Category archives for: Maine

Portland, ME: Food Trucks Face Regulatory Speed Bumps

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Portland, a longtime mobile eats conscientious objector, has finally joined the “food truck revolution,” but there are still plenty of regulatory issues that could make it difficult for trucks to succeed in the city, writes Meredith Goad in her Soup to Nuts column in the Press Herald.

Portland, ME: Portland Finally Joining Food Truck Revolution

Customers queue up at El Corazon food truck, which was parked on Commercial Street in Portland on Sunday.
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It’s a bit late to the party, and there remain some wrinkles to be ironed out, but this summer, Portland finally joins the food truck revolution.

Lewiston, ME: Food Truck Owner Wants to Roll Into Lewiston

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Bringing a food truck to Lewiston, which has an established restaurant industry, could be either a blessing or a curse. It’s unknown how the area would treat the visiting trucks.

National News: 4 Cities with Amazing Food Truck Scenes

Check out the rows of amazing food trucks and carts the next time you’re hungry in Portland. Photo: Flickr

By now, food trucks are a mainstream phenomenon, one igniting cravings countrywide. Offering a tasty reason for a themed vacation, some cities take portable vittles to new heights.

Portland, ME: Portland Chefs’ New Food Truck Will Serve Hand Pies, Rice Bowls

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The bowls would be a nice option for us to come up with a daily special or utilize the offcuts we can get from local farms and be able to do something a little bit different in a bowl format

Cape Elizabeth, ME: Fort Williams Food Truck Invited to National Lobster Roll Competition

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With the top of Portland Head Light just visible over the hillside at Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth, hungry park-goers queue up at the Bite Into Maine trailer in 2011. (Staff photo by Duke Harrington)

Tickets are almost sold out for the Tasting Table’s annual “Lobster Roll Rumble.” Each competitor will be serving 1,300 lobster rolls in one night

Bangor, ME: Cielos Lunch Truck Visits TV5 Morning News

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The burritos are filled with shredded beef, steak and chicken.

Seattle, WA: Hey West Coast, Seattle Trucks Like Your Style

Chego's ooey gooey fries are loaded with sambal, three types of cheeses, sour cream, cilantro and pickled garlic

Game on sister; you’re steppin’ with your gat on safety because here are three mobile food concepts originating from Los Angeles, Portland, and San Francisco that Seattle has covered.

Portland, ME: Business Beat: “Gusto’s” – New Food Truck on East End Specializing in Italian Favorites

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Take a good look at this brand new food truck – Gusto’s – because more than likely you will be seeing more of them around Portland as time goes on.

Bath, Maine: Student-led Fundraiser Produces $8,000 Worth of Food for Needy Families

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A truckload of food costs $1,000 and they wanted to fund an entire truckload