Hamilton Food trucks

[bigguy1231]

I was reading through the Toronto Star online when I came across this article. I have heard nothing about it in Hamilton media so here it is.

HAMILTON—Welcome to Steeltown, henceforth to be known as Food Truck Town.

This feisty city of 500,000 is poised to welcome two trailblazing food trucks dishing out gourmet cupcakes and grilled cheese sandwiches.

Natalie Ravoi’s Cupcake Diner should start this week. You can’t miss it — it’s the pink Dodge Sprinter.

Graeme Smith and Scott Austin expect their branded Gorilla Cheese truck to arrive next month. It will be big, black, emblazoned with gorillas, and prowling the city by July.

Here's the rest of the article:
http://www.thestar.com/living/food/a...uck-fever?bn=1

[markbarbera]

The Spec had an article on the Gorilla Cheese food truck on May 19th:

http://www.thespec.com/living/food/a...-the-truckload

They ran an article on the Cupcake Diner food truck the same day:

http://www.thespec.com/living/food/a...54--sweet-ride

The articles appeared in the food section of GO so they could easily be missed as this section is deeply buried in the awkward online edition of thespec

[bigguy1231]

Yep I missed it. I never read that section of the Spec. Thanks for the info, I'll check it out if I can find it on their site.

[SteelTown]

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[thistleclub]

Rejected Pizza hut jingle, 2002

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[mattgrande]

So, you think Gorilla Cheese paid Ween for the use of their song?

[SteelTown]

gorilla_cheese Gorilla Cheese
FACT #51: Gorilla Cheese just got an awesome email from WEEN!! Yes, that WEEN!!

http://twitter.com/#!/gorilla_cheese

[mattgrande]

Hey alright! Good for them, then!

[palace1]

Cupcake Diner and Gorilla Cheese will both be in Toronto at the Distillery District on July 2 from 11 to 3:

http://www.thestar.com/living/food/a...truck-festival

[SteelTown]

Gorilla Cheese is up and running

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...9547434&type=1

[SteelTown]

Got some cupcakes today!

https://twitter.com/double__aa/status/97340725741625344

[SteelTown]

Ottawa Street BIA, Hamilton's Premier Home Decor District presents "Sew Hungry: Food Truck Rally 2011"

Confirmed trucks for the "Sew Hungry: Food Truck Rally 2011"

-Gorilla Cheese (gourmet grilled cheese sandwhiches)

-Cupcake Diner (gourmet cupcakes)

-Sweetness Bakery (gourmet cupcakes and Sweetie Pops)

-El Gastranamo Vegabundo (Tacos, Tapas, Asian dishes, salads & desserts)

-Caplansky Deli (House smoked, hand cut smoked meat)

-Bonfire Catering (wood oven pizza)

-Shriner's Kettle Creek Popcorn (gourmet popcorn)

-Smokes Poutinerie (Poutine and fries)

-Kool Jims Ice Cream Truck (soft cones, milkshakes, popsicles, sundaes and snow cones)


Mark September 16th, 2011 on your calendar!

[bornagainbiking]

Had a 3 cheese grilled on multi grain the other day. It was good and the cheese was real cheese. The bread was fresh and thick as Texas toast.
But it just seemed odd and many of my friends commented $8.50 was a bit steep. For a catering truck.
Gave it a try and not sure if I would repeat the process. It was OK, but to stand out in the cold and wait.
Might do better at festivals and events. And in the summer.
Good luck.

[bornagainbiking]

I have been watching the articles on food trucks especially in Hamilton.
I read that the partnership of Gorilla Cheese has not gone well as different ideas.
I read that one side was thinking of catering and also an establishment for the servicing and preparation for the industry.
Like a drive in for the truck and there would be a dish washing area, food prep and general cleaning facilities.
Sounded like a good idea and I forgot about it.
Friday I was passing the TV around supper and they were discussing the same idea and how the city of Columbus had provided start up education, training, business advice and support. They also set up a warehouse that had separate areas with ovens, pot cleaning areas, and enough room to clean the vehicles and load and unload. Maybe even a central location for resupply.
I bet there are enough empty warehouses to provide this facility. Just proper hygiene and sanitation.
Let the city provide an area to set up in the giant lot beside Wiliams. For the summer.

[movingtohamilton]

Originally Posted by bornagainbiking

...I bet there are enough empty warehouses to provide this facility. Just proper hygiene and sanitation.
Let the city provide an area to set up in the giant lot beside Wiliams. For the summer.

If this what you mean, it already exists in Hamilton. There was an open house on Friday.

http://rouxcommissary.com/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Roux-...15547018518283

[bornagainbiking]

All the best and continued success to an emerging industry! An excellent resource for a seasonal venture. Bon chance

[thistleclub]

Council was debating the city's food truck bylaw about this time last year. From PED12085:

“…refreshment vehicles are currently permitted in City parks when permits, agreements and/or contracts are approved through Public Works tenders or Special Events or other City approvals.

Planning and Economic Development staff were advised that Public Works intends to issue a Request for Tender (RFT) to permit certain parks to have food service vehicles this year, and that they intend to report to the Public Works Committee respecting this matter before the Summer. Planning Committee may wish to provide input or request that Public Works consider a pilot project as opposed to a permanent program.

As part of the research for this report, staff found that other Ontario municipalities appear to be charging much higher fees for annual and temporary mobile refreshment vehicle licences and/or permits. Therefore, it might be appropriate to conduct a review of the licensing fees in terms of cost recovery and comparison with other Ontario municipalities.”

Does anyone have any word on which parks were considered (if any)? Don't recall hearing anything further about the proposed pilot.

[matt602]

I saw quite a few food trucks at Bayfront Park last year on Canada Day. I think I've also seen them at Beasley.

[thistleclub]

A new food truck series, Savoury Saturdays, will be running Saturdays at the SW corner of Main and Queen for the rest of the summer, 11:30am-8:30pm.

Looks like a solid lineup of participants.