Things to Do in Yucca Valley

More than 50 food trucks will roll in from all over Southern California this year for the Palm Springs Food Truck Festival, a culinary event organized by Cliff Young of PBS' Out to Eat. Participants range from Oooh La La Crepes to Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs, a truck specializing in encased meats such as cilantro-infused duck sausages or Zonker Stout Habanero Cherry Buffalo brats. Festival-goers can also snack on free samples, sip brews in a beer garden, or digest to the beat of live music.

Curated by Cliff Young, host of KVCR’s Out to Eat, the Palm Springs Craft Beer Conclave gathers Southern California’s most esteemed brewers for a festival that celebrates the rising art of craft beer brewing. Beer makers ranging from Escondido’s Stone Brewing Company to San Diego’s Karl Strauss Brewing Company hawk more than 100 types of brew in hopes of capturing the festival's coveted People’s Choice Award. When not busy voting on their favorite suds, visitors break for bites from local food trucks or boogie to the beat of live bands and DJs. The festival also honors the craft of everyday brewers with a homebrew competition, giving amateurs the chance to show off their latest batches or the subliminal messages they coded into their labels.