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There’s A Minor League Baseball Team Called The Tacos

At least for one night, the Fresno Grizzlies will be known as The Fresno Tacos. The Houston Astros affiliate will adopt a name change and sport some certified-awesome taco apparel.

The P.R. move is to help support and promote the Grizzlies’ fifth annual “Taco Truck Throwdown,” where 25 taco trucks will park outside the Grizzlies’ stadium, and are expected to serve over 30,000 tacos.

The event, as well as an actual baseball game, will take place on Aug. 6th, which is sadly not a Tuesday. Get it… Taco Tuesday? Never mind… here’s a taco hat.

[link, via mashable]

The Kwik-E-Mart Food Truck Is Rolling Into SXSW

Who needs the Kwik-E-Mart? Music and tech-craving hipsters doooooo!!! A mobile version of Springfield’s go-to convenience store will be rolling into SXSW this year. Complete with storefront graphics and Apu, the truck was created to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Kwik-E-Mart’s first appearance on The Simpsons.

Now, here’s the tricky part… The ‘food truck’ will not be offering expired hot dogs and after-dinner burritos, but rather free Squishees and demos of the new Simpsons World app. Thank you, come again.

[via The A.V. Club]

The Muppets’ Swedish Chef and Gordon Ramsay Have A Food Truck Battle

When the bumbling incoherent, Swedish Chef, faces off with yelly blonde chef, Gordon Ramsay, in a food truck battle — the results are what you might expect. A thorough mess is made, and a new Muppets movie is successfully promoted. Bork, bork…

Nice, but still not one of the Best Muppet Food Moments of All Time.

[link, via Nerdist]

This Is Now The World’s Most Expensive Burger

Well, that didn’t take long. After Foodiggity reported on the world’s most expensive hamburger — mere hours ago — we received an onslaught of emails and comments disputing Serendipity’s claim of being the world’s most expensive hamburger. Enter the $666 Douche Burger.

Created by 666 Burger, a NYC food truck, the Douche Burger is more than double the price of Serendipity’s entry, with a fraction of the pretentiousness. A foie-stuffed, gold-leaf-wrapped Kobe patty is topped with caviar, lobster, truffles, Gruyere melted with Champagne steam, and BBQ sauce made using Kopi Luwak coffee. If you’re wondering why Kopi Luwak coffee is such a luxury item, perhaps it’s best not to know.

And, according to 666 Burger… “[The Douche Burger] may not taste good, but will make you feel rich as f*ck.” I’ll have two.

[link, thanks 666 Burger]

The World’s Smallest Food Truck

Perhaps to save space, gas, or all of the above, Austin-based restaurant Verts has launched a food ‘truck’ using a Smart Car. And if you guessed that the mobile Verts would serve sliders or small plates to reflect the car’s diminutive stature, you’d be wrong. Verts actually serves adult portions of Berlin-inspired kebap, after extending a service tent from the hatchback.

[via Eater]