Photo: Coolhaus

CULVER CITY, Calif. — Ice cream sandwiches are an expression of Natasha Case’s architectural aspirations. The Southern California based Coolhaus www.eatcoolhaus.com food truck she owns with partner Freya Estreller is a tribute to the ice cream trucks that roam neighborhoods with their familiar jingles. Coolhaus is based on “starachitect” Rem Koolhaas and Bauhaus, German stylists of functional, modernist design. “Our sandwiches look like tiny, cold houses—cookie roof and floor with ice cream walls,” says Case who earned a master’s degree in architecture from UCLA.

The truck is decorated with photos of architects such as Frank Gehry and his signature Walt Disney Concert Hall, and Koolhaas with his Seattle Public Library.

Their vanilla ice cream + chocolate chip cookie sandwich is named Mies Vanilla Rohe for German designer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, while strawberry ice cream + snickerdoodle cookie is the Frank Berry in tribute to architect Frank Gehry. They also sell Blue Bottle coffee, marshmallows and ice cream cookie cakes.

Starting in 2009 with converted postal truck found on Craigslist, the successful duo now own five trucks one each in Los Angeles, Austin, Miami, New York City, plus a storefront in Culver City.

Recently the Page Museum  and La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, famous for ice age fossils and ongoing excavations, commissioned Coolhaus to create an ice cream sandwich for their new saber-toothed-cat puppet. The flavor? Snickerdoodle ice cream between red velvet cookies.

While on a casual walk on the streets of The City of Angels, former Disney star Miley Cyrus gives a clear example of what a bad diet means. She was photographed eating junk food from a food truck in Los Angeles. And one day before, she tweeted her dinner menu, which included ol’ McDonalds, omg! reports.

Who says celebrities eat only vegetables, fish and drink only plain water? Even though many of them look incredibly gorgeous on the red carpet, they are humans and so, imperfect. They may forget for several months that the gym is invented, or eat greasy sugar bombs. Here is one example that the starts are not always glam as we might be tempted to think.

On Wednesday, the former Hanna Montana star, Miley Cyrus, 18, was with her mom  when they spotted a food truck on the streets of Culver City, California. They both had a casual look, wearing jeans and t-shirts. Miley has just returned home from her Gypsy Heart Tour, which ended earlier this month in Perth Australia. Maybe the “Can’t Be Tamed” singer missed home too much because she bought one of the most popular foods you can buy in the street: a traditional hotdog. Either she has been craving for a hotdog with mustard and ketchup for a long time, or she was incredibly hungry. She ate it pretty fast!

Miley may be a fan of traditional American food. The trouble is that she is mostly oriented towards junk food. For example on Tuesday, just one day before, she wrote a message on her Twitter page saying “Wow. I am WAY to full. Chinese for dinner and McDonalds for dessert. #thegoodlife.” One thing is for sure. She is not worried about her figure and not trying to lose weight. On the other hand, no matter what the weight plans are, you shouldn’t make a habit out of ingesting junk food every day. You will be sorry later.

http://www.dailygossip.org/miley-cirus-gives-example-of-bad-diet-1258

By Natalie Ragus | Patch.com

Nana Queens -- Culver City, CA

Food trucks may face tighter restrictions in Culver City.

At last Monday’s city council meeting, several restaurant owners complained that food trucks lure potential customers away and leave the streets teeming with trash, prompting the City Council to discuss imposing more stringent regulations on the mobile eateries.

The Council directed the Redevelopment Agency to update city ordinances regarding food truck operations for approval next month.

Samosa House owner Monty Bhojak attributed a noticeable dip in the number of customers who patronize his restaurant to the seven or eight food trucks that operate from across the street.

“We hope [the Council] takes care of this because we want to be here as a business for a long time to come,” he said, adding the food trucks “have no loyalty to the city.”

However, Bhojak and other restaurant owners say that they are loyal to their location.

“We want to contribute to the city,” Bhojak said.

No food truck owners attended Monday’s meeting.

Food trucks have exploded in popularity in the Los Angeles area. They have evolved from generally reviled “roach coaches” that served greasy tacos on construction sites to critically acclaimed eateries that offer gourmet delicacies like kogi beef sliders.

Numerous trucks now roam Culver City. Naturally, the mobile eatery craze has created some tension between food trucks and traditional brick-and-mortar restaurants.

Culver City Chamber of Commerce President Steve Rose said the trucks clog up traffic.

“Food trucks should not be allowed to park within 200 feet from an intersection or driveway,” he said.

Rose also called the $200 the trucks pay for the right to park on the street “extremely low.”

David Dressler, who owns Tender Greens, said trucks trash the streets and improperly dispose of waste. He said he has observed food truck workers pouring oil into the sewage system without any repercussions. .

Business owner Alan Schubert agrees.

“(The trucks) come in and leave with no consciousness of what they leave behind,” Schubert said.

City Councilman Andrew Weissman said his priorities lie within protecting restaurant businesses in Culver City.

“We appreciate the great investments restaurants have made in this city,” he said.

The City Council meets again Monday at 7 p.m.

http://culvercity.patch.com/articles/food-fight