Another food truck has gone wheel-less. Chupacabra, which operates two taco trucks, has opened a "Latin kitchen" and taqueria at 822 H Street NE. On the menu at the fast casual spot, you'll find arepas and seven varieties of tacos, including panko-crusted tilapia, shredded beef braised in Argentine Malbec, and squash and eggplant with chipotle black [...]
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Amorini Panini will open a second location at 801 18th St. NW late this year or in early 2013. The spot, previously occupied by a Quiznos, will be similar to its Penn Quarter mothership, but with the added bonus of outdoor seating. Owner Matt Gray tells Y&H that he's also in the process of franchising [...]
Another food truck is turning to Kickstarter to raise money for its brick-and-mortar establishment. This time, it's international sandwich food truck El Floridano, which hopes to raise $30,000 for its restaurant and bakery Mothership, coming to 3301 Georgia Ave. NW. Chef/owner Stephan Boillon plans to serve baked goods and pastries, pizzas, small plates, and seasonal [...]
By now, you've likely heard that chef Mike Isabella will be hitting the streets of D.C. tomorrow in a Graffiato "pop-up" food truck. "Pop-up" is fair. But "food truck?" While Isabella will be moving around town in a wheeled vehicle, it's really more of a promotional effort in partnership with reservation system CityEats than a [...]
Far East Taco Grille food truck is opening a brick-and-mortar location and a second truck this summer. Owner Alex Cho tells Y&H that the small grab-and-go shop near H Street NE will have an open kitchen and counter for people to stand and eat, but no seating. The menu hasn't been finalized yet, but expect the [...]
Y&H is loathe to heap any more praise on overly celebrated D.C. chef José Andrés. The guy has already won the coveted James Beard Award for "Outstanding Chef," after all, and has more publicists following him around than Jesus Christ. By and large, the food writers in this town tend to chronicle his every move [...]
José Andrés almost crashed his new food truck into a tree. Let this be a lesson to all you young people entering the industry: don't eat and drive. [Eater DC] Mike Isabella dishes about his Mexican-inspired menu at the forthcoming Bandolero. Salsa? Not included. Fajitas? Maybe. Tacos? Most definitely. Margaritas? Hiccup! [Washingtonian] One writer's last [...]
Sweetz Cheesecake is the latest joiner to the District's burgeoning food truck scene. AOL's Germantown Patch profiles the rookie roving vendor, nicknamed "Big Blue," on its maiden voyage Wednesday from Howard University Hospital to Metro Center to Farragut Square. According to Patch, the truck is "stocked with more than 300 cakes in a half-dozen flavors [...]
Are you sick of the old-and-tired food options at the old-and-tired RFK Stadium for D.C. United games? D.C.'s obsession with mobile food options is about to change that. United team officials announced this afternoon that four food trucks, Eat Wonky, Dangerously Delicious Pies, DC Slices, and BBQ Bandidos, will be stationed in Lot 8 prior [...]
