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Hermosa Beach, CA: Hot’s Kitchen Goes Mobile – Launches The “Hot’s Mobile,” Their First Catering Truck

MFN Editor #1 — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:00:52 +0000

By PRWeb Reposter | PRWeb.com

Now, Hot’s Kitchen’s fan-favorite food is available not only at the popular local restaurant itself, but also to Angelenos’ homes and private events with the introduction of the Hot’s Mobile, the Hermosa Beach hot spot’s first catering truck.

Over the past two years, Hot’s Kitchen has become a Hermosa Beach institution and guests come from far and wide for Chef Sean Chaney’s delicious creative menu items. Due to the incredible demand for Hot’s catering services, Chef Sean set out to find a more convenient way to be able to deliver Hot’s top quality food… so, he and his team decided to create the Hot’s Mobile truck, so that Hot’s delicious specialties can be served up all over Los Angeles county.

“One of the things we pride ourselves with here at Hot’s is that we prep and cook all our own fresh, local ingredients right here on-site in the kitchen, most of our items are made-to-order. Now, with the introduction of Hot’s Mobile, we are still able to prep and cook on-site at events offering fresh, tasty selections ‘cuz our kitchen now has wheels!” -Chef Sean Chaney, Executive Chef at Hot’s Kitchen in Hermosa Beach.

A few of Hot’s signature unique tacos

Available to rent for private events, the Hot’s Mobile is the perfect solution for catering an unforgettable event. With an adventurous menu that includes foie gras and over fifty tacos, the Hot’s Mobile is guaranteed to please any guest. From graduation parties to birthday celebrations to weddings, Hot’s Mobile makes it possible to bring the restaurant’s signature food to any location or event.

For more information about booking the Hot’s Mobile for an event or for pricing, call (310) 318-2939 and speak with Kelly Gernandt or email catering(at)hotskitchen(dot)com.

To check Hot’s Kitchen out in person, visit them at 844 Hermosa Avenue Hermosa Beach, CA or online athttp://www.hotskitchen.com.

About Hot’s Kitchen: Hot’s Kitchen was founded in 2011 by childhood friends Sean Chaney and Michael Lindenlaub. After nearly fifteen years in the restaurant business and two successful ventures, the duo saw an opportunity to bring a unique community-focused dining experience with a killer menu to the South Bay. Hot’s Kitchen is located just blocks south of the Hermosa Beach pier at 844 Hermosa Avenue, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 and is open Monday – Sunday, 11am-10pm.

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Hermosa Beach: Panel Moves Forward With Food Truck Talk

MobileFoodNews.com — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:30:00 +0000

By Jacqueline Howard | HermosaBeach.Patch.com

A family dines at The Surfer Taco food truck while John Bowler brings them an additional patio chair along Harbor Drive in Redondo Beach (photo taken: February 2011). Credit Ed Pilolla

The Hermosa Beach Parks and Recreation Commission has agreed to continue the City Council’s discussion on food trucks by studying where in the community vendors can best serve residents and businesses.

Commissioners Laura Raymond and Jeff Maxwell volunteered in a meeting Tuesday night to serve on a subcommittee to research, review and develop possible food truck policy that will then be recommended to the City Council.

“There’s always room for new and innovative things for the city,” Maxwell told his fellow panel members. Commissioners Robert Rosenfeld and Don DeMaderios were absent at the meeting.

In the past, Hermosa Beach has allowed food trucks to operate at special events, such as the city’s annual Art Walk.

Commissioners now plan to study other operation options for vendors, such as allowing food trucks to serve residents at the weekly Hermosa Beach Farmer’s Market or in the PCH-Aviation area.

“Cities that use them [food trucks] wisely are able to attract people to certain locations,” said Hermosa-based Barbie’s Q food truck owner John Bowler at the commission meeting.

Hermosa Beach’s municipal code concerning food trucks will need to be amended if the city decides to allow vendors to operate regularly or in new local areas.

