{"id":237,"date":"2013-09-07T14:03:52","date_gmt":"2013-09-07T18:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wallyword.com\/?p=237"},"modified":"2013-09-07T14:03:52","modified_gmt":"2013-09-07T18:03:52","slug":"keep-on-truckin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wallyword.com\/?p=237","title":{"rendered":"Keep on Truckin’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"chuckwagon\"<\/a>\"Keep_On_Truckin\"<\/a>\"Food<\/a><\/p>\n

There\u2019s an old saying which is that \u201cthe way to a man\u2019s heart is through his stomach.\u201d Those that know this author well know that I’ve always been a chowhound; but that label and the above statement have been even truer for me over the last several weeks.<\/p>\n

I’ve recently started working for a large global company based in downtown NYC. Our offices are located in the World Financial Center (WFC).\u00a0 From my home in the burbs, it\u2019s quite the commute most days, but its well worth it as my new-found love of culinary delights delivered via a window in a vehicle is sure to pack on the pounds \u2013 so the longer walk to work is welcome!<\/p>\n

While the WFC has a number of indoor restaurants and specialty shops providing decent chow from coffee to sandwiches to salads to soups and more \u2013 the culinary masterpieces I crave are outside in the ever-changing restaurant on four wheels, the Food Truck<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Look, I know that buying food from a vendor cart is not a new phenomenon. For years I got my coffee and buttered roll from a cart right in front of the building where I worked. You couldn’t beat the convenience and they always slapped way too much butter on the roll\u2026no probs, butter happens to be one of my favorite food groups! \u00a0In NYC, one learns pretty quickly where to go (and not to go) to get their street food\u2026for instance Sabrett <\/a><\/strong>carts are great places for hot dogs and sausages, but steer clear of the ones with the old umbrellas!<\/p>\n

However, the four-wheel food truck is essentially a new phenomenon for me and has apparently been around since the ChuckWagon<\/a><\/strong> days in the late 1800\u2019s.<\/p>\n

But, some would say a food truck is the new hot business venture<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u2026<\/p>\n

My foodie daughter and her boyfriend who operate Full Belly Blog<\/a><\/strong> have talked for sometime how they would like to open a food truck and what they want to serve.\u00a0 While discussing their dream the menu keeps changing, but the constant theme is driving your own office to work and sharing your passion of food with others.<\/p>\n

That conversation was basically intangible to me until I ventured one day onto Vesey Street and Brookfield Place<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Each weekday, there are 4-5 food trucks stationed outside in the square during the lunch hour. If so inclined, one can purchase anything – burgers & fries, barbecue, Vietnamese food, Greek food, cheese steaks, Chinese food, salads, grilled cheese, milkshakes, Mexican food, even Lobster rolls\u2026and I\u2019m sure I’ve missed a country or food type somewhere!\u00a0 Prices generally range from about $5 to a max of $14, which I think is a food truck rule of thumb (cheap and plentiful), and so far at least, the food is almost always terrific!<\/p>\n

OK, this is a problem for a food addict like me.\u00a0 I\u2019ll leave the office thinking \u201clet\u2019s get a salad today\u201d and then gravitate over to the truck area and end up with a ham & Gruy\u00e8re grilled cheese with Colman\u2019s mustard<\/a><\/strong> on rosemary bread the size of a Frisbee. Yes, I\u2019ll have the Old Bay<\/a><\/strong> fries with that, thanks.<\/p>\n

Or it will be, \u201cjust a cup of vegetable soup today\u201d\u2026and oops, it\u2019s a cheese steak with hot peppers and onions the size of a small dachshund.<\/p>\n

Yes, I\u2019m very weak-willed as making questionable dietary food choices occurs almost daily. I suspect the calories will add up or as my children like to say \u2013 I\u2019m going to put on the \u201cFood Truck 15\u201d<\/em><\/strong> pretty soon!<\/p>\n

You’ve got to try it.\u00a0 These trucks show up daily in certain locations \u2013 try the NYCTruckFood<\/a> <\/strong>link online, and they have an app for it. World Financial Center<\/a> <\/strong>lists its daily food truck schedule online \u2013 and the truck\u2019s themselves have sites and post on Twitter where they will be on certain days. Or if you just love street food in general, NY Street Food<\/a> <\/strong>is a good link.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s too early to share my favorites; make sure to look back here, as I might provide a few quick reviews purely as a public service\u2026and, well, excuse to eat.<\/p>\n

Warning though<\/strong><\/em>\u2026like everything in life, you\u2019d better munch in moderation\u2026I\u2019m personally not there yet \u2013 but I\u2019m pretty sure there\u2019s a sensible salad with lemon juice dressing in my future!<\/p>\n

Until then, just Keep on Truckin\u2019!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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