I am watching The Food Network and there is yet another food truck
competition. Are food trucks popular in your area? AFAIK the only ones I
have seen around here are some taco trucks and they're somewhat few and far
between.

In article >,
"Julie Bove" > wrote:

> I am watching The Food Network and there is yet another food truck
> competition. Are food trucks popular in your area? AFAIK the only ones I
> have seen around here are some taco trucks and they're somewhat few and far
> between.

imagine the food network having more than one show about one of the most
popular new trends in eating...next thing you know they will have more
than one show on how to cook food for people who won't cook

On Thu, 2 Oct 2014 20:03:57 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> I am watching The Food Network and there is yet another food truck
> competition. Are food trucks popular in your area? AFAIK the only ones I
> have seen around here are some taco trucks and they're somewhat few and far
> between.

You aren't in the right area. They are very popular, but you need to
be downtown.


--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 2 Oct 2014 20:03:57 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> I am watching The Food Network and there is yet another food truck
>> competition. Are food trucks popular in your area? AFAIK the only ones
>> I
>> have seen around here are some taco trucks and they're somewhat few and
>> far
>> between.
>
> You aren't in the right area. They are very popular, but you need to
> be downtown.

Ohhh... Okay. I don't do downtown.

On Friday, October 3, 2014 1:15:09 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 2 Oct 2014 20:03:57 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>
> > wrote:
>
>
>
> > I am watching The Food Network and there is yet another food truck
>
> > competition. Are food trucks popular in your area? AFAIK the only ones I
>
> > have seen around here are some taco trucks and they're somewhat few and far
>
> > between.
>
>
>
> You aren't in the right area. They are very popular, but you need to
>
> be downtown.
>
Check out this one--
http://showmefoodtrucks.com/holy-crepe-food-truck/
>

--Bryan
--Bryan

On Fri, 3 Oct 2014 02:22:17 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
> wrote:

> Check out this one--
> http://showmefoodtrucks.com/holy-crepe-food-truck/

Yum, those are my kind of crepes! We have something similar, but they
call it a food stand, not a food truck - because it's in a permanent
location. I know exactly where it's located, but it isn't open when
I'm in the area (open 6PM-4AM) so I haven't tried it. According to
Yelp, it changed ownership recently and it seems that some Yelpers are
not happy with the new management.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/crepes-a-go-...nch+food+truck

We have food truck that sells porchetta
http://www.yelp.com/biz/roli-roti-go...tta+food+truck
I see we have a food truck that's open 24/7!
http://www.yelp.com/biz/oui-chef-san...nch+food+truck
There are even places where food trucks gather every Friday and Sunday
and a way to track what truck is where (they have a phone app too).
http://offthegridsf.com/markets


--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

In article >,
says...

We still have them here; often parked on remote routes used by
truckdrivers, and they always turn up at farm shows, county shows etc.
Some of them serve really great Scottish meats cooked to perfection. We
used to have a wonderful local one run by a local farmer's teen son who
could cook. He served his dad's beef, and local seafood. People used to
queue down the street for it. Unfortunately (for us) when some
millionnaire yachtie came ashore and tasted his cooking, he made an
offer that couldn't be refused and the lad left to be the chef on his
yacht. Last heard of cruising the Caribbean.

Last year when this island had a bad snow storm and lost its mainland
power connection for six weeks, the govt sent a couple of those trucks
over here to serve free hot meals to residents and the hundreds of poaer
engineers working to restore the system.

Janet UK

On Friday, October 3, 2014 7:31:04 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Oct 2014 02:22:17 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
>
> > wrote:
>
>
>
> > Check out this one--
>
> > http://showmefoodtrucks.com/holy-crepe-food-truck/
>
>
>
> Yum, those are my kind of crepes! We have something similar, but they
>
> call it a food stand, not a food truck - because it's in a permanent
>
> location.

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/gut...er_cuisine.php

Anna, the co-owner of the crepe truck, got together my nephew, Jon, who owned
Fats Pierre, and they started the diner I've mentioned here a few times.
While I wasn't working a regular job, I started doing the floor at the diner,
and now that I'm working a 40 hour, bust-ass job, I'd rather not do that, but
it would be shitty of me not to. What I'd like to do is train one of the
trusted staff of the diner to do weekly maintenance, and I could only do the
floors when they need to be scrubbed and re-finished.

On a cooking note, I am relinquishing cooking dinner some nights to my wife.
I just can't, for the mean time, make meals with carbs, and resist partaking,
and I really want to be thin. I know that it's mostly a vanity thing, but I
also have back problems and GERD problems that resolve when I decrease
abdominal fat.

I saw this online, and thought, "hmmm?" If I left out the noodles and
soaplantro...

http://superonefoods.gsnrecipes.com/...RecipeID=33155

--Bryan

On Fri, 03 Oct 2014 10:12:34 -0300, wrote:

> They are very popular here - in fact there was a food truck party
>
> http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/halif...nt?oid=4381454
>
> I heard it was great fun and very tasty.

I think that's the basic concept for Off The Grid's Picnic in the
Presidio too. OTG is extremely popular. Friday at Ft. Mason seems to
be date night and Sunday in the Presidio is family day... or at least
that's my perception of it.


--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

wrote in message ...


