Tips From All Over
Posted by Christiane Lauterbach | May 21st, 2010 | Filed under Objects of Desire
Dave Jones recently returned from a short vacation in Seagrove Beach, Florida, where he ran across a bunch of Airstream trailers parked on the central square in prissy Seaside. “I only got a chance to snack at the Barefoot BBQ trailer,” he writes, “but all seemed to be doing a rollicking business. All together, there was the barbecue, a fruit stand/bar, cupcakes, ice cream and a juice bar.”
Jones, who has been interested in the idea of a street food scene in Atlanta since a trip to Asia some years ago, hopes to get involved.
“Nice to see some movement!” he wrote us.
Amen!
[photos by Dave Jones]
R Rated
Posted by Christiane Lauterbach | March 10th, 2010 | Filed under Carts
According to Facebook, Boner’s BBQ is “a foodie concept devoted to the quest for the ultimate culinary boner in the food porn industry.” Their menu lists Chicks thighs, Toss salad, Potato Studs, 420 Baked Beans with smoked crack, and Creamy Asian Jalapeno Slaw.
Look for the truck with the sexy logo (“a mobile traveling gastronomic trailer”, according to their parent company, the Bona Fide restaurant group) in all the hot places and find out where they will be next on Twitter.
Get a taste of Boner’s (eek!) at Tongue and Groove (another double entendre?) on Monday nights and see how the taste (Latin & Asian flavors meet classic barbecue) affects you.
Yes, Virginia, There is Street Food in Atlanta
Posted by Christiane Lauterbach | February 24th, 2010 | Filed under Carts
BBQ BBQ BBQ trailer
We have tortured you long enough with our wishes, naggings, and comparisons with other cities. It is time for us provide some leads to actual food trucks.
The BBQ BBQ BBQ trailer parks regularly at the Texaco gas station at Glenwood Avenue exit off I-20 (if you are traveling East on I-20 from Atlanta toward Decatur, get off at the Glenwood Avenue exit; turn right, and it will be just over the bridge on your right). Large, white, super-clean, and well-stocked, it is a shining example of what a mobile kitchen can be. We noticed the health inspection sticker issued in the name of Spade’s Kountry Kitchen, a Kirkwood restaurant nearby that specializes in soul food and that we like well enough, and Gary, the well-spoken owner, confirmed the connection with this “sister restaurant.”
The meat is smoked off-premises and with the exception of the brisket, which is terrific, it can be dry (the chicken especially so) and benefits from dousing with a fine, thin, vinegar-based sauce we carried home like a treasure. Gary’s frozen fries are better than most of the from-scratch ones we know; his green beans and mac n’ cheese are way above average; his baked beans are too syrupy for our palate; and even though we can think of better, smokier bbq, we support the effort.
An ad hoc patio covered in clear plastic is provided for your eating pleasure, unless Gary’s father has locked the tables and chairs and hasn’t been by to undo the chains.
Gary
