Behind The Wheel: CockADoodleMoo

One of the great advantages of food trucks is that owners are on the truck daily. This brings a tight bond between the owner and their hungry patrons. Since many of us only get that small time between ordering and grabbing our food, I wanted to help bring us together. That’s when I got the idea, Behind The Wheel. Gets me back to telling the story and further enjoying – being around food trucks. This week I highlight CockADoodleMoo.

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May 8th: Weekend Food Truck Update

Food Trucks and the weekend?  Here’s what’s going on…

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Interview with A Cousin: Jim Tselikis of Cousins Maine Lobster

One of the coolest things that happened with Cousins Maine Lobster Launch Week was not just seeing Deb and Greg Keller’s dream of owning a food truck come to life, but the opportunity to meet one of the cousins behind the Cousins Maine Lobster name.  When I first met Jim Tselikis, he looked around the trees surrounding the Kellers house and commented on how close North Carolina reminded him of Maine.  It wasn’t a dense city like L.A. and the nearest palm tree wasn’t within sight.  When the clouds rolled in and the rain came down, he introduced the friends and family cheering on the Kellers and said, “not only did we bring the lobsters from Maine.  We also brought the rain.”  With that everyone laughed and the truck started rolling with the first lobster roll.

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Recap: Charlotte Food Fight 2015

This past weekend I wandered down to the Queen City to enjoy the Charlotte Food Fight.  The event utilizes one of the food truck hot spots in Charlotte’s Historic South End at Park and Camden.  On any given Friday, also known as Food Truck Friday, you’ll find these trucks battling for sales.  However, they put the thought of sales away and set their sights on two things: pride and beating cancer.

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