This past weekend (January 25-26, 2014) Phoenix New Times
hosted one of the year’s first largest food truck festivals at Salt River
Fields of Talking Stick Resort and Casino. With over 50+ food trucks in
attendance, live music, games, and perfect weather, this was a great event that you hopefully
didn't miss out on.
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| Inside the Chedda Truck |
During this weekend, Dishing It Out had a wonderful
opportunity to help the one and only Chedda Truck at the event. This was a
unique experience into the food truck world and gave me a new perspective about
food trucking functions. I was able to see firsthand how fast placed the
kitchen must work to ensure all the food is being made to customer
satisfaction. I saw how the wonderful burgers are made to order. I also
realized how communication between all the staff plays a large role in
functionality. To the Chedda Truck and all other food trucks, I really respect
all of you as you have such a small space to work with, yet you are always
dishing out wonderful works of edible art.
As for me, this was really different from working in my
kitchen at home. I found myself making a huge mess of food as I tried to
prepare the Chedda Tots to go out. Pouring the dipping source into the dip cups
also wasn't that easy in the mobile kitchen.
Another huge challenge for me was the fact that all this food was in
front of my face and I became extremely hungry as more food passed by me.
But, after my work was done, I was able to go explore all
the other trucks meet new people with similar food passions and eat until I
felt like exploding. With over 50 trucks all serving something different, I
decided to just try as many as I could. And if day one wasn't enough, I
returned on Sunday to continue my exploration. Sadly, I was unable to try
everything I wanted since my stomach can only handle so much. Then, there were several cooking sessions going
on and even food eating competitions and friendly cook-offs between trucks.
Aside from food, the live music was a great addition to the
festival, and fun zone for kids looked like a blast. Then the VIP section
featured a live DJ a covered dance area, and lots of drinks and tables.
Overall, this event was a great way to kick of 2014 and I look forward to many
more like it. If you want to see pictures visit out Instagram @dished_out or
our good friends @FOODTRUCKSAZ.
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| Chedda Tots: Chedda Truck |
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