Sumant Pardal in front of India Jones Chow Truck
Photo: courtesy of the truck
When you consider that the streets of India are packed – jammed! – with food carts selling dozens of fast food items, the appearance of a food truck specializing in the cooking of the subcontinent isn't much of a surprise. It's also not surprising to find that the chef behind the India Jones Chow Truck is the ubiquitous Sumant Pardal, creator of Cal-Indian cooking and a restaurateur with a dozen former locations on his resume – remember East India Grill? In this case, he's specializing in the cooking of the Punjab region, including the Indian equivalent of the burrito – the frankie – a paratha wrapped around a variety of meats, cheeses and sauces. He offers plenty of curries as well. But do be warned – if you spill the food on your clothing while doing your street eating, it may leave permanent stains. Indian food is like that. For more information, go to www.indiajoneschowtruck.com or Twitter.
– Merrill Shindler