Food Truck Frenzy

Luncha Libre Partnering with Downtown Phoenix's Squash Blossom -- Happy Hour and Dinner Starting February 15

By Lauren Saria Mon., Feb. 4 2013 at 11:00 AM
Categories: Food Truck Frenzy, News

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Luncha Libre Facebook page
The Luncha Libre food truck
It's only been about a month since the short-lived pop-up venture inside Downtown Phoenix's Squashblossom fell apart due to a falling-out between Squash Blossom owner Brian Lester and the pair behind the P. Joseph Project, Jason Raducha and Patrick Boll.

In January, Lester said he'd be looking for new partners with which to share the space and it looks like it didn't take too long for him to team up with Tim and Kim Cobb, owners of the Luncha Libre food truck.

See also:
- Jason Raducha and Patrick Boll Call It Quits at Squash Blossom and Start Looking for New Pop-up Space
- Old Dixie's Food Truck Finds Brick-and-Mortar Home at Welcome Diner

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Liberty's Biscuits: Bringing Comfort Food to the Streets

By Lauren Saria Fri., Feb. 1 2013 at 11:00 AM
Categories: Food Truck Frenzy

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Courtesy of Rachel Millard
The Liberty's Biscuits truck in Cave Creek
One of the Valley's Southern-flavor mobiles recently gave up its wheels in favor of a brick-and-mortar home. But let's not forget about the other biscuit truck out there, one that's still hitting the Valley streets offering comfort food to the masses.

Liberty's Biscuits owner Rachel Millard isn't from the South, but that hasn't stopped the Arizona-born and bred entrepreneur from serving Southern fare on wheels.

The business: Liberty's Biscuits

See also:
- Chow Bella's One-Stop Guide to Metro Phoenix Food Trucks: When and Where to Find Them
- Old Dixie's Food Truck Finds Brick-and-Mortar Home at Welcome Diner
- Old Dixie's Southern Kitchen: Stellar Southern Eats on Four Wheels


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Here's That Mexican Sushi Food Truck You've Been Asking About

By Laura Hahnefeld Wed., Jan. 23 2013 at 10:00 AM
Categories: Food Truck Frenzy

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Laura Hahnefeld
Bandera Roll
Oh, hey, hi. How's your day going so far? You know that Mexican sushi food truck you're always going on about? Yeah, I found it.

See also: Old Dixie's Food Truck Finds Brick-and-Mortar Home at Welcome Diner and A New Weekly Food Truck Event: Washington Wednesdays at CO+HOOTS

It's called Sushinola Roll and it opened last September on the city's west side. A banner says it's sushi done Sinaloa-style (a la the northwestern state of Mexico), but something tells me you'll come up with your own name for it.

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A New Weekly Food Truck Event: Washington Wednesdays at CO+HOOTS

By Lauren Saria Mon., Jan. 21 2013 at 7:00 AM
Categories: Food Truck Frenzy

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Photo courtesy of CO+HOOTS
The new CO+HOOTS location on Washington Street
By now your food truck schedule should be getting pretty full, but make room for one more weekly locale to hit up. CO+HOOTS has announced they'll be hosting a pair of food trucks every week in conjunction with their weekly midweek business advisement sessions.

One of the newest Valley trucks has found a weekly home already -- and he's partnering up with a hometown favorite.

See also:
- CO+HOOTS to Join SEEDspot on Newly Dubbed "Washington Row"
- Gilbert Food Truck Court to Re-Launch This Friday, Jan. 18
- Chow Bella's One-Stop Guide to Metro Phoenix Food Trucks: When and Where to Find Them


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Gilbert Food Truck Court to Re-Launch This Friday, Jan. 18

By Lauren Saria Thu., Jan. 17 2013 at 7:00 AM
Categories: Food Truck Frenzy

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Photos by Lauren Saria
Gourmet Command Center and Satay Hut head to Gilbert for a food truck court on Friday
East Valley street food aficionados may have been missing their regular fix of late. If you made it out to last weekend's Street Eats Food Truck Festival you know what we're talking about.

Well, Gilbert-ites, there's hope for you yet. The Gilbert Food Truck Court will re-launch this Friday - and their 13-truck line-up is nothing to ignore.