They are very popular here - in fact there was a food truck party

http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/halif...nt?oid=4381454

I heard it was great fun and very tasty.
------------------------------------------

You're in Halifax? Have you ever eaten at The Five Fisherman?
We spent a night in Halifax 25 years ago on a trip around Cape Breton and
NS.
One of the best meals we ever had, we still talk about it!

On Thursday, October 2, 2014 5:03:57 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> I am watching The Food Network and there is yet another food truck
>
> competition. Are food trucks popular in your area? AFAIK the only ones I
>
> have seen around here are some taco trucks and they're somewhat few and far
>
> between.

My assumption is that the idea originated in Hawaii. My uncle had a lunch wagon back in the 60s. In the 70s, my wife and I would frequently have lunch at the University from the lunch wagon. A big plate lunch would be under 2 bucks. We'd sit under the shade of a tree and share a plate. In the 80s, I'd eat at a wagon next to where I used to work. They had a fantastic roast pork and I'd grill the cook about his method. I never did learn to cook pork like he did.

Later on, in the 90s, we moved our office so I never got to eat at a lunch wagon much after that. The funny thing is that the plate lunch place next door to the new office was owned by the same people that my wife and I used to eat when we were going to school. It even had the same name. We ate many times there - this time, our kids were eating with us. What a good old time!

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
On Thursday, October 2, 2014 5:03:57 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> I am watching The Food Network and there is yet another food truck
>
> competition. Are food trucks popular in your area? AFAIK the only ones I
>
> have seen around here are some taco trucks and they're somewhat few and
> far
>
> between.

My assumption is that the idea originated in Hawaii. My uncle had a lunch
wagon back in the 60s. In the 70s, my wife and I would frequently have lunch
at the University from the lunch wagon. A big plate lunch would be under 2
bucks. We'd sit under the shade of a tree and share a plate. In the 80s, I'd
eat at a wagon next to where I used to work. They had a fantastic roast pork
and I'd grill the cook about his method. I never did learn to cook pork like
he did.

Later on, in the 90s, we moved our office so I never got to eat at a lunch
wagon much after that. The funny thing is that the plate lunch place next
door to the new office was owned by the same people that my wife and I used
to eat when we were going to school. It even had the same name. We ate many
times there - this time, our kids were eating with us. What a good old time!

---

I remember one coming around when I worked at K Mart but it didn't come
where I could use it. There was a place behind the store called Cases. I
think they made cases for musical instruments. The truck would come around
lunchtime. Later the building became some kind of restaurant supply and the
truck no longer came around.

I also remember seeing one in NY.

On Thursday, October 2, 2014 9:29:55 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> "dsi1" <> wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> On Thursday, October 2, 2014 5:03:57 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> > I am watching The Food Network and there is yet another food truck
>
> >
>
> > competition. Are food trucks popular in your area? AFAIK the only ones I
>
> >
>
> > have seen around here are some taco trucks and they're somewhat few and
>
> > far
>
> >
>
> > between.
>
>
>
> My assumption is that the idea originated in Hawaii. My uncle had a lunch
>
> wagon back in the 60s. In the 70s, my wife and I would frequently have lunch
>
> at the University from the lunch wagon. A big plate lunch would be under 2
>
> bucks. We'd sit under the shade of a tree and share a plate. In the 80s, I'd
>
> eat at a wagon next to where I used to work. They had a fantastic roast pork
>
> and I'd grill the cook about his method. I never did learn to cook pork like
>
> he did.
>
>
>
> Later on, in the 90s, we moved our office so I never got to eat at a lunch
>
> wagon much after that. The funny thing is that the plate lunch place next
>
> door to the new office was owned by the same people that my wife and I used
>
> to eat when we were going to school. It even had the same name. We ate many
>
> times there - this time, our kids were eating with us. What a good old time!
>
>
>
> ---
>
>
>
> I remember one coming around when I worked at K Mart but it didn't come
>
> where I could use it. There was a place behind the store called Cases. I
>
> think they made cases for musical instruments. The truck would come around
>
> lunchtime. Later the building became some kind of restaurant supply and the
>
> truck no longer came around.
>
>
>
> I also remember seeing one in NY.

There was one that came around our workplace in Everett, WA. You could get some coffee and a sandwich or doughnut or candy or snacks. No lunch though. I think I just brown bagged a peanut butter sandwich.

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...

> There was one that came around our workplace in Everett, WA. You could get
> some coffee and a sandwich or doughnut or candy or snacks. No lunch
> though. I think I just brown bagged a peanut butter sandwich.

That seems kinda weird.

On Thursday, October 2, 2014 11:52:12 PM UTC-7, dsi1 wrote:

> My assumption is that the idea originated in Hawaii. My uncle had a lunch wagon back in the 60s. In the 70s, my wife and I would frequently have lunch at the University from the lunch wagon. A big plate lunch would be under 2 bucks. We'd sit under the shade of a tree and share a plate. In the 80s, I'd eat at a wagon next to where I used to work. They had a fantastic roast pork and I'd grill the cook about his method. I never did learn to cook pork like he did.
>

In the 70s here, all it was was "roach coaches." I worked at a place that
had one that actually played "La Cucuracha" to announce its arrival.

> wrote in message
...
On Thursday, October 2, 2014 11:52:12 PM UTC-7, dsi1 wrote:

> My assumption is that the idea originated in Hawaii. My uncle had a lunch
> wagon back in the 60s. In the 70s, my wife and I would frequently have
> lunch at the University from the lunch wagon. A big plate lunch would be
> under 2 bucks. We'd sit under the shade of a tree and share a plate. In
> the 80s, I'd eat at a wagon next to where I used to work. They had a
> fantastic roast pork and I'd grill the cook about his method. I never did
> learn to cook pork like he did.
>

In the 70s here, all it was was "roach coaches." I worked at a place that
had one that actually played "La Cucuracha" to announce its arrival.

---

Oh wow.

On Thursday, October 2, 2014 9:35:05 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> On Thursday, October 2, 2014 11:52:12 PM UTC-7, dsi1 wrote:
>
>
>
> > My assumption is that the idea originated in Hawaii. My uncle had a lunch wagon back in the 60s. In the 70s, my wife and I would frequently have lunch at the University from the lunch wagon. A big plate lunch would be under 2 bucks. We'd sit under the shade of a tree and share a plate. In the 80s, I'd eat at a wagon next to where I used to work. They had a fantastic roast pork and I'd grill the cook about his method. I never did learn to cook pork like he did.
>
> >
>
>
>
> In the 70s here, all it was was "roach coaches." I worked at a place that
>
> had one that actually played "La Cucuracha" to announce its arrival.

That's pretty funny. My wife used to call them roach coaches too although I never did. That must have been a mainland thing.

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
On Thursday, October 2, 2014 9:35:05 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> On Thursday, October 2, 2014 11:52:12 PM UTC-7, dsi1 wrote:
>
>
>
> > My assumption is that the idea originated in Hawaii. My uncle had a
> > lunch wagon back in the 60s. In the 70s, my wife and I would frequently
> > have lunch at the University from the lunch wagon. A big plate lunch
> > would be under 2 bucks. We'd sit under the shade of a tree and share a
> > plate. In the 80s, I'd eat at a wagon next to where I used to work. They
> > had a fantastic roast pork and I'd grill the cook about his method. I
> > never did learn to cook pork like he did.
>
> >
>
>
>
> In the 70s here, all it was was "roach coaches." I worked at a place that
>
> had one that actually played "La Cucuracha" to announce its arrival.

That's pretty funny. My wife used to call them roach coaches too although I
never did. That must have been a mainland thing.

---

My parents refused to eat food from them because there is no bathroom.

On 10/3/2014 4:17 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>>
>> In the 70s here, all it was was "roach coaches." I worked at a place that
>> had one that actually played "La Cucuracha" to announce its arrival.
>
> That's pretty funny. My wife used to call them roach coaches too
> although I never did. That must have been a mainland thing.
>
> ---
>
> My parents refused to eat food from them because there is no bathroom.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Perhaps the above excuse/scenario (true or false???) by the bovine
explains a lot with regard to its all-too-many ridiculous claims of
peculiar and out-of-this-world excuses!!??!!

Sky

On Thursday, October 2, 2014 11:17:49 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> "dsi1" <> wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> On Thursday, October 2, 2014 9:35:05 PM UTC-10, wrote:
>
> > On Thursday, October 2, 2014 11:52:12 PM UTC-7, dsi1 wrote:
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > > My assumption is that the idea originated in Hawaii. My uncle had a
>
> > > lunch wagon back in the 60s. In the 70s, my wife and I would frequently
>
> > > have lunch at the University from the lunch wagon. A big plate lunch
>
> > > would be under 2 bucks. We'd sit under the shade of a tree and share a
>
> > > plate. In the 80s, I'd eat at a wagon next to where I used to work. They
>
> > > had a fantastic roast pork and I'd grill the cook about his method. I
>
> > > never did learn to cook pork like he did.
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> >
>
> > In the 70s here, all it was was "roach coaches." I worked at a place that
>
> >
>
> > had one that actually played "La Cucuracha" to announce its arrival.
>
>
>
> That's pretty funny. My wife used to call them roach coaches too although I
>
> never did. That must have been a mainland thing.
>
>
>
> ---
>
>
>
> My parents refused to eat food from them because there is no bathroom.

Actually, they all have a jug and one of those camp thingies with the seat and bag in the corner. I mean, these guys ain't superman. :-)

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
> On Thursday, October 2, 2014 5:03:57 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>> I am watching The Food Network and there is yet another food truck
>>
>> competition. Are food trucks popular in your area? AFAIK the only ones
>> I
>>
>> have seen around here are some taco trucks and they're somewhat few and
>> far
>>
>> between.
>
> My assumption is that the idea originated in Hawaii. My uncle had a lunch
> wagon back in the 60s. In the 70s, my wife and I would frequently have
> lunch at the University from the lunch wagon. A big plate lunch would be
> under 2 bucks. We'd sit under the shade of a tree and share a plate. In
> the 80s, I'd eat at a wagon next to where I used to work. They had a
> fantastic roast pork and I'd grill the cook about his method. I never did
> learn to cook pork like he did.

Well there is your problem! You should have been grilling the pork, not the
cook ...


>
> Later on, in the 90s, we moved our office so I never got to eat at a lunch
> wagon much after that. The funny thing is that the plate lunch place next
> door to the new office was owned by the same people that my wife and I
> used to eat when we were going to school. It even had the same name. We
> ate many times there - this time, our kids were eating with us. What a
> good old time!
>

--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

On Thursday, October 2, 2014 11:42:56 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" <> wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > On Thursday, October 2, 2014 5:03:57 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> >> I am watching The Food Network and there is yet another food truck
>
> >>
>
> >> competition. Are food trucks popular in your area? AFAIK the only ones
>
> >> I
>
> >>
>
> >> have seen around here are some taco trucks and they're somewhat few and
>
> >> far
>
> >>
>
> >> between.
>
> >
>
> > My assumption is that the idea originated in Hawaii. My uncle had a lunch
>
> > wagon back in the 60s. In the 70s, my wife and I would frequently have
>
> > lunch at the University from the lunch wagon. A big plate lunch would be
>
> > under 2 bucks. We'd sit under the shade of a tree and share a plate. In
>
> > the 80s, I'd eat at a wagon next to where I used to work. They had a
>
> > fantastic roast pork and I'd grill the cook about his method. I never did
>
> > learn to cook pork like he did.
>
>
>
> Well there is your problem! You should have been grilling the pork, not the
>
> cook ...
>
>

Not only did I grill the cook, I picked his brain. :-)

In the end, it's tough to cook a roast pork exactly like somebody else. They are all different - like snowflakes. Hee hee.

>
>
>
> >
>
> > Later on, in the 90s, we moved our office so I never got to eat at a lunch
>
> > wagon much after that. The funny thing is that the plate lunch place next
>
> > door to the new office was owned by the same people that my wife and I
>
> > used to eat when we were going to school. It even had the same name. We
>
> > ate many times there - this time, our kids were eating with us. What a
>
> > good old time!
>
> >
>
>
>
> --
>
> http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
> On Thursday, October 2, 2014 11:42:56 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>> "dsi1" <> wrote in message
>>
>> ...
>>
>> > On Thursday, October 2, 2014 5:03:57 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> >> I am watching The Food Network and there is yet another food truck
>>
>> >>
>>
>> >> competition. Are food trucks popular in your area? AFAIK the only
>> >> ones
>>
>> >> I
>>
>> >>
>>
>> >> have seen around here are some taco trucks and they're somewhat few
>> >> and
>>
>> >> far
>>
>> >>
>>
>> >> between.
>>
>> >
>>
>> > My assumption is that the idea originated in Hawaii. My uncle had a
>> > lunch
>>
>> > wagon back in the 60s. In the 70s, my wife and I would frequently have
>>
>> > lunch at the University from the lunch wagon. A big plate lunch would
>> > be
>>
>> > under 2 bucks. We'd sit under the shade of a tree and share a plate. In
>>
>> > the 80s, I'd eat at a wagon next to where I used to work. They had a
>>
>> > fantastic roast pork and I'd grill the cook about his method. I never
>> > did
>>
>> > learn to cook pork like he did.
>>
>>
>>
>> Well there is your problem! You should have been grilling the pork, not
>> the
>>
>> cook ...
>>
>>
>
> Not only did I grill the cook, I picked his brain. :-)

ewwwwwwww lol



> In the end, it's tough to cook a roast pork exactly like somebody else.
> They are all different - like snowflakes. Hee hee.

--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

On 10/3/2014 1:52 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> My assumption is that the idea originated in Hawaii. My uncle had a lunch wagon back in the 60s. In the 70s, my wife and I would frequently have lunch at the University from the lunch wagon. A big plate lunch would be under 2 bucks. We'd sit under the shade of a tree and share a plate. In the 80s, I'd eat at a wagon next to where I used to work. They had a fantastic roast pork and I'd grill the cook about his method. I never did learn to cook pork like he did.

I can remember food trucks on Long Island back in the 50's... mostly hot
dog/hamburger places. LI was booming with construction back then and
these trucks would set up near where developments were being built and
along the few major highways.

I think they were a logical evolution of the old hot dog carts in
NYC.... food carts there were very popular when I was a kid.

I think this picture is probably from the 20's or 30's
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...et.4a13502.jpg

This picture is from 1955 in NY. When I was a kid, I used to sell these
pretzels with my Uncle on the street corner by Knickerbocker Park in
Brooklyn, NY. I seem to remember them being 5 cents each... and we paid
3 cents each for them.
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/...5053807409652#

George L

On 10/3/14, 8:32 AM, George Leppla wrote:

> I think they were a logical evolution of the old hot dog carts in
> NYC.... food carts there were very popular when I was a kid.

Bingo! While many credit frontier wagon train "chuckwagons" as the
precursor, Wikipedia also states:

"By the 1890s, night lunch wagons, which catered to night-time workers,
were a common sight in big cities like New York City."

(Although I did get a kick out of the suggestion that any such thing
originated in Hawaii!)

-- Larry

On 10/3/2014 8:32 AM, George Leppla wrote:
> On 10/3/2014 1:52 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>> My assumption is that the idea originated in Hawaii.

Sorry to burst your bubble, dsi1, but food trucks certainly did not
originate in Hawaii. They may be prolific but they didn't get their
start there.

