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Fox Pizza Bus on KTLA

mike — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 02:47:20 +0000

We got the opportunity to visit the KTLA set yesterday for the morning news with Roaming Hunger to show off some of our wood fired food. Check out the video above!

‘Eating R Words’ Series

mike — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 07:57:31 +0000

A few weeks ago we were invited by our friend (and Fox Pizza Bus resident pickler & preserver) Kevin West of Saving the Season and West Sweet Preserves to be a part of the ‘Eating R Words‘ series at the Taylor de Cordoba Gallery in Culver City. The discussion was titled ‘What We Talk About When We Talk About Food’ and went over the various trending words being thrown around in foodie culture these days like “local,” “sustainable,” and “artisan.” Because what do those words really mean anyways and are the establishments who use them actually serving local, sustainable, artisanal food? Is it possible for businesses to expand while staying true to their roots? We feel that it is an important discussion to have in bringing awareness to the popular buzz words of the minute, weed out the posers (Domino’s Artisan pizza anyone?) and highlight our community members who are actually dedicated to the cause.

Sourcing food locally, as in food grown in and around Los Angeles County and Southern California, requires additional steps for food establishments to take. We visit 2-3 farmers markets per week to stock up on all our produce and shake the hands of the people growing the food we serve. This takes time but is certainly worth it to provide the best tasting and quality ingredients to our customers. There is no distributor in the world that would give us an extra basket of veggies because they think it would be tasty on a pizza-but our farmers do! And we love them for it! We support small farms and ranches that use organic and sustainable practices meaning they take the steps to responsibly grow on their land (use of water, composting, not exhausting animal herds, etc.). Farmers and ranchers have an extremely tough, labor intensive job and more light needs to be shed on these amazing people who populate the farmers markets around town.

Here are some photos from the event:

All photos © Alex de Cordoba. http://www.taylordecordoba.com/

For information on upcoming ‘Eating R Words’ events, check out their website.

4th of July BBQ Packages

mike — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:09:50 +0000

Let us take care of your 4th of July holiday festivities! We make all these goodies from scratch using only local, organic and sustainable ingredients including pastured meat and free-range chicken. Wood fired bbq delivered straight to your door-all you need to remember is the beer!

ENTREES (Choose 1)

BBQ Beef Sandwiches on Homemade French Rolls

with Pickled Onion, Avocado & Sliced Tomato

Wood Oven Roasted Brick Chickens with Maple Bourbon Glaze

SALAD

Summer Farmer’s Market Salad

SIDES (Choose 3)

Deviled Egg Potato Salad

Boston Style Baked Beans

Crunchy Broccoli with Creamy Vinaigrette

Pasta Salad with Summer Vegetable Italian Vinaigrette

DESSERT*

Summer Stone Fruit Hand Pies

Chocolate Bread Pudding

PACKAGES INCLUDE:

1 Entree Choice, Salad and 3 Side Options

Compostable Plates, Utensils & Napkins for all your guests

$225

Feeds 8 Adults

Add 1 Dessert Option for $6 per person

Free Delivery within 15 miles of our Downtown Los Angeles location. Deliveries can be made Tuesday evening on July 3rd or the morning of July 4th.

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Happy Father’s Day!!

mike — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 17:56:09 +0000

Bourbon Smoked Chicken

mike — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:53:51 +0000

Check out Chef Fox‘s recipe for Bourbon Smoked Chicken using Maker’s Mark here. Cheers!

Pizza Pizza!

mike — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:06:11 +0000

A little taste of what we’ve been serving up the past couple weeks…

The Fox on TODAY in LA

mike — Tue, 29 May 2012 08:18:34 +0000

Last week we had the pleasure of joining NBC Los Angeles’ TODAY in LA crew to cook up wood fired biscuits & gravy and brunch pizzas while giving a little tour of our double decker “unicorn” as we call it. We had so much fun meeting all the wonderful people on set and hanging out with Mekahlo Medina. You can check out the full story here (‘Supersized Food Truck Stays Local, Sustainable’), or check out the video of all of our segments above.

Thanks NBCLA!

Sunrise at the NBC Lot!

Altadena Farmers Market

mike — Tue, 29 May 2012 07:56:53 +0000

We are really excited to be participating in the new weekly Altadena Farmers Market starting this Wednesday, May 30th from 3-7! It will take place in the amazing Loma Alta Park-right next to the Altadena Community Garden-where there are picnic tables, shady trees and lots of space to put out a blanket, kick back & enjoy the scenery. There are going to be awesome local farmers, coffee roasters, urban farmers, food artisans and many other awesome members of the SoCal community. We will be serving up seasonal wood fired pizzas in addition to other entrees and sides showcasing ingredients from that day’s market! Follow them on Facebook for more information-we hope to see you there!

Where: 600 West Palm Street, Altadena, CA

When: Every Wednesday from 3-7

We’re Getting Around…

mike — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:13:08 +0000

Thank you to everyone who has joined us streetside for wood fired eats over the past couple weeks as we have been rolling out in stealth mode! We have had a blast getting to know so many people in the LA food community and are so thankful for all of our amazingly awesome friends and vendors who have helped us in our re-launch. As a small, family owned catering company (no we are not a part of Fox News or 20th Century Fox-the family name just so happens to be Fox), we really appreciate all the love and support! The man behind the bus, Chef Mike Fox, has always been dedicated to local, organic and sustainably sourced ingredients in his work and we take this philosophy very seriously. Working with local farms and butchers who support local ranches, we know exactly where all of our food comes from in true farm-to-table style. We make everything from scratch and serve up made-to-order pizzas streetside made possible by our super hot wood burning oven that cooks up pizzas in 2 minutes.

If you haven’t taken a peak at our catering information, do it! We offer catering 2 ways: Street Style & Party Style for all of your event needs. Specializing in wood fired food & cooking applications, we also provide Wood Fired Oven Cooking Classes and work with Chicago Brick Oven and Belgard Hardscapes for Wood Fired Oven demonstrations. If you are interested in putting a wood fired oven in your home or backyard let us know!

Here are a few photos from a really fun event we were a part of celebrating Bravo TV‘s show ‘The Wedding Party‘ starring LA wedding planner (and one of the nicest people we know) Kristin Banta of Kristin Banta Events:

Don’t forget to check out our weekly schedule here! See ya soon!

Parallel Parking The Fox

mike — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:24:26 +0000

You may not believe it, but The Fox is a lean, mean, driving machine. Yes, it can pull off a U-turn (on some streets), navigate the Hollywood Hills, get into the Rose Bowl, or Paramount Studios for that matter. The man behind the Fox Pizza Bus, Chef Mike Fox, is also the driver and has gotten quite good at driving these buses since The Fox arrived in the US in June 2009. Check out him parallel parking the bus downtown Los Angeles: