Since I've recently become single, I find myself going places and doing things that I normally wouldn't do all in the name of meeting women. This usually means after a long tiring day of work I'll force myself to visit a bar or a party that I normally wouldn't go to. The most recent of these events was when my work hosted a networking event called "Girls in Tech". As you might have guessed, it's for women in the tech industry.
When I first heard we were hosting this event my first thought was "Oh God, am I going to have to help set it up?" Then, I decided that I wasn't going to go until I found out two things. The first was the promise of free alcohol and the second was that there would be many girls, in tech. Now I'm in the tech industry so I figured this would be a gold mine to use my newly realized skills of seduction. I could say things like "so, um, are you in the tech industry?" and "sooo, what's the deal with dialup? Am I right?"
The night came and after about 15 minutes they ran out of alcohol... This should never happen at a networking event. Liquor is the key that opens the door to networking. After talking to a few women – I was really happy because I got all their numbers and they seemed interested in me. Then it dawned on me that, of course, they were friendly and gave me their numbers, this is a networking event. After realizing this sad truth I was ready to leave but then a co-worker ran inside and said, "There's a taco truck outside bringing in food!"
When the tacos were placed on the table my eager co-worker and I rushed over and picked up 3 tacos. The truth is I was expecting not very good tacos, I mean if the organizers thought they only needed 3 bottles of vodka for 150 people then why would they hire a delicious taquerista? (I just coined that term, it's like a barista who works in a taco truck or taqueria, feel free to use it freely.)
I took a bite of the chicken taco first. One thing that you should know about me is I like to eat the worst thing first and the best thing last, unless the temperature is in question. These tacos were already lukewarm so I decided, definitely, worst first.
The chicken taco was really good. Next was a taco that looked like pork. This one was really good. Like really, really good. It was very sweet but to balance it out, it was also very spicy. Finally, was a taco that looked like it was beef. This one was amazing! The thing that struck me about these tacos was that the flavors didn't seem like traditional Mexican taco flavors. I'm not used to post modern tacos so this took me by surprise. I needed to find out more about these tacos so I found the name and googled it (after all, it was a tech networking event).
It turns out that these tacos are from a place called Kogi BBQ, which happens to be Korean tacos. That simply means it's Korean food in taco form. The beef one was Korean Short Rib. They also have a Chicken Quesadilla w/ Sesame Leaf and Pomegranate, Vegan Sesame Taco w/ Asian Pear and Pomegranate & Kogi BBQ Pork Hot Dog with Homemade Korean Ketchup.
The thing that really makes this taco truck amazing is that they've embraced the internet. They have a beautifully designed website but the real gem is their Twitter. You can find out where they're located by checking out Twitter. Hopefully next time I visit the Korean taco truck I'll meet some hot women. That's called killing two birds with one Korean Short Rib Taco.
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