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Raleigh, NC: Destination – Downtown Raleigh Food Truck Rodeo

Fayetteville Street was packed with food trucks and hungry people during downtown Raleigh's first food truck rodeo.
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I expected huge lines at Sunday’s event, the first of four planned this year. Luckily, the church my family attends gets out at 11:30 a.m. on Sundays. So we walked over to Fayetteville Street and were among the first in line when it opened at noon.

Jamestown, NC: Tina Firesheets – Bring an appetite to Jamestown’s Food Truck Rodeo

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The food trucks have been an integral part of our business and give the community of Jamestown more options and also bring a lot of fun and excitement to this small town

Raleigh, NC: Downtown Food Truck Rodeo Wrangles Up Thousands of Customers

Thousands came out on a beautiful spring afternoon to enjpoy the goodies at a food truck rodeo Sunday, May 12, 2013, in downtown Raleigh.
Kyle Jahner — kjahner@newsobserver.com

“The waits have been crazy long all day,” North Raleigh resident Roxanne Hoover said as she waited in line for Parle-vous Crepes, one of the more popular trucks. She said she’d been in line for nearly 45 minutes.

Fayetteville, NC: Appetites for Quick, Delicious Meals Drive Food Truck Popularity

Staff photo by Marcus Castro
The Taco Loco food truck draws a small crowd at lunch time on most afternoons. The truck parks in front of the Bragg Boulevard Flea Market. Vanesa Aguilera and her family opened the Fayetteville food truck a little over a year ago.

For Gueta and other food truck aficionados, the vehicles are a quick, convenient alternative to brick-and-mortar restaurants. No need to wait to be seated and served – just grab your food and go

Raleigh, NC: Raleigh Politicians, Patrons Come Around to Idea of Food Trucks

'Bagista' Emily Goldman, right reaches for more sausages to throw on the grill as chef Alex Swearingen turns on an exhaust fan at lunch May 10, 2013. The Baguettaboutit food truck moves around various locations in the Triangle and was in the Research Triangle Park for lunch before re-stocking and heading to Durham for a dinner and evening location. In a city that was once reluctant to embrace food trucks, the first of four Downtown Raleigh Food Truck Rodeos takes place Sunday. Each event will include 40 trucks, including Baguettaboutit, lined up on Fayetteville Street.
Chuck Liddy — cliddy@newsobserver.com

About 40 mobile food vendors and as many as 6,000 people are expected to attend the first Downtown Raleigh Food Truck Rodeo. The event, and the related expansion of the Triangle food truck scene, show how far the street vendor industry has come in the Triangle and nationwide.

Raleigh, NC: Downtown Raleigh Food Truck Rodeo

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Food trucks will line up on Fayetteville Street with local bee r, music, buskers, magicians and other entertainment for your enjoyment!

Asheville, NC: New Food Truck Hits Asheville’s South Side

Jeremiah Jackson's Farm to Fender food truck will stick to the south side of Asheville. The food truck will have a mural of food, from the seed to the plate, painted by artist Jason Brake. / special to Asheville Scene

The theory is that, the better we treat our planet, the community and the folks around us, the longer we’re going to be here. The longer we’re going to be here, the more we’re going to eat, and the more we’re going to eat, the more we get to cook. I love to cook, so I need to do everything in my power to spread that sustainability.

Asheville, NC: Food Trucks Ahoy – Bom Bus Brings the Portuguese, Smash Box has the Nicaraguan Food

Trevon Dunn of the Bom Bus

An increase in the number of downtown permits for food trucks would be nice, and that seems to be moving along.

Winston-Salem, NC: City’s First Food-Truck Festival Set for Saturday

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Winston-Salem’s first food-truck festival will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday on Burke Street.

Wilmington, NC: Hot Dogs Could Go Cold if Owner Doesn’t Follow Code

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One business owner in Wilmington has a beef with the city over a hot dog stand. The owner of Haley’s Hot Dog Cart is boiling mad because he says the city forced him to close down.