintage truck: Organic Handmade Ice Cream including Lemon Basil Sorbet
The Good Karma Truck, run by the Silver Lake restaurant Cru: Vegan Sorbets and Vegan Chocolate Ice Cream Bon Bons
Tropical Shave Ice: Hawaiian Shave Ice with fresh fruit, condensed milk and red bean
Vintage Longboards Ice Cream: Oreo Cookies n’ Creme Ice Cream Bars
Best of luck today to the fabulous ladies behind the event, the lovely Sonja Rasula and Shawna Dawson. Check out their musings about the food truck economy in The Atlantic.
