Gourmet fast food at Street Feast – in pictures
As big business begins to sniff around the booming street food scene, photographer Alex Sturrock visits one of London’s hottest venues, Street Feast in Dalston, to sample the wares
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U.S. Food Trucks Announces Opening of New “Fly-By Food Park”
DALLAS, TX - U.S. Food Trucks is opening a new food truck park in Dallas called “Fly-By Food Park” located at 2500 W. Mockingbird Lane Dallas, TX.The “Fly-By Food Park” grand opening event will occur Friday, June 28, 2013 and Saturday, June 29, 2013 from 5 to 9 p.m. Before the grand opening event, U.S. Food Trucks will host preview weekends Friday, June 14 and 21, 2013 and Saturday June 15 and 22, 2013 from 5 to 9 p.m.
Entrance to “Fly-By Food Park” is free for customers. The new food truck park will feature a rotating array of gourmet food trucks and will serve dinner on Fridays and Saturdays from 5 to 9 p.m. Beer and wine will be available for purchase during operating hours.
Food trucks that will regularly be in rotation at the “Fly-By Food Park” include, but are not limited to:
- Eat Jo Dawgs
- Little Greek
- Tutta’s Pizza
- Oink and Moo
- Parrot Icce
- Crazy Pig
- Enticed
- The Butcher’s Son
- The Lab of The Streets
- Entertainment provided by the Durty Laundry Truck
“We’re very excited to open our new food truck park in an up and coming area in Dallas,” said Jamie Lang, Director of U.S. Food Trucks. “The food truck scene is really ramping up here in Dallas, and we will continue to strive and help entrepreneurs get started with their food truck business by providing them with the necessary means to become successful.”
The participating food trucks will serve food with picnic tables in front of a newly renovated building owned by J. Small. Guests will have the option to dine in an air conditioned indoors, on the patio style outdoors, or just fly by for some take out for the family. The “Fly-By Food Park will also feature live entertainment.
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Bristol street food festival returns to St Nick’s Market tonight – Bristol24
St Nicholas Market plays host to another evening of Bristol’s street food festival tonight, with visitors being invited to sample gourmet food markets.
The StrEAT Food Collective and St Nicholas Market are hosting the second of three scheduled night markets in a bid to drive people to visit the Old City.
The first event on Corn Street was rated a success after all the street food vendors and a pop up bar by craft brewers BrewDog sold out before 9pm.
Tom Selway, president of Bristol Junior Chamber, said: “Street food culture brings an international energy and is something new and exciting. Bristol Junior Chamber is totally supportive of this independent and entrepreneurial grass roots movement.”
StrEAT will host a further pilot market and, if successful, the night market will be rolled out on a weekly basis. St Nick’s traders are being invited to stay open and local businesses will be encouraged to showcase themselves at the next event.
For more information on locations and to read the blog visit www.streatfoodcollective.com
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Lulu’s Sidewalk Bistro Is the New Food Cart in Montpelier
If you’ve used Canus Goat’s Milk skin-care products, you can thank Andree Falardeau, who started the business in Montréal in the mid-1990s. It had international distribution by 2000, when Falardeau moved to the Mad River Valley.
Now Falardeau, who recently sold Canus after 15 years at the helm, is trying a new business — food. Her dream, she says, was always to open a pub or tapas restaurant. For now, having observed the growing trend of food trucks and carts in larger cities, Falardeau has decided to defer her brick-and-mortar plans in favor of a cart at 66 Main Street in Montpelier.
Lulu’s Sidewalk Bistro opened on May 12. Named for Falardeau’s dog, Lucie, it’s “Vermont’s first gourmet food cart,” the owner declares. The menu includes grilled lobster rolls, falafel wraps and barbecue-chicken-bacon sandwiches.
Though Falardeau describes the fare as “bistro gourmet-ish — different than the traditional hot dog and hamburger,” her special last week was a burger with Cabot cheddar and “mounds of vegetables.” Basics such as tomatoes and lettuce aren’t available locally yet, but Falardeau says she uses local ingredients whenever possible, including buns from Klinger’s Bread Company in Burlington.
Lulu’s will be open Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., through the end of October. When they aren’t in Montpelier, Falardeau and her crew will travel across New England to feed the hungry hoards at fairs and festivals, including the Lake Champlain Maritime Festival and Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival in Burlington.
The original print version of this article was headlined “Sidewalk Sustenance”
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Food truck controversy still simmering in Sunrise – Sun
Arlon Kennedy and his wife hawk homemade chicken wings from their “Auntie Trish” food truck — but not in Sunrise.
Gourmet food trucks are virtually outlawed in the city thanks to a longtime ban on outdoor sales that has so far been a roadblock for the rolling restaurants.
“I do hold out hope,” Kennedy said of a growing effort to pave the way for food trucks in Sunrise, his home for the past 16 years.
