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Trailer tour brings together hundreds of Austin’s food-obsessed
Eat, tweet, trailer, repeat.
It was the same scene at trailer after trailer on a sunny Saturday afternoon: foodies — some 300 of them in total, plus at least a handful of four-legged friends, on a trailer tour organized by blogger Jodi Bart and me — devouring some of Austin’s best food while mingling with familiar and not-so-familiar faces and capturing it all to share on mobile devices. (Check out the #tastyup hashtag on Twitter for a tweet-by-tweet account of the day.)
We started the day at two trailers — La Boite and Trailer Perk — to hand out nametags and grab breakfast and coffee, but after that, it was a choose-your-own-adventure of 16 mobile food vendors that sell everything from sushi to samosas.
(Bikes were the favored transportation method for dozens of East Austinites on the tour.)
I stayed mainly in East Austin, hitting up Old School BBQ and Grill, Franklin BBQ and Lucky J’s with both old and new friends, before a jaunt south for a pepperoni and black olive pie at Spartan Pizza.
Between bites, Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon shot the video at the top of the post, which really captures the energy both in front of and behind the sliding glass window.
(Here’s another video from Sara and Cassiday from the JB and Sandy Morning Show.)
It didn’t take long for folks, including the hard-at-work bloggers Natanya Anderson of Fête and Feast, Kristi Willis of Austin Farm to Table and Jenna Noel of Edible Austin, to figure out that trailers are the quintessential place to BYOB.
Six hours, countless calories and at least one nap later, the true gluttons for punishment reconvened at East Side King, an Asian trailer located inside the Liberty Bar, for one last round of incredible bites.
By the end of the day, everyone was swapping stories, but it all came down to the food: “What was your favorite dish on the tour?”
The crispy and freshly fried fries at Old School definitely stood out, as did the overall carnivore-friendly ambiance of Franklin BBQ.
One of my favorite parts of the day of chumming it up with trailer owners like Aaron Franklin, who was cutting into the last brisket of the day when we showed up around 2 p.m.
I was bummed that I ran out of time (and room in my stomach) to hit the South Lamar favorites Odd Duck and Gourdough’s, as well as G’Raj Mahal. Austin is lucky to have so many wonderful trailers to chose from every day of the week.
But this won’t be the last trailer tour. By the end of the day, lots of people were asking about a Tasty Up Trailer Tour 2.0. I’m thinking it might be time to pay homage to the originals: the trailers who broke ground in Austin for this new wave we enjoyed Saturday.
Stay tuned to the Facebook pages for Jodi’s Tasty Touring and my Eat-Ups for details.
Thanks to all the wonderful people who came out on Saturday and the trailers who participated! Your enthusiasm for Austin and its awesome food is what makes hosting these events truly worthwhile.
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By Jodi
February 8, 2010 2:27 PM | Link to this
I would plan an event with you any day. You are truly a pleasure — so easy going, thoughtful, and fun!
By Heather
February 8, 2010 3:27 PM | Link to this
This was a great deal of fun. Thanks for putting it together! La Boite and Franklin Barbecue are new favorites, and I can’t wait to go back to G’Raj Mahal when I’m hungry enough for more than just sampling their desserts (which were good).
By Aimee
February 8, 2010 7:27 PM | Link to this
I had so much fun on the tour! Thanks for putting it together. My only regret is that I only made it to 3 places before being stuffed. But it’s great to know about these others so that I can visit next weekend! (especially the bbq places.. those look delish!)
By Ryan
February 24, 2010 4:47 PM | Link to this
OMG! Moya and Jenn made it! Thank you for helping run this event, Addie. We had a blast and so did the pups!
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