by David | May 12, 2014 | eating
There’s just enough uncertainty in the food truck world that catching sight of the telltale profile of your favorite truck as you round the corner can still be a rush. Green Bean Mobile Cafe has an unusual profile because there are solar panels on top of the...
by David | Apr 30, 2014 | eating, urbanism
My tour of Boston City Hall food trucks is winding down. It looks like I won’t catch them all in April as I’d planned but it was great to catch up with the estimable Mei Mei team this week and finally sample their signature sandwich, the Double Awesome. I...
by David | Apr 27, 2014 | eating, urbanism
Who doesn’t love kale? Sad, lonely people probably. But who could be lonely for long when you can buy kale seedlings from your neighborhood farm or The Neighborhood Farm? Sure, you can always get the Kale’in it crepe at Paris Creperie’s truck, but...
by David | Apr 23, 2014 | culture, eating, economics
You may have heard that there’s a shortage of and increase in the price of limes going on here in the USA where we get most of our limes from Mexico. I can verify that limes at Haymarket, which could be had six or eight for a buck last year, are going for 50...
by David | Apr 22, 2014 | eating, urbanism
Two weeks later, I kept my Cheese Weasel Day date with Roxy’s Grilled Cheese truck. You know how I like a simple menu: they offered five sandwiches, two add-ons and a single side. What I really wanted was a grilled cheese sandwich made with sharp cheddar,...
by David | Apr 14, 2014 | eating, urbanism
One of the newest trucks on the scene at City Hall Plaza is Mediterranean Home Cooking, what looks like a family operation with no evident social media presence or brick and mortar location. But they do have one of my favorite things, a focused menu: That’s...
