by Ronny | Aug 23, 2012 | event, San Francisco
At GoPago we get our livelihood from local small businesses, good food and the entrepreneurial spirit. Those three things were alive and well this past Saturday between the 20th and 26th blocks of Folsom Street at the 4th Annual San Francisco Street Food Festival. The event was presented by La Cocina, “a non-profit incubator kitchen providing affordable commercial kitchen space and industry-specific technical assistance to low-income and immigrant entrepreneurs who are launching, growing and formalizing food businesses.” We heard amazing stories and tasted some delcious food from across the city. One of our favorites was from Maria of Estrellita’s Snacks. She was an immigrant from El Salvador, who was lucky enough to live right across the street from La Cocina, she wandered in and started a business with $20. She now has packaged yucca and plantain chips, sells tamales and pupusas at the Alemany farmers market and is opening up a restaurant that has already been home to Woody Allen, A-list actors and the rest of the production crew. She told us in Spanish to wait till the movie gets released because her and her restaurant will be making a cameo. The dream was so tangible and actuated that we could taste it! We actually started the food festival a bit early on Friday with the first ever Night Market, it was a bit chilly out but we found comfort in our office neighbor Soup Junkies’ Crab & Tomato Noodle Soup. It’s always surprising how sometimes you wait a while to try great food that is so close by. The next day at the event we had some terrific...
by Ronny | Sep 28, 2011 | event, mountain view
Give back to Mountain View Whisman School District by making Pago purchases. From October 10 through October 23, select Pago merchants are giving schools up to 20% back on every Pago transaction. The Whisman School District includes four preschools, seven elementary schools and two middle schools. Their priorities are: academic excellence, strong community, and a broad worldview. In keeping with these priorities, we invite you, as members of the community, to help give back to your local schools in Mountain View. Baskin Robbins 20% Gelayo Gusto 5% Las Muchachas 10% Lucky 5% NY Pizza 10% Lucky Grant 5% 1 Love Pizza 5% Pearl 5% Bajis Café 5% Quiznos 5% For even more excitement, join us at 1 Love Pizza for a pizza tossing party on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 12 p.m. until 5 p.m. – 2464 West El Camino Real. ...
by Ronny | Sep 28, 2011 | event, mountain view
Give back to Mountain View Whisman School District by making Pago purchases. From October 10 through October 23, select Pago merchants are giving schools up to 20% back on every Pago transaction. The Whisman School District includes four preschools, seven elementary schools and two middle schools. Their priorities are: academic excellence, strong community, and a broad worldview. In keeping with these priorities, we invite you, as members of the community, to help give back to your local schools in Mountain View. Baskin Robbins 20% Gelayo Gusto 5% Las Muchachas 10% Lucky 5% NY Pizza 10% Lucky Grant 5% 1 Love Pizza 5% Pearl 5% Bajis Café 5% Quiznos 5% For even more excitement, join us at 1 Love Pizza for a pizza tossing party on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 12 p.m. until 5 p.m. – 2464 West El Camino Real. ...
