Riverside County OKs food truck festival – U
Riverside County supervisors have given the green light for a food truck festival to be held outside the County Administrative Center in downtown Riverside on June 25.
Proposed by Supervisor Kevin Jeffries of Lakeland Village, supervisors unanimously approved the festival Tuesday.
Jeffries said it is his aim to return later with a measure that would open the door for trucks serving hot food to operate throughout Riverside County all the time. He said Riverside is the only Southern California county that bars them.
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DUMBO Food Truck Lot Opening Today
Domo Truck (Tien Mao/Gothamist)
The new DUMBO food truck lot we told you about last week debuts today. Bian Dang owner Thomas Yang emailed this morning to let us know about the soft launch and Domo Taco has already set up shop in the dainty space.
The fusion taco truck will be joined by Hibachi Heaven and Fishing Shrimp for the inaugural encampment. We also have word that Bian Dang will be vending on Wednesday; follow @dumbolot on Twitter for updates about which trucks will be participating. This is going to be dangerous!
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Mt. Pleasant discusses revising peddlers and transient merchants ordinance …
Mt. Pleasant city commissioners are looking at revising ordinances that interfere with downtown food cart and trailer businesses.
Existing ordinances state that large trucks cannot park on city streets or in public lots, and cannot take up a major number of parking places.
“Our peddler transient merchant … ordinance for those kinds of merchants was written decades and decades ago, and thus, no longer works,” City Manager Kathie Grinzinger.
After being approached by local transient merchants, commissioners gathered for an April 8 work session to develop new rules and restrictions for door-to-door merchants and food carts in the city limits.
“The Wiener Wagon recently came to us; it upgraded,” city attorney Scott Smith said. “(It) used to be a hand pushed cart, now it’s a motor vehicle pulled trailer.”
Smith said the Wiener Wagon sought to renew its license, but because it no longer fits the peddler category, there is no category under the current ordinance to accommodate the Wiener Wagon’s large trailer.
No firm policy decisions were made, but Smith will draft a revised vision of the current ordinance for commissioners to explore further.
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Hutto taps into food truck trend
Hutto plans to roll out a year-long plan this summer to revitalize the city’s downtown area by opening a venue to host food trailers.
Planning and zoning ordinances and the city charter would first need to be amended to allow the project to move forward, the Community Impact Newspaper reports.
The city is considering a lot near Farley Street and adjacent to The Co-op to set up the trucks. Hey Cupcake has revealed its interest in setting up a Hutto trailer.
“We have been approached by some businesses that specifically want to do a food truck,” Planning Manager Will Guerin told the newspaper. “Part of the trend of food trailer parks is that it’s a good trial period for businesses.”
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Food Truck Festival in Troy
Food Truck Festival in Troy
Slidin’ Dirty is among the trucks scheduled to be there.
The first — and aptly named — Food Truck Festival is May 4 in Troy’s River Front Park from noon-7 pm.
The festival’s website lists 12 trucks so far, promising more to be announced. Food will be priced by the trucks. The festival will be selling beer — a $5 token for a 16 oz beer. Among the rules: no coolers, no outside alcohol, no dogs.
You might recognize at least a few (or more) of the trucks lined up so far. Among them: Slidin’ Dirty, the Wandering Dago, and Sweet Temptations. Organizers are still looking to add vendors.
You might also be thinking, “Wait, wasn’t there something about this a while back and it was supposed to be in Albany’s Washington Park?” And the answer is: yes. The word we got from festival organizers was that they weren’t able to work things out with the city — so they headed to Troy.
Also in the mix: music from High Peaks Band, Funk Evolution, and the Chris Dukes Band.
The festival is organized by a group connected with Townsquare Media, which owns a group of radio stations in this area.
Earlier on AOA:
+ The Wandering Dago food truck
+ Slidin’ Dirty
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Gang Members Accused of Food Truck Extortion in Los Angeles
A police raid in Los Angeles shut down an extorsion network of alleged gang members who were targeting food truck vendors in Hollywood. The police indicted 20 suspected gang members, including four women, who are said to be part of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha gang, or MS-13.
Since 2007, these suspected gang members allegedly demanded “rent” ranging from $30 to $100 per week to vendors in order to operate trucks in the area, threatening against victims’ lives and their families. They also demanded free food, according to the indictments.
