Category Archives: Chicago Food Carts
Food Carts Gaining Taction with Chicago Officials
In an article written in the Chicago Tribune, city officials seem to be warming up to the idea of licensing food carts to distribute fresh food to the public. Let’s take a look at an excerpt from said article: Although … Continue reading
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Catering Test Day 1
Mark today as another step forward closer to opening a food business. Today my family and I rented out the shared kitchen, The Dinner Club in Homer Glen to test out what we plan to be a catering business. The … Continue reading
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Food Desert’s in Chicago
While picking up the RedEye yesterday I was sparked by the cover and its accompanying story; Chicago’s Food Deserts (see pages 6-7). I have often thought that food carts could be used to distribute fresh produce in under served areas … Continue reading
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My creation: “The Loaded Hot Dog”
Yesterday, I was experimenting with some new toppings to add to my Hebrew National 97% Fat Free hot dog. I came up with what I call, “The Loaded Hot Dog.” It’s a grilled dog, toasted wheat bun topped with yellow … Continue reading
Seattle Food trucks face some uphill battles
Today, I read an interesting story about the Seattle food truck scene and the struggles they face vs. brick and mortar restaurants. A few owners mentioned they work way more hours operating a food truck than they do at their … Continue reading
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LeBron Come to Chicago and Enjoy the Great Food…and Da Bulls!
Okay. This is my last ditch effort to get LeBron James to Chicago. My open letter to him follows: LeBron, Come to Chicago and be part of the biggest revolution to hit this city since the Bulls won 6 NBA … Continue reading
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NRA Show 2010: Mobile Restaurants Education Session
We attended the Mobile Restaurants education session today at the National Restaurant Association Show (NRA Show) in Chicago. We heard from a panel of mobile food pioneers from Chicago’s own, Flirty Cupcakes,We attended the Mobile Restaurants education session Monday at … Continue reading
National Restaurant Association Show 2010 Mobile Food Exhibit
Chicago Food Carts plans to attend the National Restaurant Association Show on May 24th to see the mobile food exhibit. Let us know if you are planning to attend so we can hear your thoughts! Here is some details on … Continue reading
Top Chefs Kevin Gillespie and Mike Isabella thoughts on food carts in Chicago
The Top Chef Tour made its way to Chicago Thursday and Friday and I visited the 1:30pm demo. During the Q&A session an audience member asked, just before I could, about what Kevin and Mike thought on bringing mobile food … Continue reading
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Chicago Food Carts gets mentioned on 93XRTs website
Chicago Food Carts was mentioned yesterday in an article written by Marc “After Dark” Alghini on 93XRTs website! We can see this movement is growing and the support is running wild around this great city! See Marc’s 93XRT mention of … Continue reading
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