Press Release:

Off the Grid: San Francisco launches Off the Grid: Fort Mason Center in partnership with Fort Mason Center, La Cocina and the SF Cart Project to create an Asian and Latin evening Street Food market, Friday nights at Fort Mason Center.

Key Details-
Soft Launch Date: Friday June 25, 2010
Initial Hours: 5-8 (Expanding to later throughout the summer)
Weekly Date: Fridays from 5pm
Number of Food Vendors: 8-15
Website: OffTheGridSF.com
Event Updates: Off the Grid Facebook Page
Twitter: @sfcarts
Location: Fort Mason Center, Lower Parking Lot Entrance.

(SAN FRANCISCO—June 17, 2010)

Off the Grid: Fort Mason Center was established to create a unique San Francisco night market experience that highlights the vibrancy and culture of Asian and Latin Street Food markets, and provides legal opportunities for food entrepreneurs to showcase their products. Located in the parking lot directly behind the entrance to Fort Mason Center, Off the Grid: Fort Mason Center will feature a rotating list of local artisanal Asian and Latin Street Food vendors selling outstanding food, from a variety of cultural backgrounds, in a uniquely San Francisco setting. Live music will accompany the food, and beer and wine will be available for purchase at the event (for those 21 and over).

“The relationship of farmers, food preparation and community that Off the Grid: Fort Mason Center represents is a legacy of 30 years of operation that Greens Restaurant is pleased to support”, said Annie Somerville (Head Chef Green’s Restaurant).

Participating Vendors:

Peko Peko Catering
El Huarache Loco
Kung Fu Tacos
Chaac Mool
Hapa SF
Seoul On Wheels
Soul Cocina
Onigilly
Azalina’s Malaysian
Global Soul
…and more to come.

#### ABOUT OFF THE GRID: SAN FRANCISCO:
Off the Grid is an event management company whose goal is the establishment of gourmet mobile food markets throughout the Bay Area. Each market seeks to serve delicious food with a free side of amazing music. We work closely with local city governments, parks organizations, and private industry to formalize spaces for mobile entrepreneurs to operate legally and safely so that they can openly and positively contribute to the communities where they serve.

About Fort Mason Center:
Fort Mason Center’s mission is to provide a dynamic waterfront destination for thought-provoking programs, events and organizations which support and reflect the evolving cultural fabric of San Francisco.

About La Cocina:
La Cocina is a ground-breaking busi¬ness incu¬ba¬tor designed to reduce the obsta¬cles that often pre¬vent entre¬pre¬neurs from cre¬at¬ing suc¬cess¬ful and sus¬tain¬able small busi¬nesses. The mission of La Cocina is to cultivate low-income food entrepreneurs as they formalize and grow their businesses by providing affordable commercial kitchen space, industry-specific technical assistance and access to market opportunities. We focus primarily on women from communities of color and immigrant communities. Our vision is that entrepreneurs will become economically self-sufficient and contribute to a vibrant economy doing what they love to do.

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Matthew Cohen-
Founder, Off the Grid: San Francisco
415-425-8444, matt@offthegridsf.com

Pat Kilduff-
Director, Marketing and Communications
Fort Mason Center
415.345.7540, patk@fortmason.org

Leticia Landa-
Programs Manager, La Cocina
415.824.2754×303, leticia@lacocinasf.org

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Andrew Baber 6 26 2010

Video from week 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WoeB6FW16w&hd=1

Vendors included in this week’s video:
Kung Fu Tacos, Peko Peko Catering, Hapa SF, Chairman Bao Truck, Curry Up Now, El Porteno Empanadas

Also at event:
Chaac Mool, Azalina’s Malaysian, El Huarache Loco, Global Soul, Seoul on Wheels, Ogigilly, Soul Cocina

See you next week!

Racquel 9 8 2010

Hi,

How long will this project be going on? I’ve been wanting to attend Off the Grid but my schedule hasn’t allowed me all summer to do so. I’m hoping it will still be up and running till the end of this month. If you can let me know the end date I would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you
Racquel

admin 9 8 2010

OtG at Fort Mason Center will continue through November 18th. All the other OtG Markets will be year round. Look forward to seeing you out at OtG!

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