District Taco

Finally got to sketching the District Taco food truck in Arlington. The main reason I even head over to the Courthouse farmer's market on Saturdays is so I have an excuse to grab a breakfast taco from them. Orale!!

On The Fly

This is the last sketch I have from the Rally a couple of weeks ago. Technically its the first sketch I worked on, but I never got a chance to finish it up until recently.

On The Fly is another food truck in town, and it made a good choice coming to the Mall during the rally, as I never saw it without a line. Time dictated that I get moving towards the crowd and events, so I didn't join the line. On The Fly has a pretty good methodology, supporting local companies, using smart cars as trucks, eco-packaging, etc... they've got their green bases covered.

This sketch is also the first drawing I'll be contributing to the new Urban Sketchers > Washington DC blog. Please check it out to see more sketches by more sketchers from DC. They are indeed a talented bunch.

Curbside Cupcakes: Pinky

I browsed around the always fun Crafty Bastards Fair last weekend and lo-and-behold the Curbside Cupcakes [@CurbsideCupcake] food truck was parked out dispensing their tiny cakes of goodness. I sketched a bit and had a amazing dark chocolate cupcake, but apparently the raspberry lemonade flavor is the way to go. Find them and eat their goods.

Solar Crêpes

Another case of, "I didn't finish drawing before they were sold out" so I didn't get a chance to try Solar Crêpes' food this time either. Damn!

Sâuçálito Food Truck

Since drawing the Fojol Brothers foodtruck I've become a little obsessed with the concept of high-end food trucks in DC. I thought there were just a few of them, but it turns out there are dozens. Indian food, BBQ, Cupcakes, Crepes, Tacos, Bahn Mi, Diner food, Frozen yogurt, a Lobster shack on wheels- there are pretty much options for everyone. Plus most of these trucks have vegetarian and vegan options, which is awesome. So on my to-do list now is the task of sketching the food trucks of DC, and almost as important is to sample their menus.

So I tracked down (one of) the Sâuçá food truck(s) via twitter and managed to get a sketch, but I got there late and the truck was already sold out of its food. I'll find Sâuçálito again though, they have more than a few dishes I want to get my hands on...

Fojol Bros. of Merlindia

The Fojol Bros. of Merlindia have been part of a great trend of Food Trucks/Carts that has been growing in DC... and apparently everywhere else too. The Fojol Bros. have a few great things going for them.

1. An awesome truck.
2. They are a Traveling Culinary Carnival. It's a fact.
3. They have excellent mustaches. Nay, EPIC mustaches.
4. And not least, their food is excellent. Especially nice is that half their options are vegetarian friendly.

So I checked their twitter feed (@fojolbros) to see where they were today, and found them parked out in Adams Morgan at the 2nd Annual Kid Power Carnival. Which reminds me about another great aspect of what they do- a portion of their proceeds fund at-risk youth programs.

It almost makes one want to book a trip to Merlindia.