|
Don Chow Tacos is a Chinese-Mexican fusion food truck based in Los Angeles, California.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=USC News )〕 A veteran in the food truck industry, Don Chow was founded on April 22 in 2009 by Dominic Lau and Lawrence Lie.〔 Their motto, “Where Chino meets Latino”, represents the pair’s Chinese heritage, (represented by the truck’s logo, a depiction of the traditional Chinese guardian lion), and the Hispanic influences that had been constant in their lives as they grew up in LA.〔 Don Chow Tacos ceased operations on February 16, 2015. Don Chow has appeared on the Food Network's ''Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives'', as well NBC and KTLA.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Food Truck Week: Don Chow Tacos )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=KTLA: Celebrating National Taco Day )〕 Don Chow is also set to appear on the Cooking Channel's "Chinese Food Made Easy" for offering some of the best late-night street food in Los Angeles. == History == The idea for founding the truck was conceived when owners Lau and Lie identified a foodie niche in the late-night bar-goer crowd. When they decided to found Don Chow Tacos, the food truck industry was in its infancy. The name they chose to represent their fusion tacos, Don Chow, was derived from the honorific Spanish title "Don" in combination with the popular Chinese surname "Chow", (which also became a play-on-words for being synonymous with "food"). Don Chow began as a two-man operation, with Lau and Lie cooking and serving bar crowds on Thursday and Friday nights, as well as anyone else who encountered the truck on weekends.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Help:Street Food Profiles: Don Chow Tacos in Los Angeles, California )〕 They appeared regularly at Zanzibar in Santa Monica and Townhouse in Venice.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Help:Recession Obsession: Tweetin' Chinese Tacos On Wheels )〕 Both kept their day jobs, working after regular business hours to get Don Chow up and running.〔〔 When the truck transitioned to a full-week schedule in October 2009, Ernie Gallegos was hired to manage a cook to take over for Lau and Lie. With Gallegos’ guidance, Don Chow was able to establish regular operations.〔 Sales took off after Guy Fieri sampled Don Chow’s fusion fare on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on June 21, 2010.〔 Earlier that year, Don Chow had been recognized on NBC's Food Truck Week on the truck’s first birthday: April 22, 2010, and Dominic Lau was interviewed by Kurt Knutsson, "Cyberguy" for KTLA in May.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Food for All - Don Chow Tacos )〕 As its popularity continued to grow, Don Chow was featured on a segment for National Taco Day on KTLA on October 4, 2010.〔 Don Chow Tacos and owner Lau were featured on the Cooking Channel's show "Easy Chinese" hosted by Ching-He Huang in June 2012. The episode focused on late night street food. Lau prepared one of Don Chow's signature dishes, the Chinese BBQ Pork taco, while Huang prepared a spicy oyster omelet "Taco". In July 2013, Don Chow Tacos' owner Dominic had the opportunity to participate on the Lifetime Network's reality competition show Supermarket Superstar. Lau won his episode (Episode 2 Category "Global Cuisine") with the Kung Pao Chicken Chimale and went on to be a finalist in the show's final episode. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Don Chow Tacos」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|