food trucks...in paris!

i'm slow to catch on but i can't believe that there are now a few food trucks in paris. i'm just reading about it now on other blogs. one truck is called le camion qui fume (the smoking truck) and the other is cantine california. i read an article by the new york times which made it sound like the trucks first started in new york and spread to other major american cities. perhaps it did (i'm sure they were slightly biased towards new york, they always are) but i like to think that los angeles started it. los angeles made it what it is now especially with the koji truck. however, the food truck had a more humble beginning in los angeles. for as long as i can remember, i remember seeing these ugly steel food trucks around. they catered mostly to the  immigrant laborers. the food was awful. really bad american and mexican fast food.

fast forward 20-30 years and we now have these cool food trucks serving all sorts of fare. in los angeles, the koji korean-mexican fusion truck, took the food truck to a whole new level with serving good food. well, some at least. others are okay. (i have tried the kogi tacos. it's pretty darn good). so i was pretty excited to hear that a city like paris is experiencing this part of american culture. however, unlike in los angeles, the ones in paris have a set location they have to serve from. no moving around. can't wait to try it on my next visit!