Second City signoff, ice cream to Goat Hill, GF bakery spinoff, and other dining news
Food Truck In Reverse: It’s not unusual for food truck operators to transition their business to a brick-and-mortar location, but somewhat less common for the opposite to happen. That process has occurred at Manhattan House, which closed a few weeks ago. Former chef-owner Juan Torres has taken his act on the road with a food truck called Pasta Selvatica, a name that translates to “wild pasta.” (I assume this tastes different from tame or feral pasta in some way, but he was busy so I couldn’t get details.) The selection is more limited than when Juan had a full kitchen, but the crab and pea ravioli and olive oil cake I tried were as good as ever. No word on what will move into the location on MB Boulevard by PCH yet… The Pasta Selvatica truck in the Manhattan House Parking lot. Photo by Richard Foss And in forward: Creamy Boys Ice Cream started as a food truck, or rather, a food trailer. They’ve moved into the former Rinaldi’s location in Goat Hill, serving New Zealand-style ice cream. That’s a mix of fruits and other ingredients whipped into ice cream that’s made to order, a style invented on a berry farm in the antipodes. This is a burst of life in a development that is slated to…
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