> I can remember food trucks on Long Island back in the 50's... mostly hot
> dog/hamburger places. LI was booming with construction back then and
> these trucks would set up near where developments were being built and
> along the few major highways.
>
> I think they were a logical evolution of the old hot dog carts in
> NYC.... food carts there were very popular when I was a kid.
>
> I think this picture is probably from the 20's or 30's
> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...et.4a13502.jpg
>
(snippage)

> George L

Oh, I love that old photo! Yep, that was definitely 1920's if not
earlier. I can tell by the way they were dressed. The woman walking
off on the left was wearing a dress or coat down to her ankles. Mustn't
show those legs yet! Of course all the men wore hats, coats and ties,
even into the next decades. LOL

Notice the umbrellas advertised local merchants? And those were push
carts. The horse (just visible in the right side of the picture) would
have been a dray horse. Ah, a bygone era captured in a photograph. I
love it!

Jill

"jmcquown" wrote in message ...

On 10/3/2014 8:32 AM, George Leppla wrote:
> On 10/3/2014 1:52 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>> My assumption is that the idea originated in Hawaii.

Sorry to burst your bubble, dsi1, but food trucks certainly did not
originate in Hawaii. They may be prolific but they didn't get their
start there.

> I can remember food trucks on Long Island back in the 50's... mostly hot
> dog/hamburger places. LI was booming with construction back then and
> these trucks would set up near where developments were being built and
> along the few major highways.
>
> I think they were a logical evolution of the old hot dog carts in
> NYC.... food carts there were very popular when I was a kid.
>
> I think this picture is probably from the 20's or 30's
> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...et.4a13502.jpg
>
(snippage)

> George L

Oh, I love that old photo! Yep, that was definitely 1920's if not
earlier. I can tell by the way they were dressed. The woman walking
off on the left was wearing a dress or coat down to her ankles. Mustn't
show those legs yet! Of course all the men wore hats, coats and ties,
even into the next decades. LOL

Notice the umbrellas advertised local merchants? And those were push
carts. The horse (just visible in the right side of the picture) would
have been a dray horse. Ah, a bygone era captured in a photograph. I
love it!

Jill

~~~~~~~~
When I was a small child, we used to get milk and butter from a delivery man
who used a horse-drawn wagon. The horse knew the way so well that it would
automatically head for the next stop and stop without any direction from the
driver unless he had a new customer. Another indication of "bygone days" is
that my parents never locked their doors. If my mother was not home, the
delivery man would simply open our back door, go into the kitchen, and put
our delivery in the refrigerator. Mother would leave a note if she wanted a
different amount than our "regular" delivery. There was another horse-drawn
wagon used in the summer that would deliver flats of strawberries and
wonderful cream-filled eclairs.

MaryL

"MaryL" wrote in message ...



"jmcquown" wrote in message ...

On 10/3/2014 8:32 AM, George Leppla wrote:
> On 10/3/2014 1:52 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>> My assumption is that the idea originated in Hawaii.

Sorry to burst your bubble, dsi1, but food trucks certainly did not
originate in Hawaii. They may be prolific but they didn't get their
start there.

> I can remember food trucks on Long Island back in the 50's... mostly hot
> dog/hamburger places. LI was booming with construction back then and
> these trucks would set up near where developments were being built and
> along the few major highways.
>
> I think they were a logical evolution of the old hot dog carts in
> NYC.... food carts there were very popular when I was a kid.
>
> I think this picture is probably from the 20's or 30's
> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...et.4a13502.jpg
>
(snippage)

> George L

Oh, I love that old photo! Yep, that was definitely 1920's if not
earlier. I can tell by the way they were dressed. The woman walking
off on the left was wearing a dress or coat down to her ankles. Mustn't
show those legs yet! Of course all the men wore hats, coats and ties,
even into the next decades. LOL

Notice the umbrellas advertised local merchants? And those were push
carts. The horse (just visible in the right side of the picture) would
have been a dray horse. Ah, a bygone era captured in a photograph. I
love it!

Jill

~~~~~~~~
When I was a small child, we used to get milk and butter from a delivery man
who used a horse-drawn wagon. The horse knew the way so well that it would
automatically head for the next stop and stop without any direction from the
driver unless he had a new customer. Another indication of "bygone days" is
that my parents never locked their doors. If my mother was not home, the
delivery man would simply open our back door, go into the kitchen, and put
our delivery in the refrigerator. Mother would leave a note if she wanted a
different amount than our "regular" delivery. There was another horse-drawn
wagon used in the summer that would deliver flats of strawberries and
wonderful cream-filled eclairs.