An ongoing debate over food trucks continued on Tuesday as commissioners discussed how to regulate what has become a popular phenomenon.
Food truck events are going on without a hitch in places like Boynton Beach, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Plantation, Davie, Hallandale Beach and Miami.
But in Sunrise, food truck owners have found themselves at the center of controversy.
Commissioner Joey Scuotto, a restaurant owner in Sunrise, has been reluctant to welcome food trucks because he thinks they bring unfair competition to the city’s brick-and-mortar establishments.
“I’m not going to support food trucks coming to Sunrise seven days a week like you guys want,” Scuotto said Tuesday.
Commissioner Larry Sofield echoed Scuotto, saying he opposes allowing in food trucks and other street vendors like florists because it might hurt local businesses.
City staff has spent months researching ways to regulate food trucks after a contentious meeting in January in which food truck owners flocked to City Hall.
On Tuesday, staff proposed requiring food truck owners to apply for a permit that would cost $200 per event and limiting the number of food trucks to three per event — unless it was sponsored by the city or a residential area. Staff predicted the approval process might take as long as 60 days.
The suggestions drew criticism from Justin Pearson, executive director of the Institute for Justice, Florida Chapter, who said Sunrise may as well ban food trucks altogether.
Food truck owner Robb Muise had one word for the proposals: “Ridiculous.”
Muise lamented that Sunrise canceled a food truck event last year after “Scuotto had his little hissy fit.”
Sunrise City Manager Alan Cohen told commissioners the city was planning its first food truck event on Sept. 18.
Scuotto told Cohen he didn’t want food trucks at a city event.
“We’re allowing them to come in and not charge them anything,” he said.
Kennedy chided the commissioners for taking a “protectionist” stance.
Kennedy said he pays the county $45 for an annual license that takes him 15 minutes to get.
“What Sunrise is doing is designed to thwart the effort,” he told the Sun Sentinel.
Still, he’s not giving up, he said.
Neither is Muise.
“I don’t give up easy,” Muise said. “I’m persistent.”
sbryan@tribune.com or 954-356-4554
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June 9: WRHS Food Truck Invasion Includes Sushi Challenge
Second Sundays is a monthly event bringing gourmet food trucks and fun to the community here in Santa Clarita.
The event is held from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the second Sunday of every month through December. Second Sundays is held in the spacious and beautiful Gateway Promenade on The Old Road in Valencia where Interstate 5 and the 126 come together.
Second Sundays Food Truck Invasion is supported by boutique vendors, raffles, a DJ and more.
June 9th’s truck lineup includes from Shark Tank, Cousins Maine Lobster and Babys Badass Burgers. Also, The Fry Girl, Vizzy Truck, Belly Bombz, Meet the Greek, Trailer Park Truck Canvas Food Truck, Uncle Laus Barbeque, Rice Balls of Fire and A RockIn Ice-Hawaiian Ice.
The Second Sundays “Man vs Food” is a Killer Whale Sushi Roll from Rice Balls of Fire. Not made from “whale meat,” this 4-pound sushi roll must be finished in 30 minutes. There is room for two challengers. It is $40 to participate. More than 2000 have attempted the challenge only 19 have completed. The winner will get their $40, a photo and placement on the Wall of Fame.
For more information call Sabina Fetter, Second Sundays Event Chair, at 661-212-8158.
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Gourmet street food on way to Newmarket
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You could be eating gourmet food from a truck as early as this summer.
Newmarket seeks two interested vendors to participate in a one-year pilot project that brings gourmet food trucks to town. The call for interested trucks has just gone out and town staff is finalizing the town properties on which the trucks will be able to operate, such as Riverwalk Commons, according to community services commissioner Ian McDougall.
The intent is to gather insight from customers, residents and truck owners and report back to council with details when the pilot is complete, he added, pointing out that the consultation would include community groups such as the BIA on Main Street.
It isn’t uncommon for town staff to launch a pilot project without formal approval from council when the intent is to gather information to determine if the programs would be permanent.
The pilot project is restricted to two trucks and whether or not it will kick off in the next few months will be determined by the number of applications the town receives. Each application will be reviewed before the final vendors are selected. The idea is to have trucks that provide something other than the traditional hot dog, fries or burgers.
Andrew and Jennifer Tedford hope to be among the vendors selected to participate.
The Newmarket residents, he a Seneca College professor and she an employee in the food manufacturing industry, have invested more than $60,000 in the truck that is now getting the final touches, including being wrapped with the truck’s name, Wickedly Sinful. The couple is boasting it will be one of Canada’s first low-carb and no sugar added gourmet food trucks.
The Tedfords purchased the former Toronto service truck and have customized it, including the addition of three fridges, food preparation stations, a double fryer, one for main dishes and the other for desserts, a double oven and grill. The truck is also self-sufficient, meaning it has its own electricity and water supplies.
“We have never owned a restaurant, we just love to cook,” she said with a shrug.
