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Sacramento Bee: The hottest new food trend literally rolls through the country, using Twitter and other social media to alert hungry customers.
From Korean short rib tacos at Southern California's Kogi BBQ truck, to chicken tikka masala at Desi Food Truck in New York City, mobile food vendors are all the rage with the hungry masses. The Food Network is also riding this trend, launching "The Great Food Truck Race" on Aug. 15.
But that food truck wouldn't be able to stop for long in Sacramento. The City Council adopted ordinances in 2008 that make it nearly impossible to create a regional version of Kogi BBQ, a mobile food truck featured in Time magazine and Bon Appetit that tweets its latest location to 70,000 followers.
Among the provisions of the Sacramento City Code: Mobile food vendors cannot stay in one commercial area for more than 30 minutes – and cannot operate after 6 p.m. from November through March. The trucks also cannot operate within 400 feet of one another.
"The current ordinance, adopted before my election, should be reworked," said [Mayor Kevin] Johnson, in an e-mail. "I'm confident that like other cities we can develop a plan that allows mobile food trucks to thrive alongside other businesses and neighborhoods."
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/08/23/2975917/sacramento-says-no-to-hot-new.html#ixzz0xRUtv7ma
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