Street Eats

the tablehopper | 10:26 am | August 3, 2009 | Foodie 411

The street food–loving masses are gearing up for the upcoming San Francisco Street Food Festival from La Cocina and 7×7 magazine on August 22nd. Have you marked it on your calendar? The daylong block party (it will be on Folsom between 25th and 26th Streets from 11am–7pm) is free and open to the public. Each vendor will sell food and drinks, with nothing costing more than $10. Now, about those vendors: you can check out the entire list of who is making bites here, and what they’re making, but I don’t recommend clicking it if you’re hungry.

There will also be a beer and spirits garden, street musicians, street art projects, and a hands-on children’s play area, as well as multilingual services for attendees. The event is a benefit for La Cocina, and is a sister event to the Eat Real Festival taking place in Oakland’s Jack London Square August 28th–30th.

To further build excitement, the Go Game Street Food Adventure kicked off on August 1st. For three weeks, there will be a variety of food-related challenges for you to navigate and show how much you know about the local food scene. Each week of the game will present some missions you (and your team) can complete within the comfort of your own home, and will gradually lead you to actual vendors, festivals, and fairs to complete real-time missions for mega points! Play in teams (easier to eat more food that way!) or on your own! The game will culminate at the Street Food Festival, when the final scores will be tallied.

Marcia Gagliardi writes a popular weekly e-column about the SF dining scene, “the tablehopper.” Subscribe for free at www.tablehopper.com and get it in your inbox every Tuesday. Got news? Email Marcia at taste@sanfrancisco.travel.