"Nothing good happens after 2 a.m." A phrase that sounds like it's sponsored by old people who think the night is over at midnight.
Well, it's 2016 and you can pretty much stay up all night in any city, meet some of the most interesting characters, eat some of the most delicious food, and turn all the way up until the sun comes up.
Foodbeast's very own, Elie Ayrouth, has embarked on a journey like no other, as he has traveled across the country to see what it's like at the wee hours of the night, finding out the world doesn't stop at bedtime.
In the first episode of Tatemade's "All Nighter," Ayrouth made his way around Los Angeles, California, making friends with an actor who pretty much does a perfect Jack Sparrow impersonation, and found out what all the good late-night eats and drinks are.
Being in L.A., the first stop had to be a taco truck.
Santa Rita Jalisco Taco truck, known for its "Pescueso" tacos, AKA chicken neck tacos, got the foodie night started right. There was even a mariachi band chillin' outside of the truck for customers to enjoy some live entertainment. There's even a quick hack for some Rum-filled Horchata.
Bhan Kanom Thai was another notable LA spot, as you can feed your late-night sugar cravings with a plethora of Thai desserts.
When you really get into the late hours, though, Downtown Los Angeles actually has a Chinese food spot that's open until 3 a.m., and that's Won Kok. Definitely a popular spot, especially since you can't find anything else open that late.
It's almost morning, and you have to believe nothing is open at this point, but that's where DK's Donuts comes in. DK's is open 24 hours, and with an array of strange donuts such as their giant croissant donuts, and their Ube Purple Crumb Cake donuts, it's pretty much the perfect way to end any night, or start an early morning. Unfortunately, Elie ruined a perfectly good donut that morning, by letting it wash away at sea, but at least it looked cool.
Sure you'll see some weird things staying up all night, but sometimes it's worth it, at least when donuts and Chinese food are involved.
The series moves on to the east coast, next, as Elie tries out the goodies in Missouri, Philadelphia and even St. Louis.
