Archive | July, 2012

Midtown Food Truck Fest at Valley View Mall

16 Jul

Every third weekend of the month join Dallas food truck favorites at Valley View Center of Dallas Midtown for the Midtown Food Truck Fest! Foodies can enjoy their food inside Valley View and not have to bake under the Texas sun. This monthly food truck festival offers a range of food items from hot dogs and tacos to ice cream and cupcakes. Get a variety of flavors all in one central location when attending the Midtown Food Truck Fest which lasts three straight days every month – Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

One of the main goals of the Midtown Food Truck Festival is for Valley View Mall at Midtown to select the best North Texas food trucks (by the end of the summer) to be test kitchens inside the mall’s food court.

DFW Food trucks will be parked at Preston Road on these dates!

* July 20-22 *
* August 17-19 *
* September 21-23 *
* October 19-21 *
* November 16-18 *
* December 21-23 *

While at Midtown Food Truck Fest check out the JACK FM Test Kitchen where culinary entrepreneurs are provided with state of the art kitchen space inside

Food Truck Treats at Valley View Center Food Court

Valley View’s food court to perfect their dishes and create mind-blowing menu selections before they start their own food truck business. The test kitchen will rotate every month as mall-goers get the chance to taste these exclusive samplings before they even hit the streets! JACK FM Test kitchens are located on the lower level of the mall right next to Colters and Subway. Support your future truckies!

*Gallery at Midtown ArtsFest also takes place every 3rd Saturday during the Midtown Food Truck Fest. Find out more about ArtsFest here.

Midtown Food Truck Fest has partnered with Dress For Success Dallas so mobile munchers can help give back. Dress For Success Dallas is a not-for-profit org that supports low-income women with programs that enable them to acquire jobs, retain their positions and succeed in the workplace. Through social and economic development Dress For Success encourages women to be self sufficient through career development. Monetary as well as clothing donations will be accepted at the food truck festivals. North Texas can also become involved by training to be a personal shopper for Dress For Success clients, hosting a professional women’s group meeting once a month or joining the board. Click here for more info!

Midtown Food Truck Festival Hours

Friday: 5:00pm – 9:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am – 9:00pm
Sunday: 11:00am – 3:00pm

Monthly Midtown Food Truck Fest = Happy Endings

Valley View Center Ground Floor (Inside)
&
Beneath the JCPenney Parking Garage (Outside)
13331 Preston Road
Dallas, TX 75240

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Cedars Food Park Dallas Grand Opening – July 2012

15 Jul

The Cedars Food Park, Dallas’ first ever Food Truck park, will be officially opening at Dallas Heritage Village on July 28, 2012! The FREE Grand Opening Bash is Saturday from 5-10pm, where over 15 of the city’s best food trucks will switch gears for a few hours to serve you, your family and friends some of the tastiest eats! Pretty soon the DHV and Old City Park will also be THE Food Truck Park of Dallas!

Location:
1515 S. Harwood, Dallas 75215
Old City Park / Downtown Dallas

Official Website:
http://www.cedarsfoodpark.com

Cedars Food Park Trucks:

Cajun Tailgators
Crazy Fish
Coolhaus
Cup Cakin’
Dos Paisanos
Easy Slider
Enticed Shaved Ice
Four Seasons
Free Wheelin’ Café
Gandolfo’s
Gennarino’s
Good Karma Kitchen
Greenhouse Truck
Jack’s Chowhound
Nammi
Potato-Potahto
Rock and Roll Tacos
Rockin’ Ricks
Rockstar Bakeshop
Ruthie’s Rolling Café
SciFood Truck
Ssahm BBQ
The Belgian Waffle Company
The Bomb Fried Pies
The Butcher’s Son
Three Lion’s
Tin Star Taco Taxi
TrailerCakes

Pets are welcome to the Cedars Food Park Grand Opening, and you can bring them back for more outdoor food and fun all year round!

Credit cards welcome by all DFW food trucks! Plenty of parking space right in Dallas’ historic DHV grounds, filled with giant oak trees and a background of downtown views.

Cedars Food Park Hours:

Lunch
Wednesday-Friday
11:00am – 2:00pm

Dinner
Thursdays
5:00pm – 10:00pm

NEW FOOD PARK LOCATION: 1515 S. HARWOOD, DALLAS, TX 75215

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Taste of Dallas 2012

10 Jul

Put your finger where you fork is, and your palette where Fair Park is, cause Taste of Dallas is back with sensational samples, flavorful dishes and charismatic culinary experts! If your tastebuds say “Yes” but your summer diet says “no” that’s no problem. You’re sure to find a healthy dish or the means to prepare your own with the many chef demonstrations taking place. Plus you would’ve walked off most of the tastes wandering the large Fair Park vicinity.

The 26th Annual Taste of Dallas returns to bring Dallas food lovers the biggest taste test of North Dallas outside of the Texas State Fair. It’s getting there with more than 60 restaurants featuring sought after delicacies and the top chefs of Dallas. From Friday, July 13th to Sunday, July 15th Taste of Dallas takes over Fair Park’s 277 acres of fair grounds to place chef demonstrations, cook book signings, a big marketplace, wine/beer tastings and live music all in one location.

Admission to Taste of Dallas is $8.00 and children get in free! Tickets are also available for $5.00 at Albertsons. TOD tastings ranges from $1-$3 each. Parking may also cost you for about $10-$12 or hop the DART Green Line.

Sue Ellen manages to quench JR’s thirst in this TRUE TASTE OF DALLAS!

(Click Below)

Some participating Restaurants
Blue Goose Cantina
Blue Mesa Grill
The Cake Ball Company
Claypit
Dick’s Last Resort
Digg’s Taco Shop
Enchilada’s
Joe’s Crabshake
Marble Slab Creamery
Paciugo
PHO Colonial
Texas De Brazil
Texas Land and Cattle Steakhouse
Tiff’s Treats
and more!!

Taste of Dallas 2012

Friday
4:00pm – 11:00pm
Saturday
11:00am – 11:00pm
Sunday
11:00am – 9:00pm

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National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame Food Truck Day 2012

1 Jul

The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame is having a Food Truck Day at the museum on July 9th! The Clay Wilson Band will be giving live musical performances while some of Fort Worth’s finest provide truckin’ treats. Independence Day may have ended but the outdoor summer celebrations don’t have to. Enjoy Fort Worth Food Trucks as the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame celebrates 10 years of existence honoring women of the past and present who helped shape the American West and exemplified courage, resilience and independence. Over 5,000 artifacts and 6,000 photographs can be found in the museum illustrating the diverse group of remarkable women with a variety of objects like saddles, boots, clothing, costumes and more.



Date: Monday, July 9th
Time: 11:00am – 3:00pm
Location: In front of the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
Address: 1720 Gendy Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107

Participating Food Trucks: The Bacon Wagon, Fred’s Truck Wagon, Red Jett Sweets & Salsa Limon

Regular Hours for the Museum:
Tuesday – Saturday: 10am – 5pm
Sunday: 12pm – 5pm
Open Mondays from May 28 – September 3, 2012

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