Quicker than you know it, Fishtown Shadfest is coming up this April 28th, and the day-long festival at Penn Treaty Park (Delaware and Beach Streets). And as always — and in addition to more than 80 craft vendors, a full day of music and stuff for kids — the reason for the season is the [...]
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Shadfest To Feature El Camino Real’s Take On The Mighty Shad, Plus Food Trucks
Aired April 9th, 2012 on Events, Festivals, Locavore and Trucks.0 CommentsAnd Now, Today’s Food Truck News: Makin’ Lists
Aired February 28th, 2012 on Kosher and Trucks.0 CommentsSmithsonian Magazine recently put together a list of the top 20 food trucks in America, and Sugar Philly (above, frequently stationed in University City) made the cut. Sugar Philly received praise for its, “seasonal haute desserts—in particular, its macaroons, which come in unconventional flavors like blueberry lemon and salted caramel.” Congrats Sugar Philly! You’ve earned [...]
Roaming Hunger Will Help You Track Down Your Meal’s Wheels
Aired February 17th, 2012 on Coming Soon and Trucks.0 CommentsYou know, we keep saying it because we want to convince ourselves it’s true, but spring is right around the corner. And with nice weather comes outdoor eating, whether it be from cafes, bistros, or food trucks. But unless you follow all of the trucks on twitter, or check all of their websites, how do [...]
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You Don’t Have To Spend Your Valentine’s Day Alone, Spend It With The Cherry Bomb Bus
Aired January 4th, 2012 on Chefs, Events and Trucks.0 CommentsYou know, Valentine’s Day can be pretty awful (even if you’re with someone). But for those who will be alone, but don’t want to just sit in that night (you can’t let them win), Cherry Bomb Bus is presenting The Misery Dinner Party: Eat Your Broken Heart Out. Tickets are $40 and can be found [...]
Introducing Philly’s First Gourmet Trinidadian Food Truck: The Mini Trini
Aired September 28th, 2011 on Trucks.0 CommentsThe mother-daughter team of Claudette Campbell and Iman Marcano-Sowell, who have been running Chestnut Hill’s Calypso for years, are bringing Philadelphia its first gourmet Trinidadian food truck. The Mini Trini will be serving up traditional Trinidadian cuisine at Love Park every Monday and Thursday, from 11:00am – 3:00pm, with additional stops to be added in [...]
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New Foods To Be Available At Eagles Games
Aired September 21st, 2011 on Hot Dogs, Kosher, Sandwiches, Tacos, Trucks and Uncategorized.1 CommentVisitors to Lincoln Financial Field this season will have access to more food options than ever before, reports Philly.com. Before each game, the Linc’s headhouse plaza will be host to The Dapper Dog and a second, rotating truck for every game (this week’s game will have Guapos Tacos). The Dapper Dog will be serving a [...]
Tyson Bees Should Be Bringing Swarms Of People By The End Of The Week
Aired December 14th, 2010 on Chefs, Openings, Street Food and Trucks.0 CommentsThe test debut of Chef Tyson Wong Ophaso‘s Thai food truck, Tyson Bees, this weekend was a hit! He offered up four items: green curry chicken with jasmine rice; pork bun with pickled cucumber and hoisin; short rib taco; and edamame with ginger and lime zest. All were delicious, and we can’t wait for more! [...]
Renaissance Sausage: A Rebirth in Philly’s Sausage Culture from SkeeterNYC on Vimeo. This video on the Renaissance Sausage Truck comes to us via Uwishunu. Boasting an array of gourmet sausages, including “country herb pork sausage with caramelized onion; a Mediterranean lamb and beef sausage with hummus and tzatziki; an Asian chicken sausage with oriental herbs [...]
Despite the fact that saying you regularly watch the Food Network is kinda bougie and excessively white, we confess to sometimes tuning in to watch mildly famous people cook for several hours on end of while we cram our own faces full of cheap Chinese take out when we’re too lazy/poor to do anything else [...]
Food Truck Fiesta, a Twitter feed/Google map/blog for all things mobile food in D.C., launched this month. The site keeps you up to date on truck locations, special deals and other handy truck news (like which trucks park in sheltered areas on rainy days). The whole thing got us thinking, OK, so maybe most of [...]
At least it wasn’t when I was there this past year.
