Unfortunately, however, the one in Belmont was much too small (held in a tiny parking lot) and the only people there were there to shop for groceries--no eaters or snackers. The one in Santana Row was a bit larger but no one was eating there either.
The next day, I returned to work and was told by my co-worker that the farmer's market in Cambpell was our best bet because of the heavy foot traffic. So Sunday morning we got up bright and early at 10:30 a.m. (ha, ha) to hit up the farmer's market in Cambpell. When we showed up, the parking lot was nearly full (good sign #1). After we found a space we headed towards Cambpell avenue and were confronted with hordes of people and tons of vendors hawking their goods (good sign #2). Nearly every vendor had customers (good sign #3) even if there were multiple vendors selling the same thing (i.e. fruits and veggies). Best of all, there were only a handful of hot food vendors, including a taco tent, falafel wraps, indian wraps, vietnamese food, and take-home pizza (I guess this doesn't really count since its not cooked and you can't enjoy it there).
We quickly sized up our competition and realized that the taco tent was our closest competitor. We grabbed two taco plates for a tasting. The tacos themselves were well seasoned and passable but nothing special. The rice and beans, flavorless. "Yesss, we got this!" we both thought.
And so, we've mostly decided that Campbell is our number one choice as far as where we'll begin with The Pig. This past weekend during our second tasting, we were given another tip--the farmer's market in downtown Oakland. One of our lovely tasters said that the market is not only busy but very ethnic! A score for our multi-ethnic buns (and postickers..read next blog!). So next weekend, we'll be visiting the Oakland farmer's market and we'll keep ya'll posted on where we finally decide to hawk our buns.
Lastly, during the last two weeks, we've also attended a few food festivals, including the SF food festival--which was waaay too crowded and overpriced. $8 for a freakin' hotdog?? Sorry Jaime, I loved you on Top Chef and I love Absinthe as well but I did not love your hotdog nor did I love its price.
The one great thing about the festival was the fact that it reconfirmed that street food is hot! All the SF hipsters were there in full force for succulent meat on sticks, yummy fried dough, and delicious things in buns. And as much as I dislike hipsters (and the fact that they all wear skinny jeans and funky fedoras and other interesting hats), we need the hipsters as much as they need our food. Also, although Jerry swears that I look nothing like a hipster, more than one of my friends has pointed out that I own more than one pair of skinny jeans and also wear a variety of colorful head decorations. So, am I self-hatin'? Possibly.
To sum it all up, to all you hipsters and non-hipsters alike, we welcome you to bun bar very soon. Please make the trek to Campbell or Oakland or wherever else we may be!
Campbell City Farmer's Market on Cambpell Avenue.
Our (future) competitor... muah ha ha!
SF Street Food Festival on Folsom Street.
Jamie's famous bun is all hype! :(
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