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19th out of 88 books
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The Truck Food Cookbook: 150 Recipes and Ramblings from America's Best Restaurants on Wheels
by
John T. Edge
Paperback, 304 pages
Published
May 8th 2012
by Workman Publishing
(first published March 15th 2012)
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I come from Chicago. I bought hot dogs from a cart down the street. People would line up as soon as it parked. Puerto Rican food from a truck in Humbodlt Park. Mexican food, well all over the place. Tamales in the morning and elotes, sandia con chili y limon, mangos, fruit cups during the day ending with, to die for, tacos. All purchased from food carts and trucks. I love these foods. So when I saw this book I knew I had to check it out.
The book opens with a little bit of the author's history wi...more
The book opens with a little bit of the author's history wi...more
This is a different kind of book covering a different type of food - food served from a truck! There is a lot more than buyers and ice cream on offer and many of these mobile restaurants serve quirky, different high-quality food from an incredibly small kitchen.
To the uninitiated food served from the roadside or marketplace is just grill food such as hot dogs, burgers and "junk food". Through this book perhaps it will change a few perceptions and maybe encourage you to try some truck food for yo...more
To the uninitiated food served from the roadside or marketplace is just grill food such as hot dogs, burgers and "junk food". Through this book perhaps it will change a few perceptions and maybe encourage you to try some truck food for yo...more
I keep vacillating between "it was OK" and "I liked it" for my rating for this one - this book definitely doesn't contain enough recipes I want to make for it to be worth me buying it, and the writing isn't amazing, but it was fun to read through.
- The first chapter is so full of fries and croquettes and deep-fried savory pies. I have no interest in deep-frying at home, though I'd happily order some of these things from a truck—sweet potato fries with garlic, cilantro, and lime sound great, and...more
- The first chapter is so full of fries and croquettes and deep-fried savory pies. I have no interest in deep-frying at home, though I'd happily order some of these things from a truck—sweet potato fries with garlic, cilantro, and lime sound great, and...more
Just picked this up on a whim, and it's a really fun book. Not sure how I feel about some of the recipes (a recipe for tater tots with sumac just called for frozen tater tots, prepared according to package instructions, and sumac--not really that innovative), but there's plenty of variety so I did find things I'd be excited to make at home. There were also a lot of photos, but some of them were repeated multiple times throughout the book, which was a little bit annoying--it's not like I'm not go...more
I'd recommend The Truck Food Cookbook if you are curious about food trucks, enjoy watching celebrity chefs turned travel gurus eating street foods, or are just a fan of oddball cooking. It includes recipes from trucks around the county and some interesting background on the street food scenes in places like Portland, Austin, New York and San Fransisco. Some of these recipes seem a little unlikely for home cooking due to the frequent call for deep frying, but they offer up great inspiration for u...more
Definitely not for healthy eaters! This book is both a cookbook and a guide to some of the top food trucks around the country. Many of the recipes are deep fried or meat-and-cheese centered. The recipes aren't necessarily things you'd make on a daily basis but they are great for special treats and for capturing a little of the food truck magic at home.
A fun, quick read featuring a variety of food trucks throughout the US and some pretty nifty recipes. The book separates itself from others by providing vignettes about the food truck revolution and the many intricacies within it, from the sriracha food fad to the taco craze. Good view inside of the mind of food truck owners across the US.
I would have liked to see more stories/recipes (including the backstory) from some of the less well known food truck chefs. But this book made a nice wedding gift addition for a couple who had a food truck as their wedding reception caterer.
Meh...heavy on the tex-mex and unusual recipes. I won't be making any of these recipes and I doubt I'll be traveling to any of these cities any time soon, so I really didn't get into this book.
As heard on the NPR Books podcast.
Really fun, informative, well-written, if you're a fan (especially one who travels) of local food start-ups.
"Ramblings" was a great adjective to add to the title! A couple of good recipes though...
Heavy on fusion recipes.
Nice truck food porn. The recipes are not very doable for quick and easy chefs such as myself, but I am happy to peruse recipes of food trucks from around the country and plot out visits to the ones in Portland.
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