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Food trucks, or their paucity, in Dallas are hot. The topic has
been covered by local food media outlets, including
City of Ate. One food truck has done more to highlight
residents’ desire for mobile food vendors. That food truck, Green
House Truck, has been nominated as one of America’s favorite food
trucks in the Food Network online competition (vote here),
connected to The Great Food Truck Race). Wha…?
How the hell did the lone food truck in Dallas get such a nod,?
This a city whose government makes such sport of squashing
entrepreneurs that it risks losing lucrative tax revenue because of
bureaucracy (and the associated fees) that masquerade as safeguarding
the health of Dallas citizens.
City of Ate spoke with Green House Truck’s owner, Michael
Siegel, to learn more about the nomination and its ramification.
“People are really enjoying our food and becoming familiar with
food trucks in general. I’d like to think that we have a lot to do
with the latter, but Food Network’s new show has certainly helped,”
Siegel says. “I can’t tell you how many times we have had diners
ask if we watched the previous episode of the show. It’s a great
thing because people are realizing that gourmet, delicious, and
exciting food can come from these trucks.”
Siegel is going to donate the $10,000 prize money if Green House
Truck is awarded first place. “The idea of donating the money was
an idea that immediately came to mind once I heard about the prize.”
The charity is up to voters. They can recommend one via Facebook and Twitter.
It’s obvious people want food trucks in Dallas. Dallasites are
the ones who nominated Green House Truck, and the powers that be are
taking notice. Veletta Lill, executive director of the Arts District,
is working on changing the prohibition of mobile food vendors, as reported by Nancy Nichols over at D magazine’s food blog, SideDish.
Hopefully, with the combined success of Green House Truck, Lill’s
efforts and the clamoring masses, a new age of food trucks is nigh.
