Hey, it may be drizzling out there this morning, but don't let that stop you from heading down to Weekly World Central, where Seis Curbside Kitchen is serving up their award-winning food just outside our offices at 3280 E. Hemisphere Loop, just off of Valencia Road between Country Club and Palo Verde Roads.

They'll be here 'til 1 p.m. today, so if you're in the area, swing on by.

This Thursday, January 24, there is another massing of the food trucks. This time at Brookline College, 5441 E. 22nd St. from 11am to 2pm. Here is the list of Food Trucks that have confirmed:

- MaFooco
- Hellfire Pizza Co.
- Jamie's Bitchen Kitchen
- Kadooks!
- Jackie's Food Court
- Chef's Kitchen
- The Chill Shack
- Pin UP Pastries

So if you're in the area, cruse on in for some tasty bites.

If you like helping a good cause, local beer, whisky tastings, cigars, and the 1930s then head on down to Hotel Congress on January 18th. From the Hotel Congress Facebook Page:

The Dillinger Days festivities kick off with a Friday night soiree that recaptures the spirit of the 1930s. “John Dillinger” will start off the night with a quick-draw, gun slinging show on the Club Congress stage. Then, taste premium whiskies, including an award-winning local — Vickers Brothers Whisky from Flagstaff. Borderlands Brewery will also be on hand with tastes of their local made brews. A museum of 1930s memorabilia in Copper Hall plus big band tunes from Kings of Pleasure and music from Duo Vibrato add to the early century vibe.

Proceeds benefit the Greater Tucson Fire Foundation to restore a 1923 American LaFrance Fire Engine — the very engine that responded to the Hotel Congress fire on January 23, 1934.

Also the Cup Cafe will have a Chili bar for noshing between events. Festivities start at 7pm. $20 in advance, $25 at the door.

• The beer taps at Whole Foods at River and Craycroft

You probably missed your chance to be one of the first hundred customers (they received a free baguette), but if you want to check out the new Whole Foods at 5555 E. River Rd. (the northeast corner of River and Craycroft), the wine and beer bar, with nine local beers among other excellent selections (I need to get over there for Odell's Lucene, their chocolate stout nowish) might be reason enough to head over. You can dine on pub food, watch TV and taste the exclusive beer Dragoon made for the store, which was described to me by the store's PR person thusly:

It pours like a porter but is light like an IPA. It is made with hops so experimental they don’t even have a name, just a catalogue number.

If you're not looking to drink and shop, there are other notable and interesting things going on at the new store, including a smoothie bar, an in-store pizza oven and a meat department complete with its own smoker. Smoked meat and beer...Whole Foods, you know the path to my deeply unhealthy heart.

The papered windows, the coming soon sign, and the patient (or not so patient as the case may be) waiting to see what is the restaurant at 50 E. Broadway in downtown continues on. The mastermind behind this place, Patricia Schwabe, spoke with my predecessor back in August here. She revealed that it would be Mexican in general, but not the "typical kind," and was talking about an August opening.

Well we can see that goal was not met. I’ve been in the restaurant world long enough to know this isn’t uncommon. No big surprise. Flash to the present, and I've receive some information, from one of my reliable sources, that the individual hired to be the chef was let go a couple days ago. This made me wonde:. What is going on? Are they going back to the drawing board or did they just find a better candidate? To the Noshphone! (Insert appropriate music here)

I spoke with Schwabe and she informed me that they are shooting for the end of the month or early February to open. She has also settled on a name, Penca. When asked about having a chef, she said that there wasn’t anyone that really held that title, including herself, but that her and her kitchen staff was working as a team to finalize recipes.

So with the release of The Hobbit movie(s), Denny's came up with the Hobbit Menu. Now I'm a big nerd, and fan of all things J.R.R. Tolkien, but I couldn't persuade myself to go eat any of this menu. Well, seems this fella had done it for me, and the rest of us too.

Please enjoy this gatronomical feat. Anyone for second breakfast?

So I gave my opinion of the experience I had at the semi new Black Crown Coffee Co. here. There were a few things I had mentioned needing improvement. I recently received this from the owner.

Hey Jerry, 

My name is Scott, I am the owner of Black Crown Coffee Co. I saw the article you wrote on Tucson weekly and was sad that you had an undesirable experience. I took your feedback to heart. We now have mugs in the shop, and we have more on the way (a larger mug option), if you prefer your drink in one we can make that happen for you, just ask. I have also linked a detailed description of what beans we are currently carrying in the shop. I am working hard to make sure that my employees have a good knowledge of where our coffee comes from and the flavor profiles associated with them, I hope on your next visit your experience is better.

This is good, very good. I’m impressed and it warms my heart that people can change. I’ll be back, Scott.

As I had mentioned here, the Healthy Iron Chef Competition went down this weekend at the Arizona State Home Show...and the winner is Chef Albert Hall of Acacia, who came out victorious against a field of five other chefs competing for the title. Congratulations!

I reported a few weeks back that Create Café and Catering at 4660 E. Camp Lowell Drive had “closed” the café side and was now only doing catering operations. Along with that the previous owners told me something/someone new would be moving in — and according to a new liquor license that has been filled for that location, that someone is working under the name Relish Kitchen and Wine Bar.

We mentioned a few days ago that Exo Roast Co. (403 N. 6th Ave.) had a run of bad luck and announced that it would be closed until further notice. Well, their luck has changed. They are back open this morning, per their Facebook page. This is good news for me, because it is one of those mornings and I really can use some coffee.