Last week I had the pleasure of going to SXSW for the interactive conference. It’s always interesting when hipsters descend upon hipsters – especially in a hipster town with great food.
To celebrate the best food in Austin on wheels, Foodspotting hosted a street food festival in the heart of downtown Austin. As a nerd who knows that some of the best grub in Los Angeles comes out of a truck (with love!), I knew this was something I couldn’t miss.
Food trucks included: Arancini, Chi’Lantro, Hey Cupcake, Lucky J’s, One Taco, Peached Tortilla and Yume Burger.
The scene:
The real treat of the street food festival was an appearance by Kobayashi, the Hot Dog Eating World Champion – or Kobi, as he is affectionately called by competitive eating and hot dog enthusiasts worldwide. Kobi made his way to every food truck trying one hand selected item.
I was able to catch up with him after he made the rounds:
(loose translations provided by Kobi’s translator)
And which food truck was Kobi’s favorite? The Japajam burger at the Yume Burger truck!
Kobi's favorite - The Japajam burger from the Yume truck. All beef hamburger, Japanese tomato jam, jalapeño jack cheese, fried egg, Japanese BBQ sauce, crispy onion rings
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nerdbread 
Great video! Love his tips:)
Posted by Reformed Foodie | March 22, 2012, 6:29 amThanks! Kobi and his team are really great!
Posted by nerdbreadnerd | March 22, 2012, 6:36 amAustin here I come! Thanks Nerdbread!
Posted by Sami Sam | March 22, 2012, 4:37 pmWoohoo!
Posted by nerdbreadnerd | March 22, 2012, 6:12 pmMake sure you are with people you enjoy when you eat. Best tip of all!
Posted by Katherine Williams (@KMooreWill) | March 23, 2012, 3:13 amAgreed!
Posted by nerdbreadnerd | March 23, 2012, 3:17 amHi! My name is Eric Silverstein and I am the owner of Yume Burger. I noticed that you had a picture of Kobayashi eating one of our burgers. Is there any way you would be willing to send it to me? I would love to use it for marketing purposes. You can reach me at eric@yumeburger.com. Thank you so much in advance for your help. Great post!
Posted by Eric Silverstein | April 2, 2012, 5:50 am