Tom's Foodie Blog

California is made up of transplants from other states. They will often suffer homesickness and crave a regional dish that is sold on every street corner in their hometown. Unfortunately for them, it is often hard to find a legit version in Southern California. If I moved out of Southern California, I would probably have [...]

Way back in December of last year, I was selected to be part of the filming of two Eat St  television show episodes, which airs on the Cooking Channel. For those of you not in the know,  the Cooking Channel is the Canadian Food Network. The filming revolved around two of my favorite food trucks [...]

Mobile Cuisine Whenever I travel I seek out street vendors and shacks that truly provide a taste of the local culture and an opportunity to interact with locals. Dining at Street Food vendors is part dining experience and part social supper club. In Southern California, we have a thriving gourmet food truck scene where the [...]

This is a Video Blog of one of my favorite Gourmet Food Trucks, Taco Maria. What makes this truck one of my favorites? Watch the video to find out.  I will tell you that it is a combination of high-end ingredients, cooking with the soul of a family owned restaurant and the technique of a [...]

What happens when life gives you lemons? You make lemon flavored popsicles! Life dealt Erin White a setback when she became an unemployed Marketing Specialist in Seattle. She is now living the Foodie dream by starting up a thriving food business called “Front Porch Pops”. Erin handcrafts gourmet popsicles using only fresh ingredients and peddles them on a push cart [...]