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Meals On Wheels: The 22 Best Food Trucks Worldwide
Meals On Wheels IntroOnce the domain of the hungry and hectic foraging for a quick bite, food trucks are now driving our perceptions of gourmet dining into uncharted territory. We look at 22 mobile kitchens that bring even the pickiest of epicures to their knees.
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Meals On Wheels: The 22 Best Food Trucks Worldwide.
MAXimus/MiniMUS, Seattle:MAXimus/MiniMUS, Seattle: If you’re going to build Seattle’s most conspicuous food truck, you’d better know what you’re doing – and Kurt Beecher Dammeier obviously did. His pulled pork sandwiches, served with a spicy Maximus or sweet-tangy Minimus sauce, are as much the talk of the town as his giant mobile pig. We call that a win. maximus-minimus.com
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Meals On Wheels: The 22 Best Food Trucks Worldwide.
Kogi Korean BBQ, Los Angeles:Kogi Korean BBQ, Los Angeles: Mind-blowing Asian-Mexican fusion food? Check. Savvy social media strategy? Check. Chef with major culinary cred? Check. Kogi is one of the most sought-after food trucks in LA – if not America – and for good reason. In fact, founder chef Roy Choi is now the proud owner of 4 Kogi trucks whipping up Kimchi Quesadillas and Sriracha-spiked chocolate bars across the city. kogibbq.com
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Meals On Wheels: The 22 Best Food Trucks Worldwide.
Guerrilla Tacos, LA:Guerrilla Tacos, LA: Wes Avila went from driving a forklift to training under Alain Ducasse to peddling tacos on the streets of LA. Very, very popular tacos. Using local, sustainable ingredients, he crafts a menu that changes daily and features strange but well-considered fillings, like sea urchin or wild boar. Arrive early for lunch; the downside of this lovingly small-scale approach is that the tacos are often sold out by noon. guerrillatacos.com
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Meals On Wheels: The 22 Best Food Trucks Worldwide.
Del Popolo, San Francisco:Del Popolo, San Francisco: A shipping container that’s a kitchen that’s one of the coolest food truck designs we’ve ever encountered. Through the glass wall, diners can watch as chef-owner Jon Darsky shoves pizza after pizza into the 2.5-ton wood-burning oven he imported from Naples. So does he make good pizza, or is it all just smoke and mirrors? The hungry masses constantly gathered at the truck are a telling sight. delpopolosf.com
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Meals On Wheels: The 22 Best Food Trucks Worldwide.
Luke’s Lobster, NYC:Luke’s Lobster, NYC: You could say Luke Holden has a passion for lobster; after all, he started a lobstering company before graduating high school. His current gig: serving fresh-off-the-boat crustacean from sustainable Maine fisheries for nearly half the price (and double the New England authenticity) of other lobster roll vendors. Visit his storefront locations across the East Coast, or track down his Nauti food truck in the NYC area. lukeslobster.com
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Meals On Wheels: The 22 Best Food Trucks Worldwide.
Ms. Cheezious, Miami:Ms. Cheezious, Miami: Melted cheese or liquid gold? For the co-founding trio of this toasted sandwich food truck, it’s all the same. Ooey-gooey favourites like Grilled Blue & Bacon (with blue cheese and bacon on sourdough) or Southern Fried Chicken & Waffle Melt (country gravy, cheddar cheese and maple syrup included) made this food wagon such a success, they opened a brick-and-mortar store in February. mscheezious.com
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Meals On Wheels: The 22 Best Food Trucks Worldwide.
Cloud Nine Cotton Candy Company, Vancouver:Cloud Nine Cotton Candy Company, Vancouver: From the vintage trailer to the fluffy spun sugar in delectable flavours (even cheesecake and chili pepper), everything about Cloud Nine is impossibly adorable and oh-so Instagram-able. Even sweeter: every flavour is made from organic cane sugar with all-natural flavouring and no preservatives or weird chemicals. cloudninecottoncandy.ca
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Meals On Wheels: The 22 Best Food Trucks Worldwide.
Old Country Pierogi, Vancouver:Old Country Pierogi, Vancouver: It doesn’t get more authentic than this. Run by Polish husband-wife team Robert Hubicki and Yvonne Paczek, Old Country serves a truckload of Eastern European comfort food – from sausages to borscht, potato pancakes and the ever-popular pierogi.oldcountrypierogi.com
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Meals On Wheels: The 22 Best Food Trucks Worldwide.
P.A. & Gargantua, Montreal:P.A. & Gargantua, Montreal: “It’s something simple that a lot of people can make, but we take it to the next level,” says Cedric Emond of the grilled cheese sandwiches made at this food truck, a joint venture with fellow chef Paul-André Piché. “Next level” apparently means artisanal pain de mie, 14-month-old cheddar and a slathering of smoked butter – and that’s just the Classic sandwich. pa-gargantua.com
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Meals On Wheels: The 22 Best Food Trucks Worldwide.
baba g’s, London:baba g’s, London: Spicy, bold, full of flair – the Indian-inspired creations here (think lamb rump madras or a tandoori chicken burger cooked for 36 hours) are anything but shy. The same could be said for Guptara and her Tiara, the bright pink, hand-painted truck in which these specialties are made. And yes, she does in fact wear a tiara. bhangraburger.com
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Meals On Wheels: The 22 Best Food Trucks Worldwide.
Churros Bros, London:Churros Bros, London: There’s nothing like starting the day in a palm-shaded Barcelona plaça, dipping fresh churros into a cup of decadent hot chocolate. Churros Bros, however, is the next best thing. Visit this repurposed 1976 Citroën H van for the holy grail of fried dough sticks and Valor hot chocolate. churrosbros.co.uk
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Meals On Wheels: The 22 Best Food Trucks Worldwide.
