Lena Park is an Oakland-based food, culture, and sports writer who has lived in the Bay for over a decade. She covers food trends, pop-ups, restaurant openings, and the Bay Area food scene at large.
Seated on camp chairs or five-gallon buckets, a small group of construction workers in neon orange gather around a low-slung foldout table topped with sealed Tupperware, unopened takeout boxes, and wrapped foil packages.
With cumbia playing in the background, a voice off-camera recites the usual eight-word intro to the group: “You know what time it is… Lunch Check!”…