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Foodiepalooza! The First Laguna Beach Food Truck Fest Is a Smash Hit

Saturday's event brought out the crowds, who sampled from a variety of cuisines on wheels.

Saturday was a beautiful sunny day in Laguna Beach. Food trucks arrived in the canyon parking lot of and at 11 a.m. for the First Annual Laguna Beach Food Truck Festival, benefiting the Children's Hospital of Orange County Foundation. The event was hosted by the Gorjana and Griffin Foundation.

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Food Truck Fest participants included the Lime Truck, Panfiniti Food Truck, The Flip Truck, Dogzilla, Chunk-n-Chip and Morsels Bakery Truck, all offering delicious food and deserts, while Wild Poppy's all-organic juices, wine and beer was offered by Laguna Culinary Arts.

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Lucky raffle prize winners received items like paddle board lessons from .

Families from all over Orange County came out to enjoy the day and tastings from the most popular food trucks of Southern California, making it an extremely successful turnout for this first-time event for Laguna Beach.

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