The first food trucks were pulled by horses, which often ate all the ingredients themselves and were forced to earn the money back by arranging fixed races with their friends. Gallop toward savory satisfaction with today's Groupon to the 2012 Palm Springs Food Truck Festival held Saturday, February 4, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. at the Spa Resort Casino parking lot. Choose between the following options:
- For $10, you get two general-admission passes (a $20 value).
- For $40, you get two VIP passes (an $80 value), which include:
- Early admission at 10 a.m.
- Free water and soda from event-sponsored booths
- Entrance to the postfestival Meet-N-Greet mixer
- Entry into drawing for a free weekend to Las Vegas
The 2012 Palm Springs Food Truck Festival, organized by PBS TV–host Cliff Young, beckons patrons of all ages to nibble on varied high-end cuisine from more than 40 of Southern California’s food trucks. The mobile eateries showcase their finest belly fillers throughout the parking lot of the Spa Resort Casino, free of the typical traffic jams and living shopping carts. Great Balls on Tires' experienced Californian chef whips up savory meatballs, and the Mandoline Grill truck transports vegan-friendly Vietnamese fare. Serving the same dishes as its eatery operating since 1963, the Pie N’ Burger truck comforts tongues with traditional American eats.
VIP guests are also awarded added bonuses, including complimentary beverages and entrance to a postfest mingling session with the truck owners, making them feel as cherished as an aloe plant at a fire-walking ritual.
Groupon Says
The Groupon Guide to: Childhood Traditions
New parents may know to feed, shelter, educate, and eventually name their new offspring, but no childhood is complete without the following character-building rituals:
• Crying in a photograph
• Catching fireflies to trap in a jar and secretly read by
• Annually marking a door frame with your height and level of smart-mouthedness
• The unsettling differences of a sleepover at your friend’s house
• Leaving out milk and cookies for Dracula
• Getting shipwrecked and forming an ad hoc society with other cruel children
• Having all your baby teeth removed all at once
• Choosing between Superman and Batman
• Eating an entire gingerbread house
• Birthday disappointment
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