See also:
- Street Eats Food Truck Festival, Day One: Shorter Lines, Better Organized Than Last Year, and We Share Our Favorite (and Not So Favorite) Tastes
- Street Eats Food Truck Festival at Salt River Fields 2013: Day One (Slideshow)
- Chow Bella's One-Stop Guide to Metro Phoenix Food Trucks: When and Where to Find Them


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Street Eats Food Truck Festival, Day One: Shorter Lines, Better Organized Than Last Year, and We Share Our Favorite (and Not So Favorite) Tastes

By Ando Muneno and Lauren Saria Sat., Jan. 12 2013 at 9:37 PM
Categories: Food Truck Frenzy

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Photos by Lauren Saria and Ando Muneno
Clockwise from left: Red beans and rice from Old Dixie's, Tom's Pig Rig, Hale Lake from Island Noodles and BBQ Nachos from Q-Up Barbeque.
Last year's first-ever Street Eats festival did not exactly endear itself to many of our readers -- and we weren't so happy either, for that matter. Among the problems: long lines, terrible traffic, confusion about payment methods and trucks running out of food. To be fair, this is a challenge that's faced more than one food truck festival -- but still, we wondered how (if at all) things could change this year, for the second annual event sponsored by Chow Bella's parent, Phoenix New Times.

Well, color us impressed. We left the first day of the festival (you can still catch day two tomorrow) full and happy. (Editor's Note: For purposes of comparison, we sent the same two writers who covered the event last year.)

See also:
-Street Eats Food Truck Festival at Salt River Fields 2013: Day One (Slideshow)
-Street Eats Food Truck Festival Offers Tasty Food, Long Lines, and a Few Lessons for Next Time
-L.A.'s Grilled Cheese Truck Makes Phoenix Debut This Weekend
-Chow Bella's One-Stop Guide to Metro Phoenix Food Trucks: When and Where to Find Them

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New Food Truck Alert: Hao Bao, Chinese Soul Food

By Lauren Saria Thu., Jan. 10 2013 at 12:10 PM
Categories: Food Truck Frenzy

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Hao Bao Facebook
Chinese soul food comes to Phoenix by way of the big red bao bus, Hao Bao
The rise in mobile comfort food -- mostly southern up to this point -- is taking a turn to the east, the Far East, with the debut of a new food truck scheduled to hit the streets of Old Town Scottsdale tonight.

Hao Bao, a Chinese soul food truck, will be serving handmade dumplings and noodle soup at the Miller Market on 1st Street from 5 to 8 p.m.

See also:
- Chow Bella's One-Stop Guide to Metro Phoenix Food Trucks: When and Where to Find Them
- Miller Market on 1st Street Held at JAM in Old Town Tonight

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L.A.'s Grilled Cheese Truck Makes Phoenix Debut This Weekend

By Laura Hahnefeld Tue., Jan. 8 2013 at 11:00 AM
Categories: Food Truck Frenzy, New Restaurant Alert

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www.tillamook.com
Cheesy Mac & Rib Melt
It's a new year for food trucks in the Valley, and the mobile kitchen's scene newest (and cheesiest) entry comes straight from the City of Angels.

See also: Street Eats Food Truck Festival Is Set for January 12 and 13 at Salt River Fields
Fry Bread Food Truck Will Open Permanent Shop in West Valley

Since 2009, The Grilled Cheese Truck has been roaming the streets of L.A., serving up grilled cheese sandwiches, natch, along with soup and tater tots. It's been staggeringly popular since launching and it's won numerous awards, so this year, owner and founder Dave Danhi, a chef for years in some of L.A.'s most notable restaurants, decided the time was right to expand. And Phoenix is the first stop on his list.


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Fry Bread Food Truck Will Open Permanent Shop in West Valley

By Laura Hahnefeld Mon., Jan. 7 2013 at 11:00 AM
Categories: Food Truck Frenzy, News

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White Eyes Fresh Fry Bread
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White Eyes Fresh Fry Bread
John and Alice Roach
Since it hit the road in late September of last year, White Eyes Fresh Fry Bread, the food truck from Alice Roach, who founded the company six years ago, has been serving up her signature recipe for fresh (and frozen) fry bread topped with anything from beef and beans to honey and Nutella.

See also: Street Eats Food Truck Festival Is Set for January 12 and 13
Now Open: White Eyes Fresh Fry Bread Food Truck

But as of late, Alice, who operates the company with her husband, John, has been looking for a more permanent home for her popular snack. And she's found one -- in Glendale.


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Street Eats Food Truck Festival Is Set for January 12 and 13 at Salt River Fields

By Dominique Chatterjee Thu., Jan. 3 2013 at 6:30 AM
Categories: Events, Food Truck Frenzy

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Lauren Saria
If you love local food trucks, Food Network, or Man v. Food on the Travel Channel, here's an event for you.

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