Three siblings, one truck, double awesome, local eggs

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...

The People's Republic of Kale

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...

Operational Efficiency at Roxy's Grilled Cheese

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,...

Burek Börek Byrek Truck Truck Truck

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...

Res Ipsa loquitur at Chicken & Rice Guys

The menu board is improved and the prices have gone up, but the Chicken & Rice Guys still deliver exactly what they say and they do it very well. Last year I had the chicken and rice, this time I tried the lamb and rice, small size. I admire the focus and...

Compliments all around

Yesterday the good folks at the Compliments food truck seem to have decided it was their duty to dispense compliments to their patrons. It certainly brightened my day. I got “hey, I really like your sunglasses” (they’re Warby Parkers, and it’s...