When you approach the South Side Street Foods food truck, you’re likely to hear Motown pouring out of the windows. The inviting warmth of old school soul music could be a metaphor for the appeal of both South Side’s food and the man who makes it. Daniel Velasquez wears a classic black fedora and has […]
Iowa City food trucks
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LV Recommends: Rodney’s Jamaican Jerk & BBQ
There is a mystique to food truck dining that’s difficult to describe. If you’re a food truck fan, you know what I mean. It’s an adventure, a quick stop for lunch more satisfying than fast food. Often messy to eat, food truck fare brings us together in the dark after an evening with friends or […]
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Iowa City Council passes food truck pilot, voices support for UI graduate student union
Collective bargaining rights and food trucks featured at Tuesday night’s Iowa City Council meeting, as plans for a food truck pilot program moved forward and representatives from the University of Iowa’s Campaign to Organize Graduate Students (COGS) sought the council’s support of collective bargaining and union benefits following legislation introduced yesterday in Des Moines. COGS […]
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Food trucks poised to become a downtown staple
Tito Francisco and James Wachutka, the co-owners of the Flip N’ Chop food truck, served up lunch outside the University of Iowa Boyd Law Building on a recent afternoon. Francisco flipped dough back and forth between his hands to create the naan bread that would become part of the duo’s tandoori chicken dish, one of […]
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UI Dining launches Street Hawk Food Truck in attempt to relieve stress on dining halls
In an effort to accommodate the record-breaking influx of new students, the University of Iowa Housing & Dining has added another meal plan option: the Street Hawk Food Truck. Non-students can also purchase meals there, though only credit cards will be accepted. The new vendor-on-wheels will be available Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to […]
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The food trucks are coming: City council approves mobile vending ordinance
The Iowa City Council passed and adopted an ordinance Tuesday that greatly expands where and when mobile food vendors are allowed to operate in Iowa City…
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Fire on wheels: A new dining concept rolls into Iowa City
Next spring, Iowa City resident Chris Grebner plans to roll out a new type of culinary destination in the form of the Provender, a wood-fired oven built into an antique truck. Grebner hopes to have the truck shipped to Iowa City by March of 2015 and plans to set up shop at area farmers’ markets […]
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Mobile food vending program starts today
The City of Iowa City pilot program for mobile food vendors starts today as five food carts set up shop in Chauncey Swan Park. The new program goes through October 31 and will allow vendors the opportunity to sell their food on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the downtown park.