MaryL

~~~~~~~~~~
Here's another memory from my childhood: We used to walk down the brick
streets in the days leading up to Christmas, and there would be a number of
small carts on the sidewalks--some sold popcorn and candied apples; others
sold fantastic candy (fudge was my favorite). My parents always ran into
friends, and we would stand around on the sidewalks talking unless it was
too cold. This was northeastern Ohio, and we were sometimes walking with
our heads down to protect our eyes from blowing snow. The same carts were
also used in other seasons, but they would only be available on certain
days.

MaryL

On 10/3/2014 11:08 AM, MaryL wrote:
>
>
> "jmcquown" wrote in message ...
>
> On 10/3/2014 8:32 AM, George Leppla wrote:
>> On 10/3/2014 1:52 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>>> My assumption is that the idea originated in Hawaii.
>
> Sorry to burst your bubble, dsi1, but food trucks certainly did not
> originate in Hawaii. They may be prolific but they didn't get their
> start there.
>
>> I can remember food trucks on Long Island back in the 50's... mostly hot
>> dog/hamburger places. LI was booming with construction back then and
>> these trucks would set up near where developments were being built and
>> along the few major highways.
>>
>> I think they were a logical evolution of the old hot dog carts in
>> NYC.... food carts there were very popular when I was a kid.
>>
>> I think this picture is probably from the 20's or 30's
>> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...et.4a13502.jpg
>>
>>
> (snippage)
>
>> George L
>
> Oh, I love that old photo! Yep, that was definitely 1920's if not
> earlier. I can tell by the way they were dressed. The woman walking
> off on the left was wearing a dress or coat down to her ankles. Mustn't
> show those legs yet! Of course all the men wore hats, coats and ties,
> even into the next decades. LOL
>
> Notice the umbrellas advertised local merchants? And those were push
> carts. The horse (just visible in the right side of the picture) would
> have been a dray horse. Ah, a bygone era captured in a photograph. I
> love it!
>
> Jill
>
> ~~~~~~~~
> When I was a small child, we used to get milk and butter from a delivery
> man who used a horse-drawn wagon. The horse knew the way so well that
> it would automatically head for the next stop and stop without any
> direction from the driver unless he had a new customer. Another
> indication of "bygone days" is that my parents never locked their
> doors. If my mother was not home, the delivery man would simply open
> our back door, go into the kitchen, and put our delivery in the
> refrigerator. Mother would leave a note if she wanted a different
> amount than our "regular" delivery. There was another horse-drawn wagon
> used in the summer that would deliver flats of strawberries and
> wonderful cream-filled eclairs.
>
> MaryL

My mother talked about the dairy deliveries. I'm not sure but it was
probably delivered via horse-drawn wagon when she was a child. I
remember her talking about the cream rising to the top on cold days; it
would push the paper cap off the top of the bottles. I guess her mother
had a standing order but yes, she could write a note to change it as
needed. Whether or not he came into the house (grandma was probably
always home) and put things in the icebox, I don't know. This would
have been in a very small town in western Ohio.

Jill

On Friday, October 3, 2014 2:32:02 AM UTC-10, George L wrote:
> On 10/3/2014 1:52 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>
> > My assumption is that the idea originated in Hawaii. My uncle had a lunch wagon back in the 60s. In the 70s, my wife and I would frequently have lunch at the University from the lunch wagon. A big plate lunch would be under 2 bucks. We'd sit under the shade of a tree and share a plate. In the 80s, I'd eat at a wagon next to where I used to work. They had a fantastic roast pork and I'd grill the cook about his method. I never did learn to cook pork like he did.
>
>
>
> I can remember food trucks on Long Island back in the 50's... mostly hot
>
> dog/hamburger places. LI was booming with construction back then and
>
> these trucks would set up near where developments were being built and
>
> along the few major highways.
>
>
>
> I think they were a logical evolution of the old hot dog carts in
>
> NYC.... food carts there were very popular when I was a kid.
>
>
>
> I think this picture is probably from the 20's or 30's
>
> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...et.4a13502.jpg
>
>
>
> This picture is from 1955 in NY. When I was a kid, I used to sell these
>
> pretzels with my Uncle on the street corner by Knickerbocker Park in
>
> Brooklyn, NY. I seem to remember them being 5 cents each... and we paid
>
> 3 cents each for them.
>
> http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/...5053807409652#
>
>
>
> George L

The stuff I'm talking about is a complete meal. I suppose you could call a hot dog a complete meal but it sure ain't a plate lunch which pretty much is a Hawaiian invention.

On Fri, 3 Oct 2014 10:16:25 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
wrote:

> On Friday, October 3, 2014 2:32:02 AM UTC-10, George L wrote:
> > On 10/3/2014 1:52 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> >
> > > My assumption is that the idea originated in Hawaii. My uncle had a lunch wagon back in the 60s. In the 70s, my wife and I would frequently have lunch at the University from the lunch wagon. A big plate lunch would be under 2 bucks. We'd sit under the shade of a tree and share a plate. In the 80s, I'd eat at a wagon next to where I used to work. They had a fantastic roast pork and I'd grill the cook about his method. I never did learn to cook pork like he did.
> >
> >
> >
> > I can remember food trucks on Long Island back in the 50's... mostly hot
> >
> > dog/hamburger places. LI was booming with construction back then and
> >
> > these trucks would set up near where developments were being built and
> >
> > along the few major highways.
> >
> >
> >
> > I think they were a logical evolution of the old hot dog carts in
> >
> > NYC.... food carts there were very popular when I was a kid.
> >
> >
> >
> > I think this picture is probably from the 20's or 30's
> >
> > http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...et.4a13502.jpg
> >
> >
> >
> > This picture is from 1955 in NY. When I was a kid, I used to sell these
> >
> > pretzels with my Uncle on the street corner by Knickerbocker Park in
> >
> > Brooklyn, NY. I seem to remember them being 5 cents each... and we paid
