let's eat

from the press release

Don’t Be Absent for Tucson’s First Lunchtime “Food Truck Roll Call”

Hosted by Brookline College on April 19 – located at 5441 E. 22nd Street (just west of Craycroft)
11am – 2pm
Brookline College hosts Tucson’s first “Food Truck Roll Call” as part of the college’s grand re-opening celebration.

Participating Trucks:

• Jamie’s Bitchen Kitchen
• Seis Curbside Kitchen
• Planet of the Crepes
• Animal Farm – Guerrilla Fine Food
• Guero Loco’s Bubba-Que
• Hot Dogs With Heart
• Street Delights
• Jones Street Bistro

The event marks the first time the gourmet food trucks have converged for a weekday lunchtime food fest in Tucson. Experience the latest food craze as eight restaurants on wheels roll into the Brookline College parking lot to serve up a variety of gourmet cuisine.

The event is open to the public. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at 12:15 p.m. with a donation presentation to a local non-profit organization.

Meals on Wheels around Tucson

Food trucks galore this week / weekend in Tucson. Check out the specifics:  (from the press release)

•  April 10: 4-8pm: Tucson Food Truck Roundup at Lazydays RV, 3200 E. Irvington (see below for more info).
• April 11: Neighborhood Chef with Jones St. Bistro, Street Delights, and Cyclopsicle, at Ralph’s Service Station at S. 4th Ave/19th St.
• April 15: Tucson Food Truck Roundup at Bookman’s Event Center, 5120 S. Julian, 11am-3pm, Dust Devil Roller Derby Tournament.
• April 15: Crossroads Festival, 4811 E. Grant, next to the Grand Cinema Theatres, 4:30-8pm, Arizona International Film Festival Kickoff.

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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Food Trucks and RV’s in love!

The Tucson Food Truck Roundup comes to the Lazydays RV Park at 3200 E. Irvington, near the IH-10 overpass. If you think this is an unusual setting, drop by and see for yourself! Find out why we think this is a great setting. Our friends at Lazydays RV have been great to work with! Beer and wine available for the first time at a Tucson Food Truck Roundup!

–Great food tasting exploration.
Music by The Shaky Bones:

–Melo Dominguez doing live action art.

–And, a special appearance by The Rockin’ Pinups, including hula hoop activities, Bunny Hop instruction, and prize giveaways.

Mobile Kitchens, including:
Stolen Recipe BBQ
Jones Street Bistro
Foodie Fleet
German Food Station
Cook’s Kettle Corn
Taqueria El Tiburyn
Jamie’s Bitchen Kitchen
Smokin Hot BBQ
The Corn Roasters
Lee’s Rolling Wok Chinese Food
Seis Curbside Mexican Gourmet
Mike’s Roadside Cafe
Ni Hao Amigos
RobDogs
The Patty Wagon
and MORE!

A percentage of the proceeds goes to support Dinnerware Artspace.

Written by
David Aguirre
Director
Dinnerware Artspace

Hungry?

from the press release

Tucson Food Truck Roundup
30+ mobile kitchens
Sunday, April 1, 2012
4pm to 8pm

Benjamin Plumbing Supply Parking Lot, 76 E. Sixth Street, Tucson

Free to attend Tucson’s most unique underground event.

30+ mobile kitchens from Tucson,. .and Phoenix, will present their latest menus to choose from.

Bar-B-Que, German Food, Mexican Gourmet, grass fed meat hamburgers, salad varieties, Cuban sandwiches, Chinese food, meatball sandwiches, kettle corn varieties, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free options

Handmade ice cream, innovative popsicles and frozen pastries, Sonoran hot dogs, cupcakes like you’ve never seen

But,  just come watch Jupiter and Venus chase the sun to the western horizon.

40 tables and over 100 chairs available, but people will think you’re smart if you bring that folding chair with you

Beautiful music by A Son y Sol and Armen Sarrafian.

Live Art Action by David Tineo, Melo Dominguez, and rising star, Marisa Muro

The Roundup Library will make an appearance.

The Great Tucson Iditarod Race prizes will be awarded at 5:30pm.

Check out TucsonfoodtruckROUNDUP.com for future Roundup dates and special events.

It’s April Fool’s Day. If you like, wear something. . .special. . on your head.

Check out the Trucks:

Seis Curbside Mexican Gourmet
Jones St. Bistro
The Patty Wagon (KZ: such a clever name)
Ni Hao Amigos
Cyclopsicle
German Food Station
Stolen Recipe BBQ
The Corn Roasters
Isabella’s Ice Cream
RobDogs (also has soy dogs available)
Baja Tacos
Vero Amore Neapolitan Style Pizza

Also,
Q-UP! BBQ
Foodie Fleet
Street Delights
Trucking Good Cupcakes
Luncha Libre (KZ: makes a damn good panini)
Espresso to the Rescue
Pin-up Pastries
Animal Farm
Cook’s Kettle Corn
Jamie’s Bitchen Kitchen
Morgan’s Home Cookin’
Mike’s Roadside Cafe
The Mobile Bistro
and more.

Part of the proceeds go to Dinnerware Artspace, who, is in search of a new home.

Coming soon: Another edition of Neighborhood Chef.  (KZ: Hmmm, what neighborhood will be so lucky?)

Written by
David Aguirre
Director