Cinco De Mayo Food Truck Festival

The San Bernardino County Regional Parks Department recently held its first Cinco De Mayo Food Truck Festival at the Cucamongo-Guasti Regional Park. Some of the trucks in attendance included Tornado Potato, Bakery Truck, Mustache Mikes, The Grilled Cheese Truck, Devilicious Food Truck, Me So Hungry, Rolling Sushi Van, and Fresh Street food truck. Kristy Stevens, who helps coordinate events for San Bernardino's eight regional parks said, “The turnout was very good... around twelve hundred were in attendance.” Entertainment for the event included the Copali-Copili Aztec Dancers, St. Mary's Ballet Folklorico and the Original Sacrifice Band. The Copali-Copili Dancers practice traditional Aztec dances originating in Mexico City. After leading a series of high-energy dances, Raymond Ramirez of the Copali-Copili was hungry for “Probably Tacos.” Many of the patrons at the festival gave rave reviews on the food. Howard Weiss, an Ontario-area resident, joked, “Best grilled cheese with asparagus I've had all day. It's nice having something unique that you can't make at home.” Freddy Gonzalez and his family enjoyed grilled cheese and his favorite, the Macho Tornado, which he described as “Potato wedges with chili-cheese.” Attendee Mark Kalland shared, “The dragon rolls were amazing. Best thing I ever had in my life.” Jon Young, who operates the Fresh Street Food Truck, said this was the first food truck festival he had attended. His truck specializes in foods with no chemical additives and he also mentioned that the event is a refuge for small-business owners, “I don't like being told what to do. This is a self-funded operation.” Also provided at the event was a kid's zone with inflatable obstacles courses and a mechanical bull. Sarah Gertmenian, a friend of one of the performers, said the festival was, “Very cute... Very adorable... If they do it again next year, I'll bring my family.” [END] The San Bernardino County Regional Parks Department held its first Cinco De Mayo Food Truck Festival at the Cucamongo-Guasti Regional Park on Sunday, May 4th. The trucks in attendance were Tornado Potato, Bakery Truck, Mustache Mikes, The Grilled Cheese Truck, Devilicious Food Truck, Me So Hungry, Rolling Sushi Van, and Fresh Street food truck. Kristy Stevens, who helps coordinate events for San Bernardino's eight regional parks, said, “The turnout was very good... around twelve hundred in attendance.” Entertainment for the event included the Copali-Copili Aztec Dancers, St. Mary's Ballet Folklorico and the Original Sacrifice Band. The Copali-Copili Dancers practice traditional Aztec dances originating in Mexico City. After leading a series of high-energy dances, Raymond Ramirez of the Copali-Copili hungered for “Probably tacos.” Many of the patrons at the festival gave rave reviews about their food. Howard Weiss, an Ontario-area resident, joked, “Best grilled cheese with asparagus I've had all day. It's nice having something unique that you can't make at home.” Freddy Gonzalez and his family enjoyed grilled cheese and his favorite, the Macho Tornado, which he described as “Potato wedges with chili cheese.” Mark Kalland exclaimed, “The dragon rolls were amazing. Best thing I ever had in my life.” Jon Young, who operates the Fresh Street Food Truck, said this was the first food truck festival he attended. His truck specializes in foods with no chemical additives and he also mentioned how the food truck is a refuge for small-business owners, “I don't like being told what to do. This is a self-funded operation.” Also provided at the event was a kid's zone with inflatable obstacles courses and a mechanical bull. Sarah Gertmenian, a friend of one of the performers, said the festival was, “Very cute... Very adorable... If they do it again next year, I'll bring my family.” [END] The San Bernardino County Regional Parks Department is excited to host their first ever Food Truck Festival on Sunday, May 4th in celebration of Cinco de Mayo. The event will be held at Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park in Ontario, from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Get your grub on with an array of trucks including Tornado Potato, The Grilled Cheese Truck, Devilicious Food Truck, Me So Hungry, and the Rolling Sushi Van. The Bakery Truck of Orange County will be there with some sweet treats and Mustache Mike’s will have their famous Italian ice to cool you off. In addition to the edible delights being offered, the Copalo-Copili dancers will perform in the Aztec tradition at 11:15 a.m. and a performance by St. Mary’s Ballet Folklorico of Redlands will follow at 12:15 p.m. Later in the afternoon, Original Sacrifice Band will be playing two sets at 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. There will also be a kid’s zone with jumpers, an inflatable obstacle course, a mechanical bull and more; for an additional charge. Event admission is $5 per person; kids 3 and under are free. Parking is Free. Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park is located at 800 N. Archibald Ave., Ontario, CA 91764. For more info call (909) 481-4205 or email parks@parks.sbcounty.gov To get information on our other events, visit http://www.sbcounty.gov/parks