Rainbo, London:Rainbo, London: Their mission is twofold – serve up healthy, delicious Asian-style cuisine while supporting efforts to end child labour around the globe. 20p from every meal of finger-licking gyoza dumplings bought at this repurposed vintage Ford truck go to providing safe shelter, clothing and education to rescued child labourers in developing countries. rainbofood.com
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Meals On Wheels: The 22 Best Food Trucks Worldwide.
Mother Clucker, London:Mother Clucker, London: Just look for the converted US Army ambulance to find some of London’s most delectable Southern-style specialties (mmmm, Cajun fries), however it’s the fried chicken – tea-brined, buttermilk-soaked and twice-battered – that bogarts all the glory. And for good reason. motherclucker.co.uk
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Meals On Wheels: The 22 Best Food Trucks Worldwide.
Woop Woop Ice Cream, Berlin:Woop Woop Ice Cream, Berlin: In a move that puts those trendy add-your-own-topping yoghurt bars to shame, Woop Woop uses -196°C liquid nitrogen to actually create ice cream before your eyes. You pick the ingredients, like poppyseed/blackberry or chocolate with brownie chunks, which are added to a KitchenAid along with a special milk-cream mixture and some liquid nitrogen. Poof! 30 seconds later, you’re holding the freshest ice cream on the planet. woopwoopicecream.de
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Meals On Wheels: The 22 Best Food Trucks Worldwide.
Die Dollen Knollen, Berlin:Die Dollen Knollen, Berlin: Kartoffelpuffer, pancakes made of finely grated potatoes, are something of a German national treasure. Here, they’re lovingly fried up fresh from locally grown taters and paired with companions both sweet and savoury, from applesauce to red beet cream or smoked fish, in a mobile homage to the Teutonic tuber. diedollenknollen.eu
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Meals On Wheels: The 22 Best Food Trucks Worldwide.
Le Camion qui fume, Paris:Le Camion qui fume, Paris: According to the crème de la crème of Paris’ food scene, the city’s best burger isn’t found in a restaurant – you’ll have to pay a visit to Californian transplant Kristin Frederick’s “smoking” food truck. For a modest (in Paris, at least) €10.90, you’ll get perfectly cooked top-quality beef with real cheddar on a freshly made bun, plus a side of frites maison. lecamionquifume.com
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Meals On Wheels: The 22 Best Food Trucks Worldwide.
Annette I tim tuk tuk, Bangkok:Annette I tim tuk tuk, Bangkok: The ever-present tuk tuk is mostly a means of getting from A to B in Bangkok, but this particular retro 3-wheeler delivers homemade gelato right to your mouth. And because everything is better when you can eat it with your hands, fun flavours like tiramisu, passion fruit and fresh milk are served popsicle-style on a stick. annetteitimtuktuk.com
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Meals On Wheels: The 22 Best Food Trucks Worldwide.
Summer Streets, Bangkok:Summer Streets, Bangkok: That the owners have a design background is quite obvious at first sight of this vintage trailer with a hipster vibe. That they’re new to the hospitality game? Not so obvious. Blurring the line between food truck fare and a sit-down meal, their izakaya-inspired, grill-it-yourself seafood baskets (oysters, scallops, prawns, squid – whatever is freshest), washed down by local craft beer, draw hungry masses from all 4 corners of Bangkok. facebook.com/SummerStreet
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Meals On Wheels: The 22 Best Food Trucks Worldwide.
The Veggie Patch Van, Sydney:The Veggie Patch Van, Sydney: This garden shed on wheels is made almost exclusively of sustainable or salvaged materials, and features solar panels that meet all its electrical needs. Even the product packaging is compostable! And the food? It’s of course ethically sourced, totally seasonal and unapologetically vegetarian. Chow down knowing that your halloumi burger with grapefruit pickles comes with a side of feeling good about yourself. Or sweet potato chips. Your choice. veggiepatchvan.com.au [Photo © Bondimarkets]
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Meals On Wheels: The 22 Best Food Trucks Worldwide.
Jafe Jaffles, Sydney:Jafe Jaffles, Sydney: Jaffles, for the uninitiated, are toasted sandwiches that can be sweet or savoury, breakfast or dinner – the perfect combination of warm, crispy bread and, well, whatever else you feel like eating at that moment. Jafe Jaffle has it down to an art form with its menu of well-considered flavour pairings and its funky Cold War-era VW bus. facebook.com/JafeJaffles
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Meals On Wheels: The 22 Best Food Trucks Worldwide.
Danger Dogs, Melbourne:Danger Dogs, Melbourne: An American favourite with a Mexican twist, these muy picante bacon-blanketed hot dogs are heating up the Melbourne food scene. Extinguish any fires with some chilly aguas frescas (fruit juice blend) or their homemade paletas (fresh fruit popsicles). dangerdogs.com.au
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Meals On Wheels: The 22 Best Food Trucks Worldwide.
The Brûlée Cart, Melbourne:The Brûlée Cart, Melbourne: Leave it to the French to invent a dessert that requires a blowtorch. Leave it to the Aussies to turn said dessert into a laid-back street food phenomenon. Every evening, enterprising brothers Bart and Jack White cook up a big batch of brûlée, which will be torched to order the next day for an eager crowd of in-the-know gourmets. facebook.com/TheBruleeCart
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Meals On Wheels: The 22 Best Food Trucks Worldwide.
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