Citywide Pop-Up Food Trucks Celebrates Macao in Los Angeles

(Photos courtesy of Nicole Dimotsis/Femina Phot0)  Citywide Pop-up Food Trucks will showcase the delicious food and deeply layered culture of Macao, China (just south of Hong Kong) in Los Angeles with Interactive Food Experiences on May 29.

 

To acquaint Los Angelenos with this relatively unknown area, the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) is launching a five-day food truck event across Los Angeles on May 29, 2018, to provide an accurate depiction of one of the world’s fastest-growing cultural centers.

The event features authentic, signature food and visuals that the city of Macao, China, will take place at foot-traffic heavy locations across Los Angeles.

A melting pot of cultures, Macao, China was a Portuguese colony for more than 400 years, leading to a unique blend of architecture, people and food rarely found throughout the world. In recent years, the city has become a force within the culinary world with more than 19 restaurants receiving a Michelin star and the city even earning the status of an UNESCO City of Creative Gastronomy.

We are so happy to greet this celebration because of lively, LA community supporter, News Anchor, Sportscaster and TV host, Mario Machado was from “mysterious Macao.” He played himself in “The Breakfast Club” film.  The Pop-up Truck event is an opportunity to know his native city better.

“Much like Macao, China, Los Angeles’ multi-cultural landscape makes it the perfect city to launch this cultural experience to acquaint future visitors to the city,” according to Al Merschen, General Manager for MGTO-USA.

In partnership with Los Angeles-based food truck company,  Roaming Hunger, the event will feature food trucks that showcase two of Macao’s unique culinary offerings: Macanese egg tarts and pork chop buns.

 

Alongside the sampling of Macanese treats, participants will be able to learn about Macao’s history and culture through photos, brochures, and travel information relayed by MGTO representatives. For more information on visiting Macao, China and the Experience Macao Food Truck, please visit visitmacaochina.com.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MACAO TOURISM FOOD TRUCK

May 29: 11 am – 3 pm at Santa Monica Place (395 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CA 90401)

May 30: 11 am – 3 pm at Pershing Square (532 Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90013 at the Farmers Market)

May 31: 11 am – 3 pm at Hollywood & Highland (6801 Hollywood Blvd., in front of the grand staircase)

June 1: 6 pm – 11 pm at The Brig (1515 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291 in the parking lot of The Brig)

June 2: 11 am – 3 pm at Fashion Island (135 Newport Center Dr., Newport Beach, CA 92660 in front of Starbucks and See’s Candies)

ABOUT MACAO, CHINA:

A former Portuguese enclave located on the Pearl River Delta, Macao is the result of a cultural exchange between East and West spanning more than 400 years. Macao is easily accessible from the United States by air and via Hong Kong by ferry.  For more information, visit www.macaotourism.gov.mo.

MACAO NAMED A UNESCO CREATIVE CITY FOR GASTRONOMY:

Last year, Macao received the acclaimed status as a new member city of UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in the field of Gastronomy. The reward is given to those cities with extreme dedication to and innovation in the culinary arts. The designation of Macao as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy adds a powerful international branding to the city’s portfolio that already includes over 20 UNESCO World Heritage Sites and the inscription of the collection of “Chapas Sínicas” (Official Records of Macao During the Qing Dynasty (1693-1886)) on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register. Macao has been an associate member of UNESCO since 1995.