Pudding Truck Rolls Jan 31; Son of a Gun's Guest Chef

MEALS ON WHEELS— Carrie Cohen is launching her small batch Pudding Truck on January 31 at Golden Road Brewing from 7-10 p.m. with free samples for anyone who stops by. While flavors and toppings will change seasonally, she's starting out with chocolate, butterscotch, vanilla bean, lemon, espresso, and (vegan) chocolate hazelnut, which can come decorated with a myriad of extras from sea salt to fresh clementine curd. [EaterWire]

MID-CITY— Chef Norman Van Aken (Chef/Director of Restaurants at The Miami Culinary Institute) will prepare a three course lunch at Son of a Gun on January 28 using recipes from his new book, No Experience Necessary: The Culinary Odyssey of Chef Norman Van Aken. The meal, collectively cooked by Van Aken and SOAG owners/chef Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo, begins at noon and costs $40 per person. [EaterWire]

MEALS ON WHEELS— Chefs Eric Greenspan and Roberto Trevino's El Ñosh Jewish-Latin fusion food truck will hits the streets this coming Friday outside Hotel Wilshire from 7 to 9 p.m. Bring on the Yucca Latkes with mango crema and quesadillas with smoked salmon and cream cheese! [ELA]

AROUND TOWN— For Chinese New Year, January 31, 9021Pho will give out "Lucky Money" or assorted gift certificates between $5 and $50 to the first 50 guests at each of their four locations (Beverly Hills, Sherman Oaks, Glendale, Westlake Village). [EaterWire]