Tag Archives: food truck

Can We Get a Little Help Here?

Posted on June 22, 2011 by The Lunch Lady

Unlike many culinary fads that have jumped the shark, food trucks are still going strong. Pretty much every time I open my e-mail, there is an invitation to participate in some mobile food festival. If you’ll remember, we’re generally not … Continue reading →

Posted in Frustrations, Logisitics, Uncategorized, Work-Life Balance | Tagged branding, ebbett's good to go, employment, food truck, frustration, street food, uncertainty, Work-Life Balance | 4 Comments

Haiku ku kachu

Posted on May 5, 2011 by The Lunch Lady

I frequently initiate conversations with Suzanne about the upcoming Eat Real festival about say, staffing needs, or menu, that usually end quickly with Suzanne saying, “Oh, I’m not worried about Eat Real.” Or “Yeah, I’m not really thinking about Eat … Continue reading →

Posted in contests | Tagged branding, contests, customers, ebbett's good to go, food truck, haikus, Logos, street food, t-shirts, trends | 18 Comments

Balancing Act

Posted on February 14, 2011 by The Lunch Lady

Ok ok, I know. It’s been months (four to be exact) since I’ve posted anything here. Not for trying, I assure you. It’s just that, well, we’re freakin’ busy. And at the end of the work day, after I’ve pulled … Continue reading →

Posted in customers, Frustrations, Work-Life Balance, working moms | Tagged customers, ebbett's good to go, food truck, frustration, lunch truck, schedules, Work-Life Balance, working moms | 5 Comments

Denial isn’t just a river in Egypt.

Posted on October 24, 2010 by The Lunch Lady

I have this friend Leo who was a vegetarian for years. Not three years or five years but YEARS. Like me, he refrained from eating meat for more than 10 years. I don’t know the exact number of years but … Continue reading →

Posted in Vegetarianism | Tagged customers, ebbett's good to go, food truck, lunch truck, meat, Menu, omnivore, trends, vegetarians | 9 Comments

Hurts So Good

Posted on September 21, 2010 by The Lunch Lady

Lawd, it’s been a busy few weeks since I’ve visited with you all and so much has happened. Suz represented at EatReal, lived to tell about it (blog post coming soon) AND is still speaking to me. We got our … Continue reading →

Posted in Mistakes | Tagged ebbett's good to go, food truck, injuries, lunch truck, possession, street food, truck adventures | 4 Comments

Feels Like the First Time

Posted on August 27, 2010 by The Lunch Lady

As I write this, I am sitting on a Virgin Atlantic flight, bound for Maine. What? Oh yes, I know Eat Real is this weekend. Yes, I am leaving town when Suzanne is about to prep and sell 1,000 sandwiches. … Continue reading →

Posted in customers, Getting Started | Tagged customers, ebbett's good to go, food truck, getting started, street food, truck adventures | 4 Comments

My Apologies to Joni Mitchell

Posted on August 12, 2010 by The Lunch Lady

I was planning to regale you with more hijinx in the truck but I need to put that on hold for a bit. It can’t be all fun and games all the time, can it? We’ve had a fairly charmed … Continue reading →

Posted in Frustrations, Getting Started, Mistakes | Tagged ebbett's good to go, food truck, frustration, getting started, locations, lunch truck, parking, street food, uncertainty | 5 Comments

Good Humor

Posted on July 27, 2010 by The Lunch Lady

I recently promised my favorite story about our on-road hijinx. While I haven’t been able to bring you any sandwich love, I can at least make good on my word. Driving back to the garage after our smog test and … Continue reading →

Posted in customers, trends | Tagged cross-marketing, customers, ebbett's good to go, entrepreneur, food truck, Menu, street food | 6 Comments

MotherTrucker

Posted on July 15, 2010 by The Lunch Lady

Changing careers requires a certain amount of leg work to get up to speed. There are so many thing about being a mobile food unit owner that Suzanne and I knew we were going to have to learn – inspections, … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Started, working moms | Tagged ebbett's good to go, entrepreneur, food truck, getting started, street food, truck adventures, working moms | 2 Comments

The Name Game

Posted on June 29, 2010 by The Lunch Lady

Humor me, would you please? Click on the video below and then quickly close your eyes. (Ok, you can open them now). TA DA! There it is folks. Our new name. Our new logo. Our new colors. You’re probably wondering … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Started, Logos | Tagged certainty, ebbett's good to go, entrepreneur, food cart, food truck, lunch truck, street food | 6 Comments