January 26th: Recent Food Trucks’ Brick and Mortars

The food truck market in the Triangle area (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill) is growing.  A result of the growth has brought food trucks to expand into Brick and Mortar locations.  Here is a listing of recent openings.

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2015 Chinese New Year Festival – Raleigh, NC

CNYF Poster 2015 (4)

Readers of the blog know that I love Asian food trucks.  Give an opportunity to try more and find out more about the culture, you have my ear.  On Saturday, January 31st, the Triangle Area Chinese American Society (TACAS) hosts the 2015 Chinese New Year Festival at Dorton Arena on the State Fairgrounds.

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Wandering in Portland

For a visitor to cover Portland, my assumption, it would take an annual lease, a bicycle, and an elastic stomach.   Portland is well known as a hot spot for their food carts.  While many cities have spots, breweries, or festivals as known spots, Portland has their food carts organized in pods. Some of these pods are a hodgepodge of vendors, but some have actually organized themselves in some sort of category.  

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Wheels and Mortar: Big Mike’s Brew N Que

The Wheels and Mortar series will focus on trucks that have a brick-and-mortar presence.  As trucks develop new strategies that incorporate buildings in addition to their mobile locations, this series will focus on those more permanent/less-mobile strategies.  This segment looks at Big Mike’s BBQ craft beer store and BBQ Joint, Big Mike’s Brew N Cue.

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Wheels and Mortar: Bikini Bus

The Wheels and Mortar series will focus on trucks that have a brick-and-mortar presence.  As trucks develop new strategies that incorporate buildings in addition to their mobile locations, this series will focus on those more permanent/less-mobile strategies.  This segment looks at Bikini Bus, a fashion truck recognized by the stylish bus.

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January 19th: Triangle Food Truck News

Each Monday I recap food truck news as it relates to the Triangle area (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill).  Bringing news that impacts food truck owners, fans, or those curious.

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January 12th: Triangle Food Truck News

Each Monday I recap food truck news as it relates to the Triangle area (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill).  Bringing news that impacts food truck owners, fans, or those curious.

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