Blog- Thoughts from the English Retreads pit crew on life, being green and eco-friendly and on our products

At last! The traveling street food phenom has arrived in Boulder and Heather and I have been going digital to figure out where to get our lunch.  Because lunch is on the move, and—we hope—coming to a neighborhood near our office.

Two new additions to the Boulder foodie scene are Comida and StrEat Chefs. Both use Facebook pages and Twitter feeds to provide their hungry fans with the daily skinny on where to find their trucks. Each are supplying our neck of the woods with delicious, fresh, ethnic treats that can’t be found anywhere else in Boulder for such terrific prices.

Comida is the reigning queen of mobile “traditional Mexican food using the freshest ingredients and artisanal preparation methods.” Who would have guessed that the slow food movement could be taken on the road. It’s genius! Plus, the truck is hot pink which makes it more fun that toting a cool retro lunch box.

Their flavor combinations are out of this world.  Heather is still raving about a meal she had the other day that blew her away. She thinks Comida is making the cleanest, most delicious food in town.

Become a fan of Comida on Facebook or follow their Twitter stream to see what’s cooking today.

As for StrEat chefs, Boulder’s Top Chef Hosea Rosenberg, (winner of Top Chef Season 5) has crafted a menu “inspired by street food found across the globe, from alleyways in Bangkok to sand pits on the beaches of Mexico.” And boy has he delivered! Using local ingredients (such as mint from my very own garden), he is turning out tater tots that will quickly become habit forming, roasted corn on the cob that I have more than once made a meal of, and my favorite: a watermelon gazpacho that can be recreated at home and has totally changed my relationship with cold tomato soup.

Find StrEat Chefs on Facebook or follow their Twitter stream to get the 411 on what they’ll be serving where.

Trust us, this delicious bandwagon is worth getting on board. If you are not eating in the Boulder area any time soon, Google “street food” in your town and see if there is something delicious being cooked up near you.

In spite of our best efforts, some of our customers purchase our products without knowing about one of the best things about them: our retreads are built to last and we will guarantee it.

With every bag, wallet, and belt that we make, a bit of rubber is prevented from getting stuck in a local landfill. We feel good about this magic trick and have designed our bags to last, remain useful and have classic timeless designs that you won’t tire of.  Unlike some of the less green manufacturers out there, we have not designed any kind of obsolescence into our products (perceived or actual) because we want our bags to be part of the solution to the waste problem.  Our retreads don’t ever have to end up in the landfill.

To make sure of it, we offer a FREE repair and tune-up service for all our products.  If your Retread suffers a break down, let us know—we’ll give you the skinny on how to get it back into our garage to be repaired. We are experts at working with this material and can make cleaner and stronger fixes than the repair guy you might use for your tailoring needs.

Who would have guessed that this kind of “roadside assistance” was available without membership?