Every year one of the best parts of SXSW (South by South West) is the food trucks. Austin, Texas is one of the meccas for all great food trucks. There are gourmet trucks with chefs whose backgrounds match those of head chefs at the 5 star restaurants in the swankiest of districts. Why not have Duck, or a locally grown veggie puree with a bit of local herbs. More people are even getting creative in covering the food trucks. Food Network star Guy has started covering Diners Drive-ins and Dives, he has opened up the world that shows off the great gourmet that can be had from some of the most unlikeliest of places. The Discovery Network owes a lot to their food cart (food truck) vendor who stopped many of the returning lunch crowd from going into a building with a gunman.
The conversation from SXSW, the combined Pacha Kucha, and a few more conversations made me realize we need a food truck day in Dallas. There are some great ones in Dallas like The Bomb Fried Pies, Green House and many more.
Yes, as D Magazine points out they will eventually end up in the Arts District, but we need more. A conversation with my friend Valerie even brought up a good point; it’s too contrived to put all the trucks in one area. Don’t pigeon hole yourself in just one area and one neighborhood. Why can’t we have them on Greenville or in Uptown. It has to be organic, put the trucks somewhere the people are. We have great groups now riding on bikes we have great areas where people don’t need their cars to get around. All bar goers, hoppers and the masses all love food trucks. We are a vibrant city with connected people and more let’s get out there and show the powers that be Food Trucks are awesome and they are here to stay.
Action must come and what I propose is have a day dedicated to food trucks and have a day to go and enjoy them, the city, the weather and friends and family. I want to put this together and make this work we can make the Dallas area better!
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