Synopses & Reviews
Authentic Food Recipes From the Best Food Trucks Across the Country
Kim, Phil and Terri traveled from state to state, visiting the best food trucks out there to get the incredible and authentic recipes that make their trucks some of the most popular in the country. This book includes delicious recipes for everything from sandwiches, soups and chilies to vegetarian dishes, classics with a twist and desserts—all straight from the cooks themselves. With the countrys food truck favorites made accessible in your own kitchen, youll deliver incredible and unique food at home youd have to travel across the country to try.
Outstanding dishes include Prosciutto and Grape Pizza from The Urban Oven in Los Angeles, Makers Mark Fried Chicken from Big Ds Grub Truck in New York, Santa Fe Black Bean Burgers from Mixd Up Food Truck in Atlanta and Pad Thai Tacos from The Peached Tortilla in Austin.
To get these recipes, the authors found and traveled to the most vibrant food truck cultures across the country, including: Southern and Northern California; New York City; Portland, Oregon; New Orleans; Raleigh, Durham and Charlotte, North Carolina; Atlanta; Minneapolis; Austin; Washington, D.C and Philadelphia.
This cookbook includes all the recipes of your wandering road trip dreams.
Review
"[Kim, Phil and Terri] are more than hobbyist bloggers; theyre true storytellers. They go in deep with the men and women on the other end of the truck-side counter, and then share it all with us through beautiful words and images."
--Helen Rosner, Saveur magazine
"Phil and Kim have a gift for finding amazing food and telling fantastic stories. This is a cookbook that you are going to savor and go back to again and again!"
--Steven Shomler, author of Portland Food Cart Stories
"Food Truck Road Trip is a must-have for any well-rounded cookbook collection. Kim and Phil know how to find the finest eats on four wheels. This is a unique compilation of the best food cart recipes from around the country."
--Marcella Lee, Broad Appetite
"Kim, Phil and Terri have this great ability of finding gems and bringing them to us. With this book they are opening our eyes to some intriguing stories and mouth-watering recipes. A win-win for us all!"
--Prerna Singh, creator of Indian Simmer and author of The Everything Indian Slow Cooker Cookbook
Synopsis
Follow Phil and Kim as they travel across the country in pursuit of the best recipes that food trucks have to offer. Phil and Kim are the creators of BehindtheFoodCarts.com, which was named Best Culinary Travel Blog by Saveur Magazine. As they have traveled from state to state, they have visited the best food trucks out there and gotten the authentic recipes for the best dishes straight from the cooks themselves. There's spicy falafel in Portland, braised pork shoulder sliders in San Francisco and fried chicken in Austin, to name a few. With stops in food truck hotspots like New Orleans, Portland, Austin, New York and more, this cookbook includes all the must-have food truck recipes that you can make to wow your family and friends.
About the Author
Kim Pham and Phil Shen are the creators of BehindtheFoodCarts.com, which was named Best Culinary Travel Blog by Saveur magazine. They live in San Jose, California.
Terri Phillips is a freelance food writer who lives in Portland, Oregon.