Metallic reflections of me...the food truck gleamed in the late afternoon sun as I headed into the compound of the Arbor Lofts of Southfield, a upscale development near the municipal offices of the City of Southfield.
The atmosphere was ripe for a realxing mid-week festival. I spyed the Band and went to talk to them. The were familar...yes, THE GEORGE BROTHERS BAND, I have seen them advertised in past events for Southfield. I talked to the brothers right before they went on. They spoke of loving these events. They have done many including the Royal Oak "Arts, Beats and Eats".
I thanked the Band and move on to the FOOD TRUCKS! Now there is a development in the obtaining of a FOOD TRUCK as I talked to several of the Owners. I got the gist of it:
- Start with PUSH CARTS...get popular and they add to the business
- Serve from a truck like a classic pick-up...'Franks Etc' does this now
- Buy a Food Truck that can cost anywhere around 80,000-100,000 dollars.
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| A couple enjoying the Rally |
THE FOOD & MUSIC INVESTIGATION! lol
Questions I asked and Spotlights on the interesting People!
WHY A FOOD TRUCK AS A CAREER?
All of the Truckers I talked to loved the food industry and 2 of them started from food carts.
FRANKS ETC FOOD TRUCK 'SPOTLIGHT'
I talked to Bill of 'Franks Etc.'. By far, he was my favorite Vendor as he was nice, had a great back-story and his food was my favorite!He has:
- Been in business for 12 years
- He started from a PUSHCART!
- Found a VW Truck and restored it for the business! (Here's a former VW Employee too)
- Truck needs NO ELECTRICITY AS IT COOKS WITH PROPANE!
- His business eneded up being "A HOME-RUN BUNT" in his words! I love that.
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| The Franks Etc Food Truck! |
HOW IS BUSINESS?
They all said business was good (I did't talk to Jacques' Tacos- they were packed! So I would bet business is good for them! lol)
They all have schedules into the near future...businesses, events and other events.
CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE VIDEO ABOUT ROLLIN STONE WOOD FIRED PIZZA!
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(The George Brothers sing, "Turn it on Again" :)
Ferndale' well-known eatery,TREAT DREAMS has a food truck! Wow. I talked to Scott about the social media genius of a few years back when they sold all their melting ice cream during the big blackout by getting people to come down to their brick & mortar store!
The new kids on the block is the ESKIMO JACK Food Truck. Specializing in Cookies and delicious Ice Cream! They have alot of different cookies and Ice cream flavors to choose from.
I notice uniformed Police Officers...they are from Southfield's Emergency Management Division. They are special responders and assist Police and other Emergency Services at special events (Like this one!). They are a volunteer group. Very nice guys.
They all have schedules into the near future...businesses, events and other events.
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| Josh and a Co-Worker of ROLLIN STONE WOOD FIRED PIZZA |
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Ferndale' well-known eatery,TREAT DREAMS has a food truck! Wow. I talked to Scott about the social media genius of a few years back when they sold all their melting ice cream during the big blackout by getting people to come down to their brick & mortar store!
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| Scott of TREAT DREAMS talks about his restaurant & social media |
The new kids on the block is the ESKIMO JACK Food Truck. Specializing in Cookies and delicious Ice Cream! They have alot of different cookies and Ice cream flavors to choose from.
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| Eskimo Jacks Owners pose for our blog! They are a new success story! |
I notice uniformed Police Officers...they are from Southfield's Emergency Management Division. They are special responders and assist Police and other Emergency Services at special events (Like this one!). They are a volunteer group. Very nice guys.
I also met a well-known local cable celebratory, Chris Campbell of both the City of Southfield 'City Cable 15' and WDET 101.9 fm! We had a great talk on Southfield and its future. Southfield has some great plans for growing a great diverse business and residential community.
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| Chris Campbell at the 2nd Annual Food Truck Rally |
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