The duo has been working on menu items for years, offering them up to family and friends for taste testing. The low carb and no added sugar idea came from a cruise they were on and the desserts tasted like there was sugar in them, but there wasn’t.
“I felt like I was cheating on my diet because the cheesecake and creme brulee was so good, even without the sugar,” she said. “I don’t think people should miss out because they can’t or don’t want to eat sugar.”
The challenge is finding healthy and fresh alternatives to your favourite foods and making it taste as good as the full carb or full sugar version.
They have decided the truck will offer a rolling menu as the seasons change, allowing them to work with local farmers for ingredients.
One thing is for certain, Wickedly Sinful will have a signature taco tart to offer customers. Other ideas are being tested, such as the pulled pork dish that comes in an ice cream cone to avoid the high carbohydrates contained in buns.
“We want to offer people a little something different on the social and food front,” Mr. Tedford added.
The truck still needs to undergo a certification from fire services and an inspection by public health before they submit an application for the pilot project.
If accepted as a vendor, Wickedly Sinful will be ready to roll in a few weeks and using social media to report their location every day and what’s on the menu.
For updates, find Wickedly Sinful on Facebook, tweet them @thewickedsin or visit their soon-to-be-complete website wickedlysinful.com
For more about the pilot project or to apply, call the town at 905-895-5193.
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Scranton food truck TV semi-finalist – Scranton Times
Mario Bevilacqua, Katie Graziosi and James Bodnar pose outside their gourmet food truck called “What the Fork” parked in Dunmore. Michael J. Mullen / Staff Photographer
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Food Truck Festival to be Held Today in Falmouth
The Carousel of Light Food Truck Festival will be held on today (Saturday May 18) at Falmouth Marina Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festival will feature the some of the most popular gourmet food trucks from Boston and Cape Cod.
There is a $10 cover charge, which will go 100 percent to the non-profit carousel toward finding a permanent home for it on the Cape. Children 12 and under are free. There will be face-painting, juggling and live music. Official Carousel of Light T-shirts will be on sale.
Food trucks coming are Kickass Cupcakes, The Pasta Pot, Lobsta Love Truck, Grilled Cheese Nation, Fiddlestix, Cape Cod Cannolis and Boston’s Baddest Burger Sandwich Co.
Event sponsors are Amy Rader Photography, Cavossa Disposal, Cabo Cado, Geoff Way, Image 76, John Beninghof, The Other Band, The Brother’s Rye and Undercurrent Productions.
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Food Truck Wars Opens Today In Palm Bay At BCC
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FOOD TRUCK CRAZE: A long line waits to order at Melissa’s Chicken and Waffles food truck during the a Food Truck Bazaar event at Wickham Park in Melbourne on earlier this year. (Image by Christey Krause)
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ABOVE PHOTO GALLERY: Food Truck Wars is a national phenomenon that is gaining popularity, more recently in the festival type setting where fans can find their favorite trucks all in one place.
BREVARD COUNTY • PALM BAY, FLORIDA – Mayor William Capote will officially open the city’s inaugural hosting of the latest national craze known as “Food Truck Wars” beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18th.
Trenton and Michelle Treadwell and son Trent enjoya meal during a Food Truck Bazaar event at Wickham Park. (Image by Christey Krause)
The event is being held at the fairgrounds of Brevard Community College located at 250 Community College Parkway (Just off of I-95 and Malabar Road at San Filippo Drive).
FEATURING A VARIETY OF FOODS
Food Truck Wars is a national phenomenon that is gaining popularity, more recently in the festival type setting where fans can find their favorite trucks all in one place. Food Truck Wars Palm Bay features 40 gourmet food trucks from all over the state.
The event will feature Mexican, Cuban, Tai, seafood, and a variety of other cultural and ethnic cuisine, desserts, live entertainment, children’s activities and more.
“We are thrilled to be a host city for this great event,” said Mayor William Capote. “There’s nothing like food to bring people together. I am looking forward to seeing a great turnout and making this one of Palm Bay’s marquis events every year.”
William Capote
Mayor Capote is one of several judges in a series of competitions where food truck vendors compete for awards including the Spirit Award, Top Sales, Delectable Desserts, Casual Cuisine and the highly sought after People’s Choice Award.
“Buckethead” of Real Radio 104.1 will be the Master of Ceremonies and “Lookin Back” will provide the entertainment.
Event admission and parking are free, and the cost of food ranges from $3-$18.
FOOD TRUCK WARS SCHEDULE
• 1:30 p.m. Judges and Truck Owners to stage for photos
• 2 pm.: Opening with Mayor William Capote
• 3 p.m.: First round eliminations begin
• 4 p.m.: “Battle of the Belly’s”
• 5 p.m.: 2ND round eliminations
• 6 p.m.: Judging completed
• 7:30 p.m.: Awards
• 8 p.m.: Wrap up
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