The Allendale Branch Library will present a lecture with Mark Vallianatos, entitled “Tanks, Tacos and Twitter: How Food Trucks Feed and Shape Southern California.”
The modern food truck originated in the Los Angeles region as catering trucks that sold snacks and meals to factory workers, and evolved into taco trucks and gourmet trucks that have influenced the food scene locally, nationally, and globally. This lecture shares the history of mobile food in Southern California with a focus on the way that food trucks have shaped eating, working, and living in the Los Angeles region.
This program is presented in conjunction with the Allendale Branch Library’s special collection of culinary books.
Mark Vallianatos is a researcher and policy advocate who has worked on issues of food, transportation, and urban planning. He is co-author of The Next Los Angeles: The Struggle for a Livable City, and has researched, advocated on, and written about a variety of food issues, including mobile vending, school food, and urban agriculture.