> >
> > 3 cents each for them.
> >
> > http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/...5053807409652#
> >
> >
> >
> > George L
>
> The stuff I'm talking about is a complete meal. I suppose you could call a hot dog a complete meal but it sure ain't a plate lunch which pretty much is a Hawaiian invention.

I don't think they understand what is on the plate of a typical
Hawaiian plate lunch (dinner or breakfast for that matter).


--
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

On Fri, 03 Oct 2014 10:38:08 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Fri, 3 Oct 2014 10:16:25 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
>wrote:
>
snip
>>
>> The stuff I'm talking about is a complete meal. I suppose you could call a hot dog a complete meal but it sure ain't a plate lunch which pretty much is a Hawaiian invention.
>
>I don't think they understand what is on the plate of a typical
>Hawaiian plate lunch (dinner or breakfast for that matter).

Guy Fieri has been to Hawaii several times and gone to places that
serve lunches. It looks like pretty complete fare to me. He also
stopped roadside at a guy's place that did something special to
chicken. yum
Janet US

On Friday, October 3, 2014 7:38:08 AM UTC-10, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Oct 2014 10:16:25 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <>
>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Friday, October 3, 2014 2:32:02 AM UTC-10, George L wrote:
>
> > > On 10/3/2014 1:52 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>
> > >
>
> > > > My assumption is that the idea originated in Hawaii. My uncle had a lunch wagon back in the 60s. In the 70s, my wife and I would frequently have lunch at the University from the lunch wagon. A big plate lunch would be under 2 bucks. We'd sit under the shade of a tree and share a plate. In the 80s, I'd eat at a wagon next to where I used to work. They had a fantastic roast pork and I'd grill the cook about his method. I never did learn to cook pork like he did.
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > I can remember food trucks on Long Island back in the 50's... mostly hot
>
> > >
>
> > > dog/hamburger places. LI was booming with construction back then and
>
> > >
>
> > > these trucks would set up near where developments were being built and
>
> > >
>
> > > along the few major highways.
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > I think they were a logical evolution of the old hot dog carts in
>
> > >
>
> > > NYC.... food carts there were very popular when I was a kid.
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > I think this picture is probably from the 20's or 30's
>
> > >
>
> > > http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...et.4a13502.jpg
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > This picture is from 1955 in NY. When I was a kid, I used to sell these
>
> > >
>
> > > pretzels with my Uncle on the street corner by Knickerbocker Park in
>
> > >
>
> > > Brooklyn, NY. I seem to remember them being 5 cents each... and we paid
>
> > >
>
> > > 3 cents each for them.
>
> > >
>
> > > http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/...5053807409652#
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > George L
>
> >
>
> > The stuff I'm talking about is a complete meal. I suppose you could call a hot dog a complete meal but it sure ain't a plate lunch which pretty much is a Hawaiian invention.
>
>
>
> I don't think they understand what is on the plate of a typical
>
> Hawaiian plate lunch (dinner or breakfast for that matter).
>
>

Thanks to the lunch wagons when I was going to school, I could get fried mahimahi, or roast pork, or beef curry, or beef teriyaki, or barbecue chicken, on a large plate for cheap. It was a very good thing as far as lunch was concerned. I should eat that good these days - but I don't.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/12/dining/12plate.html

>
>
>
> --
>
> Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

On Thu, 2 Oct 2014 23:52:12 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
wrote:

> Later on, in the 90s, we moved our office so I never got to eat at a lunch wagon much after that. The funny thing is that the plate lunch place next door to the new office was owned by the same people that my wife and I used to eat when we were going to school. It even had the same name. We ate many times there - this time, our kids were eating with us. What a good old time!

So, you're saying they had a brick and mortar restaurant plus a food
truck? It's a real crowd pleaser when restaurants do that! We had a
little French restaurant that did it. The restaurant had a bad fire,
closed and reopened in another space (which I just searched for and
can't find anything current, so maybe it was all talk and no do). Not
sure what happened to their food truck, but it appears not to be in
business anymore either.


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Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

On Friday, October 3, 2014 3:29:26 AM UTC-10, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 2 Oct 2014 23:52:12 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <>
>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Later on, in the 90s, we moved our office so I never got to eat at a lunch wagon much after that. The funny thing is that the plate lunch place next door to the new office was owned by the same people that my wife and I used to eat when we were going to school. It even had the same name. We ate many times there - this time, our kids were eating with us. What a good old time!
>
>
>
> So, you're saying they had a brick and mortar restaurant plus a food
>
> truck? It's a real crowd pleaser when restaurants do that! We had a
>
> little French restaurant that did it. The restaurant had a bad fire,
>
> closed and reopened in another space (which I just searched for and
>
> can't find anything current, so maybe it was all talk and no do). Not
>
> sure what happened to their food truck, but it appears not to be in
>
> business anymore either.
>

They sure did. The lunchwagon was named after the owner's little daughter. Years later, I'd see her taking care of the restaurant. The place grew even as she did.

>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

On Fri, 3 Oct 2014 10:23:37 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
wrote:

> On Friday, October 3, 2014 3:29:26 AM UTC-10, sf wrote:
> > On Thu, 2 Oct 2014 23:52:12 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <>
