If you live in Florida--like we do--you are fortunate to live on one of the states with the most food truck festivals in the country. Due to our (mostly) nice weather year round, we can attend outdoor events just about anytime we want. And Florida has some of the best festivals around. For example, did you know the world's largest food truck festival happens in The Sunshine State every year? Today, we will take you on a tour of some of the popular mobile food events happening across this great state on an annual basis. Whether your a foodie or [...]

Finding all the different food truck festivals that are popping up across the United States can be tough. More often than not these events are only promoted locally and can be hard to find online. But it doesn't need to be this way! As a result, we wanted to put together a resource that will help you find some of these mobile food festivals so you know where you can attend no matter where you live or travel in America. If you're a food truck owner looking for the next lucrative event coming to your area this can be an [...]

The long running television show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives started out by traveling across the United States featuring hole in the wall restaurants serving up, usually funky and always delicious foods. Since the start of the show back in 2006, the bleached-blonde Food Network Star, Guy Fiere, has been the host through 24 seasons of the franchise with no signs of stopping any time soon. As time has passed, not just restaurants, but food trucks have started to be featured in many episodes. This is a testament to food trucks truly becoming more mainstream and viewed as a destination for [...]

The owner of a "Food truck" poses on November 9, 2012 in Paris. AFP PHOTO BERTRAND GUAY (Photo credit should read BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Images) The popular NPR radio program and podcast Planet Money recently re-published their episode titled "How to Make it in the Food Truck Business" last week. This episode spotlights how a reported thousands of food trucks and cart owners compete for the stomach share of workers and tourists that walk the side-walks of New York City. Now the New York City mobile food market, or Manhattan more specifically, is probably unlike any other in the [...]

It may be the turn of the year but the season for food trucks is still a couple months away, unless of course one lives in Texas or LA. Already though many are slowly getting ready for this wonderful time of year, expectations running high to delve into their local line-ups on good-meals-on-wheels, whether they’re an experience street-eater or a newbie just discovering the wonders of this food source just recently. There are new vehicles we have to hit while we can, missed older businesses to finally try and pin down, and of course dear favorites to go back to [...]

Here's a fun video we discovered for anyone with young kids. The food truck song performed in this YouTube video starts with children's voices saying "food truck!" loudly and with enthusiasm, a bass line gently thrumming to engage the listening viewer. A Queso Good food truck rolls out from a covered parking awning full of lots of food trucks, obviously heading out to the streets for a busy day vending and feeding the masses. It's a sunny day and the fun song gets you in the mood for the adventure of food trucks. Produced by Twentytrucks, copyright Hammershark Media LLC [...]

Food truck followers are more than customers:  they make or break the success of your food truck business. The contemporary food truck follower is more than just a customer, he is super plugged-in to the local scene as well as individual trucks. Followers are very connected, using social media adeptly and frequently to keep track of food truck scenes in their 'hood. Smartphone in hand, super fans take photos of trucks, food, lines, cooks, friends, and share them for better or worse. The casual eater will happen upon a food truck and take a chance, not knowing much about the [...]