Food & Drink | experience •
By Abbie Lahmers
Fall Food Truckin’ Outdoor events at community venues have kept the motors running for pop-up businesses Everyone has their favorite: Maybe it’s a taco truck or a burger joint on wheels, frozen ice or rice bowls. Followers of the food truck circuit are the new concert groupies when it comes to warm-weather dining, and far from stifling this trend, the pandemic has spurred many businesses into the mobile pivot. Organizations like PVD Food Truck
Events have paved the way for new and long-standing trucks to pop up on the scene all through last year and this summer with socially distanced events that satiated communities’ cravings for fast and novel eats. “These events helped the food trucks salvage the 2020 season while being prepared and ready to come back strong this year,”
explains Eric Weiner, organizer behind PVD Food Truck Events. “We continue to support over 50 locally owned food trucks that attend our events in a rotation.” Food Truck Fridays are a staple at Roger Williams Park, but gatherings are also hosted all over the state, including South Kingstown, where Black Dog Donuts can be found.
Photo courtesy of (L) Black Dog Donuts, (R) Gansett Poké
Mini-donuts fresh out of the fryer from Black Dog Donuts
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