Interview With Daniel Shemtob of The Lime Truck on Winning The Great Food Truck Race

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • September 28, 2011
The Lime Truck boys Daniel Shemtob, Jason Quinn and Jesse Brockman were victorious last Sunday, winning the competition and earning the $100,000 grand prize. We caught Shemtob for a short chat and though he's mum on that whole Korilla scandal, he...
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