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Piaggio on Wheels Finally Corrects its One Sin
Blog: Gustavo Arellano
O C REGISTER
January 2010
“OC-based Argentine taco truck. Empanadas, skirt steak tacos, chimichurri, sausage and lomito sandwiches, dulce de leche. Chef Piaggio on board at your service!”
May 2010
“The Argentine food truck is by far one of the most well-reviewed food vans in Orange County.”
http://fastfood.ocregister.com/2010/05/24/first-o-c-food-truck-call-it-quits/62125/
“I rarely have any OMG food moments these days. But, OMG, this food was fabulous. Piaggio can truly market itself as offering ‘gourmet, restaurant quality food’ at street prices. “
– Nancy Luna OC Register columnist
June 2010
“The Register has arranged to have many of Orange County’s best known food trucks assemble in one spot”
http://fastfood.ocregister.com/2010/06/28/free-food-truck-fest-wednesday-at-the-
register/65799/
August 23, 2010
“This truck is grilling some fine grub … and one of the best burritos I’ve ever eaten…Each bite was creamy, chewy, tangy, salty, and 20 different other adjectives at once…one of my top three favorite meals of 2010”
- Niyaz Pirani, OC Register
http://foodfrenzy.ocregister.com/2010/08/23/piaggio-on-wheels-catch-him-if-you-can/23485/
OC WEEKLY
June 2010
“I now do declare Piaggio on Wheels one of the county’s better gourmet loncheras, if not the best”
– Gustavo Arellano
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/stickaforkinit/mobile-meals/piaggio-on-wheels-finally-corr/
March 2010
“Piaggio on Wheels got the food out quickly, they brought the food to the people, and consequently did a land-office business. Very, very smart move, Piaggistas.”
- Dave Lieberman
.http://blogs.ocweekly.com/stickaforkinit/mobile-meals/food-truck-delivery-ingenious/
July 15, 2010
“Expert meat-preparing is in the man’s veins, and Piaggio Gourmet On Wheels is a mini-testament to his country’s obsession with beef…”
- Gustavo Arellano, OC Weekly Restaurant Review
http://www.ocweekly.com/2010-07-15/food/hole-in-the-wall-piaggio-gourmet-on-wheels/
On the Line Interview with OC Weekly:
June 2010
“Passionate, temperamental, dependable, hard-working, brutally honest, intuitive…”
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/stickaforkinit/on-the-line/jose-piaggio-of-piaggio-on-whe/
“Instead of playing soccer or whatever kids did at that age, I wanted to be around food..”
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/stickaforkinit/on-the-line/jose-piaggio-of-piaggio-on-whe-1/
“This is my favorite go-to dish for any special occasion.”
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/stickaforkinit/on-the-line/jose-piaggio-of-piaggio-on-whe-2/
ORANGE COAST MAGAZINE
July 2010- BEST OF 2010 Edition
“…specialty cuisine provided by a new breed of higher-end food trucks …think of it as roach coaches meet Facebook via Wolfgang Puck.”
http://www.orangecoastmagazine.com/article2.aspx?id=23648
BLOGS
February 2010
“Piaggio’s, simply put, is one of the best lunch trucks gracing Orange County.”
www.queerinmysoup.com/2010/02/review-piaggio-gourmet-on-wheels-lunch.html
Monday, May 20, 2013