Meal On Wheels

Anyone that knows me is well aware that I have a major obsession with food trucks. Always on the search for something new and fabulous, I become giddy when I spot a new “meal on wheels”. Luckily, I live in Los Angeles which is absolutely packed with all kinds of food truck fare.

My most recent obsession happens to be Rosa’s Bella Cucina. A little sample of what’s on the menu: AH-MAZING arancini balls (savory Italian rice balls), Italian sandwiches filled with the best imported ingredients like prosciutto, fresh mozzarella, marinated artichokes and roasted peppers, and hot and cold specialty items like eggplant parmigiana and pesto pasta salad. If you get a chance to have one of their zeppoles (donut-type ball with powdered sugar) you will think that you have died and gone to heaven. Mind-blowing stuff here people!

Aside from the fact that the food is to-die-for, Rosa and her brother Rico are a complete hoot. If you live in the LA area and want to hunt them down on the street you can follow them on their Twitter page at Twitter.com/RosaBellaCucina.

Here’s a tidbit of Rosa’s story:

Rosa’s Bella Cucina is generation 2.0 of DePalma Brothers, the Italian delicatessen and caterer that has acted as a hub for the Italian community in northern New Jersey for over thirty years. The Graziano family, natives of Naples, Italy, are known not only for their divine specialty imported foods, but also for imparting an atmosphere of authentic old world Italy.

Their daughter Rosa, with their blessing, is now sharing this same old world Italian tradition with the Los Angeles community with Rosa’s Bella Cucina, an Italian Kitchen & Delicatessen on Wheels!

For the last eight years, Rosa’s Zeppole booth has been one of the most popular booths at the Feast of San Gennaro Hollywood, getting high praise from fellow Italian-Americans like Jimmy Kimmel and Ray Romano.  It’s also been featured on news and TV programs such as VH1‘s Morning Show, 97.1 amp radio with Carson Daly, KTLA-Morning news with Allie MacKay, Good Day LA-FOX,  and recently featured on The Cooking Channel’s “EAT STREET.”

As always, I’m WIDE OPEN to hear your recommendations on any food trucks that you’ve discovered. And if you know of any candy or cupcake trucks, bring ’em on!