Eat Mobile is coming back to OMSI April 27 (Photos)

So, you like food trucks and you like small plates? If you answered yes to both, then Eat Mobile is for you. For a mere $20, you can sample offerings from 50 of the best food trucks in Portland this Saturday at the 5th annual Eat Mobile Food Cart Festival presented by Willamette Week and OMSI. "The important to budget travel is to plan onward. When it comes along to family trips, globetrotting, well-deserved holidays and/or going to see new locations we have never been before, the actuality of expense and budgeting is often in the back of our mind. Planning and spending our travel budget correctly is a consideration for most families. Reducing spending and fees, while still delighting your vacation to its fullest, is the key to confirmed accomplishment and fiscal obligation. Your pocketbook and family will thank you! The thinking behind protecting money while touring is simple: Even if your personal budget is really small, you can still take a break and enjoy life! Simply put, life is just too short to never step out of the door or leaving the homestead! Also keeping in mind that while traveling, regardless of whether on a budget or not, even the smallest of things can all add op to a big vacation or travel charge!..". From ice cream to bahn mi sandwiches, your tongue will never get bored. The food trucks participating are also vying for the coveted food truck prize, the Carty Award. Won by Whiffie Pies the last two years, they appear to be out of the running this year and that means there is a chance for an old or brand new cart to take it home.

So, what can you expect at Eat Mobile? Probably long lines and a lot of yummy noises. While you think there may be more carts on-site than plates you can reasonably eat, here are some reasons you will want to brave the crowds to stuff your face:

You will just be sampling foods (though some carts will have full-size food plates for sale).
You will be walking around eating, getting some exercise and we all know that fresh air makes us hungry.
You are never going to be able to sample so many food trucks in one place at the same time again without driving all over town, except at next years Eat Mobile event.
Its way cheaper than dinner out for the same amount of food.

Eat at your favorite carts, try new ones or hit up the ones you keep saying youll go to and never make it. Food carts are fast making themselves some of the best food you can get in a city. In fact, Portlands food cart scene is so diverse and delicious, it was named the number one place to dine worldwide for street food. Thats pretty amazing considering all the other cities out there known for their food trucks, right?

While youre taking a break from eating (or not), you can watch live food demonstrations and learn a thing or two about how food works. You know, the making it part. You can also leave feeling good about yourself, because OMSI and Willamette Week will have solar generators and compost facilities right there for you. So, even if you leave stuffed to the point you say you will never eat again, you did your part for the Earth in the process.

Beverages are not included in your $20 admission fee, though free samples will be available at the door, and credit cards are not going to be taken at the event, so make sure you bring some cash in your pocket or be prepared to use the ATM on-site (though you'll have to pay a fee). All proceeds from those concessions benefit Mercy Corps Northwest, so even that money is helping out othersand your thirst.

More information:Purchase tickets online at OMSI.edu or the OMSI box office.

For more cool things to do in Portland and beyond that wont kill your budget, find me Facebook, Twitter or my blog: Shereen Travels Cheap.

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