The victims of the shakedown were not operators of the trendy foodie fusion trucks that have become popular in recent years, but those “serving blue-collar construction workers,” according to the Los Angeles Times.
The defendants were arrested on March 14, during a police sweep, and as part of a year-long investigation that the police dubbed “Operation Protecting the Dream.” “Criminal street gangs make their living extorting the weak, extorting those that have no voice, extorting people that are hard-working men and women just trying to provide for their families,” said LAPD Chief Charlie Beck during a press conference on Thursday.
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The Fojol Bros. Go the Bus Route
REVIEWS— Brightest Young Things tries out Kaftamania, which serves up the Lebanese meat patties along with stuffed grape leaves and baba ghanoush. [BYT]
COMING SOON— Former Olympian Giuseppe Lanzone and his younger brother Mario Lanzone, a bartender at Napoleon Bistro Lounge, are launching Peruvian Brothers in April. It will serve sandwiches and empanadas. Meanwhile, in April, Arlington will see the arrival of the Trolley Pub, a bar on wheels. [WCP, Patch]
THE SHUTTER— Basil Thyme is ceasing operations for its trucks. [WCP]
The Fojol Bros. [Photo: Facebook]
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EASTVALE: Food truck mania – Press
Posted on | March 15, 2013 | Comments
Looking for a way to tickle your taste buds?
Head on over to Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate School tonight (Friday, March 15) between 5 and 9 p.m. for the school’s first annual food truck event.
Ramirez Intermediate School will hold its first annual Food Truck Event on March 15.
Among the trucks hawking their gourmet delights: Rollin’ Sushi, Dogzilla, Slow Cal BBQ, The Grilled Cheese Truck, Burger Monster and Bacon Mania.
Dessert trucks on hand will include Funnel Cake Frenzy and Longboards Ice Cream.
There will also be craft vendors, a kid zone, two game trucks and live music.
The cost is $3 per person, children 5 and under are free. Each food truck will be selling its own food.
Ramirez Intermediate is located at 6905 Harrison Ave.
Information: 951-736-8241.
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Casting for Season 4 of The Great Food Truck Race Has Begun
Attention food truckers – or wannabes. If you dreamed of taking a truck coast to coast in a non-stop frenzy of challenges – all for the chance to win $50,000, then you’ll want to try out for season four of Food Network’s The Great Food Truck Race, hosted by Tyler Florence.
Though the rules of the show have changed each season, the basic premise is that a team of one driver/chef and two staffers drive a food truck coast to coast, stopping at various cities along the way to sell their wares. The team with the most sales is declared the winner. There are, of course, roadblocks and detours encountered along the way. The last team standing is the winner.
In the past, the show has alternated between using real food truck owners in their actual trucks and having the teams use made-up trucks. The grand prize has also changed from $50,000 in the first season to $100,000 in season two..to $50,000 and a food truck in season three. We’ll still take it gladly!
What hasn’t changed is the host, Tyler Florence..and the fact that the show is kind of a blast.
If you want to audition for the show, send an email with your contact info, description of your cuisine, and why you would like to be on the show to:
FOODTRUCKRACECASTING@RRSTAFF.COM
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The Great Food Truck Race is Casting for Season Four – New Times Broward
Food NetworkTyler Florence films an episode of Great Food Truck Race in Boston.Attention south Florida food truckers — or wannabes. If you dreamed of taking a truck coast to coast in a non-stop frenzy of challenges — all for the chance to win $50,000, then you’ll want to try out for season four of Food Network’s The Great Food Truck Race, hosted by Tyler Florence.
Though the rules of the show have changed each season, the basic premise is that a team of one driver/chef and two staffers drive a food truck coast to coast, stopping at various cities along the way to sell their wares. The team with the most sales is declared the winner. There are, of course, roadblocks and detours encountered along the way. The last team standing is the winner.
In the past, the show has alternated between using real food truck
owners in their actual trucks and having the teams use made-up trucks.
The grand prize has also changed from $100,000 in the first season to
$50,000 and a food truck in season two..to just $50,000 in season three.
We’ll still take it gladly!
What hasn’t changed is the host,
Tyler Florence..and the fact that the show is kind of a blast. Season
two’s finale was filmed in Miami Beach and our sister blog Short Order had fun chasing down the trucks during that final weekend.
If you want to audition for the show, send an email with your contact info, description of your
cuisine, and why you would like to be on the show to:
FOODTRUCKRACECASTING@RRSTAFF.COM
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