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > Later on, in the 90s, we moved our office so I never got to eat at a lunch wagon much after that. The funny thing is that the plate lunch place next door to the new office was owned by the same people that my wife and I used to eat when we were going to school. It even had the same name. We ate many times there - this time, our kids were eating with us. What a good old time!
> >
> >
> >
> > So, you're saying they had a brick and mortar restaurant plus a food
> >
> > truck? It's a real crowd pleaser when restaurants do that! We had a
> >
> > little French restaurant that did it. The restaurant had a bad fire,
> >
> > closed and reopened in another space (which I just searched for and
> >
> > can't find anything current, so maybe it was all talk and no do). Not
> >
> > sure what happened to their food truck, but it appears not to be in
> >
> > business anymore either.
> >
>
> They sure did. The lunchwagon was named after the owner's little daughter. Years later, I'd see her taking care of the restaurant. The place grew even as she did.
>
> >
Ha! The chef in question named that French restaurant his son.


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Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

On Friday, October 3, 2014 7:33:50 AM UTC-10, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Oct 2014 10:23:37 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <>
>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Friday, October 3, 2014 3:29:26 AM UTC-10, sf wrote:
>
> > > On Thu, 2 Oct 2014 23:52:12 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <>
>
> > >
>
> > > wrote:
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > > Later on, in the 90s, we moved our office so I never got to eat at a lunch wagon much after that. The funny thing is that the plate lunch place next door to the new office was owned by the same people that my wife and I used to eat when we were going to school. It even had the same name. We ate many times there - this time, our kids were eating with us. What a good old time!
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > So, you're saying they had a brick and mortar restaurant plus a food
>
> > >
>
> > > truck? It's a real crowd pleaser when restaurants do that! We had a
>
> > >
>
> > > little French restaurant that did it. The restaurant had a bad fire,
>
> > >
>
> > > closed and reopened in another space (which I just searched for and
>
> > >
>
> > > can't find anything current, so maybe it was all talk and no do). Not
>
> > >
>
> > > sure what happened to their food truck, but it appears not to be in
>
> > >
>
> > > business anymore either.
>
> > >
>
> >
>
> > They sure did. The lunchwagon was named after the owner's little daughter. Years later, I'd see her taking care of the restaurant. The place grew even as she did.
>
> >
>
> > >
>
> Ha! The chef in question named that French restaurant his son.
>

Luckily, the little girl's name was "Grace." If I can swing it, I'll eat there today. If I can talk to somebody, I'll let them know of a pretty awesome spot for a restaurant in my town. Actually, it's located right next to my office. Ho ho!

>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them.

"sf" > wrote in message
news
> On Thu, 2 Oct 2014 23:52:12 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
> wrote:
>
>> Later on, in the 90s, we moved our office so I never got to eat at a
>> lunch wagon much after that. The funny thing is that the plate lunch
>> place next door to the new office was owned by the same people that my
>> wife and I used to eat when we were going to school. It even had the same
>> name. We ate many times there - this time, our kids were eating with us.
>> What a good old time!
>
> So, you're saying they had a brick and mortar restaurant plus a food
> truck? It's a real crowd pleaser when restaurants do that! We had a
> little French restaurant that did it. The restaurant had a bad fire,
> closed and reopened in another space (which I just searched for and
> can't find anything current, so maybe it was all talk and no do). Not
> sure what happened to their food truck, but it appears not to be in
> business anymore either.

That's what my favorite taqueria does. Oddly enough we saw a taco truck for
*another* place parking in their lot. Made me wonder if they were somehow
connected. But I also know that most of the Mexican food place owners here
are friends with owners of other places and help each other out at times.

On 03/10/2014 12:52 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Thursday, October 2, 2014 5:03:57 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>> I am watching The Food Network and there is yet another food truck
>>
>> competition. Are food trucks popular in your area? AFAIK the only ones I
>>
>> have seen around here are some taco trucks and they're somewhat few and far
>>
>> between.
>
> My assumption is that the idea originated in Hawaii. My uncle had a lunch wagon back in the 60s. In the 70s, my wife and I would frequently have lunch at the University from the lunch wagon. A big plate lunch would be under 2 bucks. We'd sit under the shade of a tree and share a plate. In the 80s, I'd eat at a wagon next to where I used to work. They had a fantastic roast pork and I'd grill the cook about his method. I never did learn to cook pork like he did.
>
> Later on, in the 90s, we moved our office so I never got to eat at a lunch wagon much after that. The funny thing is that the plate lunch place next door to the new office was owned by the same people that my wife and I used to eat when we were going to school. It even had the same name. We ate many times there - this time, our kids were eating with us. What a good old time!
>

There were mobile fish and chip vans in the UK, certainly in the 50s and
probably long before.
Graham

On 2014-10-03 10:29 AM, graham wrote:

>
> There were mobile fish and chip vans in the UK, certainly in the 50s and
> probably long before.
>

For a long time the only food trucks around here were the French Fry
trucks. There are more and more stationary food trucks these days,
either showing up at the same place each day or basically on blocks in
the same locations. It is my understanding that public health and other
safety codes have been the main issue.


I have to wonder about the plumbing requirements for one thing. There
are special things you need in a restaurant plumbing system, like lots
of hot water and a grease trap. Hard to do in a mobile kitchen.

My limited experience with food trucks is that the food is highly over
rated and usually over priced.