Taco. Speedo. What's Comin' Out of Your Burrito?

Sushi burrito.  You heard me.  Sushi.  Burrito.  You may have seen "Inception."  But have you ever tasted a dream within a dream?  

Thanks to Jogasaki Burrito, you too can get your culinary Chris Nolan on.  And, if you add Ambien into the mix, you might just be able to eat a dream within a dream within an actual dream.  

Jogasaki’s shiny new food truck is now wandering the roads of L.A., serving sushi burritos to the masses.  I went with the Jogasaki Burrito #1 – generous portions of BBQ eel, spicy tuna, crab, avocado, cucumber, and rice all burrito’ed up in a soy wrapper (or flour tortilla if you prefer).  It’s crisp, refreshing, filling, and (shockingly) makes for less messy eating than sushi or a burrito.

Now that TruxMap and RoamingHunger have taken my truck stalking (and writer’s block) to a whole new level, I can take comfort in knowing Jogasaki’s precise location at any given meal time.  But, in truth, I’m thinking about latching on to its bumper and straight Marty McFlying my way around town to ensure it never leaves my sight.

If the happy love child of Asian and Mexican cuisines kicked off the L.A. food truck frenzy, then why shouldn’t the latest Asian-Mexican hybrid bite carry the torch for the next lap?

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• WHAT: Sushi burritos from Jogasaki Burrito (website in the works)
• WHERE: Wherever the truck happens to be (stalk it here!)
• WHEN: Lunch and/or Dinner time
• $$$: Menu items $3 to $8

When Crack Isn't Wack

We all have that friend, that mysterious incredible friend, who somehow exists on a far cooler and more awesometown level than we do. It seems that wherever they are there’s an ongoing party, that everything is just better in their presence. The only problem is they’re elusive – only dropping into our lives at exactly the moment we need them most. For Cameron Frye, it was Ferris Bueller; for Mark Zuckerberg, it was Sean Parker; for me, it’s the Comfort Truck.

I discovered the Comfort Truck one memorable lunchtime on Wilshire Blvd. and have been searching it out ever since – even buying an iPhone app simply to find out where it is at any given moment. Chef Brian Hill, of the fascinating sounding Food Network show “Celebrity Chefs of Beverly Hills,” runs a tight truck that serves up the tastiest chicken and beef sliders this side of the galaxy, outfitted in several different varieties of flavorful wonderfulness. There are also chicken wraps and wingettes, along with their infamous Golden Fried “Crack” chips –so named because Mary J. Blige declared them more addictive than Nancy Reagan’s number one enemy. And yes, this is one case where Crack isn’t Wack – despite what Whitney Houston may have declared.

The only problem is that once you’ve tasted Comfort Truck deliciousness, you too will become obsessed with tracking down what obscure and distant location the Comfort Truck has ventured to today. But, like Bueller for Cameron, like Parker for the Zuck, the Comfort Truck always makes it worth your while.

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• WHAT: Amazing delectables at The Comfort Truck
• WHERE: That’s a damn good question. Follow their twitter for hourly updates.
• WHEN: Normally Monday-Saturday, 11 AM until late.
• $$$: Sliders are 2 for $5, “Crack” Chips are $2. 

Intimate Comedy Will Melt Your Heart

In the basement of a comedy store the last thing you’ll hear is laughter. Quiet reverence for a poster of 1970’s Spiderman sporting an afro maybe, but not laughter.

Well bite me with a radioactive spider, because what I thought I knew about subterranean hilarity has been shattered. Every single Wednesday, the most talented joke-crafters of our time gather in a cozy room at the back of Meltdown Comics and dispense joy to an eager crowd.

I’m talking about some of the heaviest hitters in the game, like Maria Bamford, Aziz Ansari and Brian Posehn, as well as comedians that will undoubtedly be stars in the future: Kyle Kinane, Matt Braunger, Moshe Kasher, and TJ Miller (from every single movie made last year). The Meltdown is hosted by two of the funniest guys to ever grace a stage, Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani. The last time I saw Kumail, I laughed so hard people thought I was a cheese addict. Sitting shoulder-to-shoulder with other comedy aficionados and wiping tears from your eyes will make you feel like you're in some sort of comedy speakeasy.

All this for 8 bucks?! Sign me up! BUT WAIT! Hold your dark horses folks, because there’s FREE BEER! That’s right I said it, all you can drink beer with the purchase of a ticket! Just don’t forget to tip your bartender and not be that guy.

Planning on drinking on an empty stomach? I sure hope not, because a variety of FOOD TRUCKS line the street every week. Vietnamese-American fusion, cupcakes, pick-up, you name it. If you wanted to put a cupcake in a burrito and turn it all into a smoothie, you could probably make it happen outside this show.

If you drank yourself silly and listened to comedy alone it would be depressing, but combine those activities with other people and you have a recipe for fun! Next Wednesday, head to the Meltdown for hilarity AND free beer AND delicious food AND dope posters! You’ll be happier than Baby Stand-up Comedian Batman.

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• WHAT: Comedy, beers, and eat-em'-ups at the Meltdown Show
• WHERE: 7522 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046
• WHEN: Every Wednesday at 8:30 PM
• $$$: $8.00 for comedy and unlimited beers