Table of Contents
Acknowledgements 7
Dallas/Fort Worth Food Truck Culture 9
The Trailer Food Diaries Cookbook Series 11
Drinks
Caramel Float with Apple Soda: Gyspy Scoops 14
Homemade Lemonade: Four Seasons Food Truck by Vizion Catering 14
Peach Fuzzy: Sauzy's 15
Strawberry Basil Balsamic Lemonade: Pompeii 15
Yellow Mary: Yellow Belly 16
"Ask a Local" with Stephanie Hawkes, Local Food Truck Blogger 17
"Ask a Local" with Russell Kirkpatrick, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Fort Worth Food and Wine Festival 21
Breakfast
Peppercorn/Garlic Breakfast Epic Cone: Epic Cones 24
Potato O'Brien Bowl: Four Seasons Food Truck by Vizion Catering 25
Breakfast Casserole: Sauzy's 26
The Morning After, with Honey Buttered Buttermilk Biscuits: The Bacon Lover's Truck 28
Appetizers and Sides
Bacon and Black Bean Soup: Unforsacon Bacon 32
Cilantro Lime Rice: First Bite Gourmet 34
EJD Jalapeño Bottle Caps: Eat Jo Dawgs 35
Killer Guac; Salsa Limon 36
OinknMoo's Bacon MacnCheese: OinknMoo 38
Red Beans and Rice: Rockn' Ricks 40
Southern Gold: Yellow Belly 41
Yu Ka Mein Soup (Old Sober): The Lab Food Truck 42
"Ask a Local" with Chris Kruger, Developer at Fort Worth Food Park 45
Sauces, Spreads and Batters
Basil Pesto: Pompeii 48
Sassy's Best Fried Kosher Pickle Spear Batter: Sassy Hot Dogs 49
Herb and Pepper Infused Olive Oil: Four Seasons Food Truck by Vizion Catering 50
Remoulade: Rockn' Ricks 51
Spiced Mayo: Four Seasons Food Truck by Vizion Catering 51
Unforsacon Bacon Jam: Unforsacon Bacon 52
Vodka Sauce: Pompeii 54
Where the Food Truckers Eat: The Best Food Trucks in Dallas and Fort Worth 57
Handhelds
BBQ Chicken Epic Cone: Epic Cones 60
Cajun Pork Quesadillas: Cajun Tailgators 61
Brie-Zilla: Gorgonzilla 62
Cuban Torta: The Guava Tree Truck 64
First Base Came Asada Deep Fried Spring Roll: First Bite Gourmet 66
French Revolution: Easy Slider 68
Hot Dawg: Eat Jo Dawgs 69
Goodness: The Bacon Lover's Truck 70
Hawaiian Dog: Sassy Hot Dogs 72
Italian Hippy: Ruthie's Food Trucks 74
Natural Disaster: Eat Jo Dawgs 76
Pepperoni Pizza Epic Cone: Epic Cones 77
Real Mean Fried Bologna Sandwich: The Bomb Fried Pies 78
Sweet and Lowdown Slider: Easy Slider 80
Thai'd Up Chicken: Lucky Ducky Dogs 82
The Coprese: The Bacon Lover's Truck 84
YBLT: Yellow Belly 86
Tips from the Food Trucks: Starting Your Own Food Truck Business 89
Main Courses
Cajun Crawfish Pasta: Cajun Tailgators 94
Gumbo: Rockn' Ricks 95
Mar-guh-rita Pizza Pie: Doughboys 96
Pasta Dough: Pompeii 98
Poor Man's Paella: The Guava Tree Truck 99
"Ask a Local" with Ali Morgan, Wholesale Manager at Scardello Cheese and Local Craft Beer Aficionado 101
"Ask a Local" with Tudi Wilson, Instructional Chef and Caterer in Dallas 103
Sweets
Black Bean Cupcakes with Guava Cream Cheese Frosting: The Guava Tree Truck 106
Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce: Cajun Tailgators 107
Death by Chocolate Cupcakes with Milk Chocolate Burtercream: Hummingbird Sweet Shoppe 108
Donkey Kick: Gypsy Scoops 110
Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Burtercream: Trailercakes 112
Salty Dog Blues Whoopie Pie: Rockstar Bakeshop 114
Triple Salted Caramel Cupcakes: Hummingbird Sweet Shoppe 118
Appendix of Food Trucks 121
Index 123
About the Author 127
