What happens when two brothers that grew up in the catering business decide to open a restaurant together? If you're the Medure brothers (Mathew and David), you join forces to create an vintage-inspired burger joint with a new-school twist serving up hormone-free burgers and fresh-cut fries called M Shack. M Shack also worked with M&R Specialty Trailers and Trucks to build a food trailer for their growing business. We recently had the opportunity to catch up with Mathew Medure to learn more about his business and why a mobile presence was the right choice for M Shack. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgGn5Gb-wjA M&R: Tell [...]

Although the total populations of Hawaii is less than 1.5 million people, the culinary footprint of this group of islands is much larger than it's size. No matter where you go in mainland United States, you can locate a locally owned Hawaiian restaurant. Part of the reason for the popularity is due to the massive amount of tourism to the state. According to news reports, almost 9 million people visited one of the islands in 2017 alone. Many of these tourists return home craving the flavors of the islands they enjoyed while on vacation. Hawaiian food truck. Traditional [...]

Drive 15-miles west of Boulder, Colorado and you'll find a small community tucked in the Rocky Mountains called Nederland or simply "Ned" to the locals. According to the 2010 census this community has only 1,445 residents. But this funky little town has a lot more in store for visitors than you might expect based on the size. There are a variety of eclectic shops, stunning natural beauty and more recently The Vegetable Express. The Vegetable Express is a mobile food unit that opened it's doors in November, 2017 with the goal of offering vegan comfort food to the residents and [...]

One of the things we love doing at M&R Specialty Trailers and Trucks is catching up with customers to see what they're up to and hear how their trailer, truck, or other vehicle is working for them. Today we have the opportunity to talk to Wade Morris who operates TREmendous Que in Tampa, Florida. In 2016, Wade purchased a customized NS 72 SWT trailer he calls the "Mistress" (read the full interview below for the story behind the name). Within just a few short years Wade has gone from grilling in his backyard with his setup from Home Depot to [...]

Van D's Dutch Delights Desert Trailer. Got a craving for warm and delicious stroopwafel? If you live in the Jacksonville area finding freshly baked Dutch inspired deserts can be nearly impossible. Fortunately in 2016, Van D's Dutch Delights entered the scene to fill the void and quickly become a staple of the Jacksonville food truck community. Since starting their mobile food business Van D's isn't just serving up one-of-a-kind deserts, but has introduced countless locals to a whole new food group that many didn't even know existed. Take for example the stroopwafel, a Dutch word that translates to [...]

We’re back at M&R Trailers with Bob, and he’s got a concession truck he wants to show us for today’s video upload! This one’s rather good sized, made for The Runway Grill a couple years back, with a 17 foot box on it, we were able to get a good solid kitchen in it while keeping plenty of room for moving around. This was originally a used truck with a Roll-up Door design; we eliminated all of the roll-up doors, rebuilt the walls, and set everything up for our customer’s needs. It made for quite a truck, big vehicle, a [...]