There are a few crepes purveyors already out there in our county (I count about a dozen or so), along with a food truck dedicated to the French specialty. The last one I remember trying was Crepes de Paris, which folded (bad pun intended) not because it wasn’t good, but because it was in Diamond Jamboree, an Asian center that really had no room for anything other than Asian eateries.

Quick-service sweet and savory crepes and waffles filled with meats, fish, chicken, cheese, vegetable and dessert items such as ice cream, chocolate mousse, chocolate and fruit.

The placeholder website for the place hints at dessert crepes named after different cities, including a Moscow with cane sugar and rum. But I can’t write a post about crepes without including the clip below, perhaps the best scene from Talladega Nights.

http://blogs.ocweekly.com/stickaforkinit/2013/04/crispa_crepes_irvine.php

Some of Orange County’s recognizable food trucks are once again meeting in the parking lot of the Newsong Church every Wednesday. The regular stop for the food trucks restarted Feb. 13.

Sea Birds, Barcelona and Lime California are on the roster with others likely to stop by.

Location: 18842 Teller Ave. (technically you’ll see the trucks from the Jamboree side but you’ll want to drive down an alley from Teller to get to the parking lot).

Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., every Wednesday.

On Feb. 13, The Burnt Truck pulled in to sell its usual slider smorgasbord including the PB&J with bananas (with, you guessed it, sliced bananas fused together with homemade pretzel peanut butter and blueberry jam).

http://www.ocregister.com/news/trucks-496777-food-teller.html

By Elie Ayrouth | FoodBeast.com

The Lime Truck, season 2 winner of Food Network’s “The Great Food Truck Race,” has taken their Southern California fusion food from just one truck back in June 2010 to four roaming trucks today.

Truck owner, Daniel Shemtob, recently spoke with CNN Money in regards to his tactics in leading the bustling trend in Orange County, just south of Los Angeles.

Irvine, CA is a very interesting city to build up a food truck scene in, quite different from Los Angeles and other cities, because of the city’s suburban incorporated vibe littered with corporate and chain influences.

Shemtob mentions that he utilizes the chain restaurant atmosphere permeating throughout the city, and the lack of chef-driven restaurants in the area, to his advantage. Our guess is that the stereotypically stale environment ends up making the food trucks more glamorous and sought after. Plus, all the corporate parking lots make great food truck meetups — giving blue-collar and white-collar citizens mobile, chef-driven food courts just outside their work places.

http://foodbeast.com/content/2012/08/22/the-lime-truck-owner-on-using-corporate-irvine-to-his-advantage-video/

Food trucks have been “having a moment” in Southern California for a few years now. And while they seem to have the strongest following in Los Angeles (here’s my fave LA food truck), Orange County has become quite the hot bed of activity for four-wheel foodies.

Every Wednesday night, from 5:30 to 9, several food trucks form a covered-wagon style circle in the parking lot of Irvine Lanes. Then folks mosey around the open space until they decide how to get their grub on.

IRVINE, CA, — The food truck frenzy is sweeping Orange County! On Thursday, April 14, 2011, The Alzheimer’s Association will be front and center of the rolling food craze when it hosts an incredible gourmet food truck event. With authentic, innovative cuisine rumbling into Irvine from all over Southern California, you can bet the Alzheimer’ s Food Truck Block Party will be packed with hungry mobile gourmands chomping at the bit to try the latest meals on wheels from more than 20 of the most popular gourmet food trucks in Southern California. So work up an appetite and bring everyone to Central Park West in Irvine (Michelson & Teller) on April 14 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

The goal of this amazing event to encourage motivated and hungry guests to sign up for the upcoming Alzheimer’s Association’s 2011 Walks to End Alzheimer’s events beginning with Doheny Beach on May 7 and The District in Tustin on June 18. Guests will entertained by a celebrity and street assorted street performers, and have a chance to win a cruise or other prizes in an opportunity drawing. Off-site parking will be available.

General admission is $5, which includes access to the mobile dining area, gourmet food trucks and complimentary bottled water. VIP tickets are $25, which includes access to the mobile dining area, gourmet food trucks, free valet parking, $5 in Cluster Bucks, a swag bag and complimentary bottled water.

The Alzheimers Food Truck Block Party benefits the Alzheimers Association, and is generously sponsored by Lennar, Central Park West, Cluster Truck Events and Patrician Company, Mariners Travel and Silverado Senior Living.

So don’t miss out on this phenomenon – it’s happening right in your own backyard! Invite friends, family and the culinarily curious. The food’s fresh, tasty and priced right. And you can register your team to Walk to End Alzheimer’s. For more information on this exciting event, go to Alzheimer’s FoodTruckBlockParty.com.

WHAT:
Alzheimer’s Food Truck Block Party

WHO:
More than 20 Gourmet Food Trucks including:
Bacon Mania
Barbie’s Q
Barcelona on the Go
Chomp Chomp
Fresh Fries L.A.
Greenz on Wheels
Kabob Express
Komondo
Longboard’ s Ice Cream
Louk’s to Go
Nom Nom
Short Stop BBQ
Spudrunners
Tapa Boy L.A.
The Burnt Truck
The Flip Truck
The Lime Truck
The Munchie Machine
The OC Food Truck
Uncle Lau’s BBQ
Valentinos Pizza

WHERE:
Central Park West, Irvine (Michelson & Teller)

WHEN:
April 14, 2011 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

WEBSITE:
http://www.alzfoodtruckblockparty.com/

FACEBOOK:
http://on.fb.me/gBic6g

TWITTER:
AlzheimersOC

About Alzheimer’s Association, Orange County
The Orange County Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association provides a comprehensive suite of programs and services – provided at no charge – to meet myriad and evolving needs of people with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders, their families, caregivers and the community. For more information, please go to, www.alz.org/oc, or call the 24/7 Helpline at 800.272.3900.