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Don't forget to use the truck for photo ops.
Check what vendors suggest. Perhaps you will
be able to serve a few people through the truck
window, great for photos. Or use the truck as a
backdrop for fun photos.
Fidel Gastro's truck, named Priscilla,
offers full dinners from its mobile kitchen.
Matt Basile, one of the partners in the
business, says that when people call them
"they are looking for something out-of-the-
box, street-food themed, very good quality and
mobile food. There is a visual presence...a fun
element...the kitchen goes main stage rather
than in the background. Five or six-course
meals are the norm, with smaller portions so
guests can enjoy more courses".
The aroma of baking cupcakes is in the air
when Curbside Bliss Cupcakes' petite
Mercedes Sprinter pulls up at a wedding.
Cynthia Pacheco, Owner, says couples choose
different times for their cupcake treats. "For
example, some want the truck at the church,
so as soon as everyone emerges, we serve
cupcakes and coffee in between the wedding
ceremony and the reception. We can show up
at the reception venue before the couple
arrives, so while they are taking wedding
photos, guests are enjoying cupcakes and
chatting. We set up tables for the kids where
staffers teach them to ice and decorate
cupcakes, which gives their parents a chance
to catch up with other guests at the wedding."
Late evening snacks are a natural for food
trucks. Often wedding duos book two trucks,
one savoury and one sweet. Food choices are
abundant. Think Rome'N Chariot for Italian
comfort food, empaņadas or watermelon mojito
salad from Gourmet Gringos, Urban Smoke for
traditional and fusion barbecue, Captain
Crunch fish tacos from The Food Dudes.
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