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Aug 21, 2009 
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Sorry Chris, but this is going to be another “how cool is living in SF” post. The other day I was walking around and found a little trailer selling some incredible crepes. I talked with the folks there briefly, and they let me know that San Francisco has a great tradition of “street food” and that most of it is now coordinated by Twitter.
Turns out, you can get everything from curry to tamales to goat tacos, on the streets of San Francisco (sorry, I couldn’t resist..) in conveyances ranging from the classic taco truck to a guy on a bike. And, they use Twitter to tell you exactly where they are going to be. They also give you hints as to what’s on the menu.
Acting as a guiding force in this is an organization called La Cocina. They are helping street vendors deal with city ordinances and permits, acting as incubators for food ideas and even offering kitchen space for aspiring street vendors. Here’s a map they put together of some of the many choices around SF.
I’m not usually one for the Twitter/flashmob/social networking sort of thing, but (probably because I love food like I love oxygen..) this whole thing just seems very cool to me. It’s almost enough to make me sign up for Twitter and follow a bunch of these folks in hopes they make it to my neck of the woods. Especially those bacon wrapped hotdogs!
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Food, San Francisco, Twitter
