Cart for a Cause
By Lindsay Jones 
September 28, 2010 
36 Comments
(Before September 30, 2010)
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Last year at this time, I was a tad skeptical of food trucks. Just how good could food be that’s prepared in a tiny space on a moving vehicle? For about a year now, these mini-restaurants on wheels have lined the sidewalks outside most office buildings in LA during lunch and being a curious foodie, I finally decided to get in line. In addition to the crazy buzz around these pop-up eateries, there was one more thing that made me want to grab my lunch from a food truck for the very first time.
While at the office, I received an e-mail that the Cart for a Cause was downstairs with Chef Susan Feniger, owner of Street restaurant, supposedly on board serving up her delicious eats, inspired by street food from around the globe. Being a huge fan of both her food and her fabulous energy as a human being, off I went to purchase my midday meal without a second thought.
When I arrived at the truck, my co-worker explained that we (POM Wonderful) were one of the companies who sponsored this truck, which was created to help support the St. Vincent Meals on Wheels program. Every Tuesday the cart rolls out featuring a well known LA chef, offering incredible lunches for just $10. By purchasing your lunch, you also feed one homebound senior citizen for the entire day. Clearly I’d chosen the right truck for my first mobile food experience.
Since then, I’ve eaten from many a food truck, some great, some lackluster, but Cart for a Cause is always my first choice if I see it on the street. The food never disappoints nor does the feeling you get from knowing you’ve helped feed someone in need. This story felt like the perfect post for my first contribution to AppetiteforGood. Enjoy the video and make sure to search out this philanthropic food truck on Tuesdays in Los Angeles.
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(Before September 30, 2010)
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Welcome to the team, Lindsay! Great post and I love the video — hope to see more!
Thanks! Videos are so great and I just love this eat well do good concept!
Awesome job, Lindsay! Love it!
How amazing! Next time in LA I’m hunting this truck down.
It really is an amazing truck! You cannot get food from chefs like this for $10 anywhere else!
Excellent presentation Lindsay. That looked like a great falafel sandwich.
Awesome Job! Keep it up!
Thanks very much chef!
Thanks everyone for the kind comments! It was a fun project and I just think the Cart for a Cause is a genius idea! Great food, great people, great cause
Love it.
Nice job Linsay!Great video, and that sandwitch looks so yummy!
This is such an amazing cause. City Meals on Wheels is able to always recruit top talent to support! Including Lindsay for this wonderful coverage! This cart for a cause is such an innovative way to raise funds for a worthy cause. It’s awesome!
Awesome Job Lindsay! It’s my first time here and I really like how you convey it. I’m going to post it on my FB page
Thanks so much Tanantha
Awesome cause with great reporting and
video……….looking forward to future
video’s by Lindsay on appetiteforgood!!!
Thanks Madison!! I appreciate the comment and I hope to produce many more videos to come
Cool video Lindsay. It’s great to hear a food truck supporting an ever better cause. I’ll be looking out for it in my neighborhood!
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Thanks Scott! I love the blog e-mails you send … hope we can work together in the future!
What a great idea – it seems there’s many a collision of worlds here – food for a good cause, sponsored by the company you work for Lindsay and helping people out, whilst also producing delicious food. That’s a win, win, win, win !
I agree! Win win all around
I love it when good things collide.
The true Q remains: now that POM isn’t so officially “wonderful”, should it still be served by Cart for a Cause?
BTW, this is such an AWESOME mashup of shills. Food blogger writes for blog-with-a-cause. Food blogger holds social media position at POM. POM sponsors a food truck operated by non-profit. Writer interviews said non-profit truck for blog-with-a-cause. ** BRAIN EXPLODES **
Well the Cart for a Cause would have been great story to cover no matter the sponsors and I have to say this was shot before any of this media buzz was happening … I feel POM is definitely still very Wonderful!
If you want to read POM’s side of the story check out http://bit.ly/9HQvri
Thanks for your comments!
Any reason to promote a good cause is a good reason
Cart for a Cause is a wonderful and worthy cause. Citymeals on Wheels assists homebound elderlys and delivers meals to them. I think its extremely admirable what Cart for a Cause is doing. I hope they expand to NYC chapter of Citymeals on Wheels.
I agree Patrick!
Hi, i just had a visit to Lubenon and ate a lot of falafel there and i love it… i loved your video..
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Hi Yesim,
Just checked out your blog! Wonderful … those Falafel looks to die for – http://bit.ly/bB5Qs1
Tx Lindsay..
That’s a great and unique food truck!
Isn’t it? I think other food trucks should take a hint … yummy and good for the soul and humanity!
Great job on the video. Well edited and spoken! I wish I was in LA on Tuesdays – I’d love it if they came to Orange County. I’m always happy to see people taking care of the elderly. And a $10 sandwich to boot is a win-win. I’ll keep an eye out.
Thanks for commenting … videos are really fun but a ton of work … worth every late night editing session though!
Cheers!
oh wonderful! i’m hoping to eventually start having videos on my blog as well! i love the food truck! Such a great cause!
Yes, videos are really great … I attended the International Food Blogger Conference in Seattle this year and “vlogs” are definitely top of mind with many bloggers. I’m sure they’ll be trending soon!
LOVE the video! Great job!
Muchas Gracias Alison!! I love your site BTW … back to basics
The video is great, hope you’ll post more in the future.
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