Fashionable Food: KOGI BBQ

There are a few food items that The Professional loses her damn mind over.

For instance, the wild rice salad from uber-delicious HealthyCA in North Hollywood, CA -- the shadiest little healthy restaurant in all the land.  Don't let it be too late in the day.  That wild rice salad will be gone-dot-com, and The Professional will feel a wave of tragedy wash over her as the counter helper breaks the bad news.

Or her beloved Crystal Clear sparkling water beverage in the Ralph's grocery market downstairs from her home.  Lovingly nicknamed "Peach Water," The Professional has been known to shed a real tear when she arrives to find the shelf barren of said product.

And when Houston's discontinued their Barbecue Chicken Breast from the menu in the early 2000's, she had a sincerely full-out meltdown in the middle of their Century City restaurant.  Her temper tantrum was public, and the waitress was more than a little bit scared.

Recently, The Professional has noticed that she feels that certain kind of special way about the high-fashion rage around Los Angeles: Kogi BBQ.  There are a variety of different reasons as to why it makes sense not to pay these humble trucks much mind -- they are "food trucks" after all, and at first mention , a "Korean Taco" doesn't sound that appealing.  At least not to a closed-minded, picky eater like The Professional.  However, she assures you that the short-rib tacos from the Kogi BBQ truck are absolutely everything heavenly on earth.  Everything.

Unless you've been under a rock or otherwise completely oblivious to trends within food culture, you've definitely heard of Kogi BBQ.  The business and its rock-star owners have enjoyed considerable press and lots of success with their Southern California gourmet trucks, serving fresh fusion food.

The Professional has become such a fan that she once came quite close to a full meltdown when the muthaluvin' po-po pulled up just as she had taken her place on line, citing incorrect permits for that day's visit to her block. She felt a physical desperation and helplessness building in her chest as the truck's staff packed up and headed out.  Then there was the time that the announcement of "No more short-rib!" was called out juuuuuuust as The Professional reached the head of the line.  She was discombobulated and devastated, so she stepped out of line -- feelings officially hurt.

Despite those couple instances, her experience with Kogi BBQ is generally a love-love relationship.  She follows them on Twitter religiously, and feels a gleeful delight when her neighborhood comes up in the rotation.  The Professional suggests that you get your life right by seeking out one of these divine trucks immediatante.  You know her taste is exceptional, so don't ask any questions.  Just hop to it.  The end.