Now a food truck must move every 10 minutes under city rules, unless it’s operating at a special event, which was approved by the council (see accompanying business license code under photo.)

A public hearing will be held for community feedback before any decisions are made.

“So all the way from special events to special locations, this committee will start that process,” said City Manager Steve Burrell at the commission meeting.

Would you like to see food trucks more often in Hermosa Beach?

http://hermosabeach.patch.com/articles/panel-moves-forward-with-food-truck-talk

Hermosa Beach: Panel to Further Study Food Trucks

MobileFoodNews.com — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 02:04:59 +0000

By Jacqueline Howard | Patch.com

The Hermosa Beach Parks and Recreation Commission will continue the City Council’s discussion on food trucks and their place in the community, the council has decided.

Commissioners are to further study the topic in a meeting next week on April 5.

Food trucks historically have been a part of Hermosa Beach community events. For example, they served residents and visitors during the Art Walk last year and received approval to be a part of the event again in June.

Now the City Council is considering whether to amend municipal code to better accommodate food trucks year-round (see accompanying city staff report by clicking ‘view gallery’ under photo.)

“Would this be something we’d have at the Farmer’s Market? Would it over run the Farmer’s Market,” asked City Manager Steve Burrell as an example when the council discussed food trucks in a meeting Tuesday, March 22.

“What we need to do is set up our business community to develop some kind of consensus, rather than special events,” he said, adding that the City Council already has a process in place to approve food trucks for special events.

The council decided in its meeting to direct the Parks and Recreation Commission to further study food truck policy.

“Tonight is just direction for staff to move forward with the food truck effort. That’s all,” said Mayor Peter Tucker during the meeting. “We want a public hearing on this and the best place to send it is a commission. That’s why we have commissions.”

http://hermosabeach.patch.com/articles/panel-to-further-study-food-truck-policy#

Hermosa Beach, CA: Alcohol & Food Trucks on Council Agenda

MobileFoodNews.com — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:00:16 +0000

By Jacqueline Howard | Patch.com

The Hermosa Beach City Council will revisit its policy discussion on regulations and permitting for alcohol-serving establishments.

The Hermosa Beach City Council will continue its ongoing discussion about how to better regulate and permit alcohol-serving businesses downtown in a meeting Tuesday night.

The council directed city staffers last year in December to research ways to limit the number of such establishments on upper Pier Avenue—the staff report will be reviewed Tuesday (see report in accompanying gallery).

The council also will discuss whether existing regulations should be changed to better accommodate food trucks in the area. As they’re now written, for example, the city’s rules require a food truck “not to exceed 10 minutes at any one place.”

The council will study examples of how food trucks have been operating in nearby communities, such as Harbor Drive in Redondo Beach and Abbott-Kinney in Venice.

A public hearing will be held at the council meeting to discuss reducing the Fire Protection Improvement Fee and, as a result, amending municipal code.

Revenue from the fee, which was adopted in 1988, has helped mitigate the cost of fire protection measures caused by new building developments, as well as improving Fire Department facilities, equipment and vehicles.

The fee is paid to the city before a building permit is issued to an applicant for any new structure or expansion of an existing structure within Hermosa Beach. The proposed fee reduction reflects a drop in potential build-out within city limits (see city staff report in accompanying gallery).

In an effort to keep Hermosa Beach residents better informed about City Council decisions, council members will consider revising its public notice process for when any new ordinance or repeal of existing ordinances is up for debate.

The panel will discuss publishing a public notice in the Easy Reader 10 days prior to the City Council meeting when the notice item will be discussed.

The City Council also will decide how to advertise and request applications from community members interested in filling soon-to-be-vacant seats on the Emergency Preparedness Advisory Commission.

The terms for commissioners William Hallett, Tracy Hopkins and Ken Hartley will expire on May 31. New terms will be for four years, ending in 2015.

The council meeting is Tuesday at 7 p.m. in council chambers.

http://hermosabeach.patch.com/articles/alcohol-and-food-trucks-on-council-agenda#