THE 2012 PALM SPRINGS FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL

    SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH 2012

    SPA RESORT CASINO - 401 EAST AMADO ROAD - DOWNTOWN PALM SPRINGS

First-Ever Food Truck Festival Fills Up Palm Springs
TV Chef's Dream Rolls Into Desert For Inaugural Event
KESQ.com, February 4, 2012

Palm Springs Food Truck Festival offers taste tryouts
Nearly 10,000 visit one-day event
MyDesert.com, February 5, 2012

Palm Springs Food Truck Festival is tomorrow
Dine 909, February 3, 2012

Palm Springs Food Truck Festival rolls into valley Saturday
MyDesert.com, February 2, 2012

Palm Springs Food Truck Festival
IE Weekly, February 1, 2012

Some 50 mobile taste-makers'll gather in downtown Palm Springs.
NBC Southern California, February 1, 2012

Food Truck Festival Coming to Palm Springs
KPSP Local 2 News, January 25, 2012

PALM SPRINGS: Food Truck Festival to benefit music programs
InlandSoCal.com, January 18, 2012

Tradition Closes, Palm Springs Trucks, Tripel Brunches
Eater Los Angeles, January 13, 2012

Media personality, event producer, and "Minister of Culinary Awareness", Cliff Young of Out To Eat on KVCR-PBS Television, has brought together over forty gourmet food trucks for the first annual Palm Springs Food Truck Festival taking place Saturday, February 4th from 10:00am to 5:00pm outside the Spa Resort Casino at 401 East Amado Road. The event will feature a number of celebrities and operators from The Cooking Channel's Food Truck Revolution and Food Network programs Eat Street, Tyler Florence's The Great Food Truck Race including "Crepes Bonaparte", "Devilicious", "Border Grill", "Calbi Truck", "The White Rabbit", "Great Balls On Tires", "Ragin Cajun", "Tapa Boy" and season winners, "Grill Em All" among others.

A portion of the proceeds raised at the event will benefit the Palm Springs High School Music programs and Marching Band.

Festival admission is $10.00 general admission. Free entry for children six and under. General admission is from 11:00am through 5:00pm. Dogs are permitted but must be on a harness or leash at all times.

VIP Pass includes: Early admission at 10:00am, Free Beverages from event sponsors booths (water and soda), Entry into the post festival.

There will be a "Meet-n-Greet" mixer at BIRBA from 5:00pm - 7:00pm for VIP Pass holders where vendor awards will be announced. Attendees can mingle with some of your favorite Food Trucks operators and Food Network personalities. There will be a hosted bar and passed hors de veours. VIP attendees will also be entered into drawing for a free weekend in Vegas (a total of 4 will be given away).

The media preview at The Saguaro Hotel in Palm Springs on Friday, February 3rd with comments and program beginning promptly at 2:00 pm featuring Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet. Refreshments will be provided by a number of the vehicles. This is the first opportunity for media to get a peek at the new property on its' opening weekend.