On Friday, September 30, 2011 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. the city held an event where a number of food trucks were invited to show up at Celebration Square and sell their food.

This was the first time a Food Truck Rally was held in Mississauga, from the response from the general public this event was a success.

Traditionally Food Trucks have been thought off as trucks offering food to construction sites and with industrial parks (they also have funny sounding horns announcing their arrival on site sometimes). In recent years there has been more and more Food Trucks popping up offering a wider variety of food you wouldn't normally see coming out of a truck. Food trucks can be in a different place everyday, many use twitter and facebook to tell their customers where they will be each day.

Food offered is usually in the $5 to $10 range, the food is usally just made before, so it's not uncommon to have to wait a little before getting your food.

The organizer of the event Suresh Doss, who runs the website http://www.spotlighttoronto.com which is about food and wine in the GTA, said the city was very co-operative and enthusiastic about getting this event off the ground.

Food Trucks at this event were

• Blue Donkey Streatery, Which is Celebration Square's resident food truck
• El Gastronomo Vagabundo
• Gorilla Cheese
• Cupcake Diner
• Bonfire Catering
• Felix & Norton Cookies
• Dimkin’s Crepes - This isn't a food truck, it's also a resident food cart vendor at Celebration Square

Comments

2011-10-10 15:56:07   This was a GREAT event, I hope the city makes this a regular event, everything I ate enjoyed. I'd have to say I loved the Gorilla Cheese & El Gastronomo the most. —AmirSyed