Thank you to all those who attended today’s Economic Development Committee meeting to show your support for NOLA food trucks! For those of you who were unable to attend, here is a brief summary of the meeting. The next steps in this process are unclear at this juncture, but rest assured we will continue to [...]
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Central City Food Truck Festival: SUCCESS!
Last Thursday’s Central City Food Truck Festival was a HUGE success! Thanks for coming out to show your support for these delicious food options in our city! While we don’t have an official count, it’s estimated that there were at least 700 people in attendance! Events like these are an important way to show City officials [...]
Want to Start a Food Truck?
The members of the NOFTC are working to improve conditions for food trucks and other mobile food vendors in New Orleans, and a big part of that process is making it easier for new trucks to start their businesses. So we’ve compiled some information on how to start your truck. As you’ve probably heard, the [...]
NOLA Food Trucks Help Bring Hot Food to New Orleans Post-Isaac
With limited access to power, gas, water, ice, and other basic necessities, New Orleanians have had a rough several days in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac. More and more restaurants are opening as power is restored to more neighborhoods. But several food trucks have been running continuously since the storm. Taceaux Loceaux, Frencheeze, Empanada Intifada, [...]
Food Truck Recipes Featured in Corporate Realty’s “Taking it to the Streets” Mailers
Interested in trying to cook some of your favorite local food truck dishes at home? Check out Corporate Realty’s 2012 “Taking it to the Streets” mailers! Also available online, the real estate group has collected photographs and recipes from various NOLA food trucks. Corporate Realty explains: “Real estate is our business, but food is our [...]
Street Fare Derby SPOTLIGHT: Crepes A La Cart
C’est manifique! Who doesn’t love crepes? Folded into neat triangles or squares to be eaten out of hand, they are the perfect grab and go street food. Crepes A La Cart provides classic crepes such as Ham and Cheese, or even their version of Crepes Suzette. Specialty crepes may include Chicken Courdon Rouge, the Crescent [...]
Street Fare Derby SPOTLIGHT: The Fry Bar
Our last post on The Fry Bar was one of our very first, so it is due time for an update, especially since they now have a new name, logo, Facebook page and Twitter handle. You can still enjoy The Fry Bar’s original Parmesan, Garlic and Rosemary- garlic is sliced horizontally, then placed in the [...]
Street Fare Derby Getting Some Love…
As we announced two weeks ago, we are co-sponsoring New Orleans’ first street food and food truck festival on Sept 24th, 2011. You can get event details, here. One of the other sponsors, The Gambit, did a terrific blog post on the event here. Thanks Gambit! See you at the Street Fare Derby!
Why Doesn’t New Orleans Have More Food Trucks?
Running this site we get a lot of questions from the public about street food in New Orleans. The first question is always: Why doesn’t New Orleans have more food trucks? The second question is usually, How can I open a food truck in New Orleans? Using a bit of sleuthing and research (well, actually [...]
Boucherie Love
Many know Boucherie as a food-truck-turned-restaurant success story. And that, in large, is due to Chef Nathanial Zimet, who was gunned down in front of his home this past weekend. Chef Nathanial is recovering in the hospital, while fellow chefs, industry folks, friends and fans are reaching out to throw in a helping hand. You [...]