One of Montgomery County’s finest food trucks, Thatsalata, is retiring. 🙁  The owners were kind enough to send along a note thanking their fans:

Very sad news to report. We have decided to end our adventure with Thatsalata! It has been an epic two year roller coaster ride that was exhilarating, satisfying, fun, hot and sweaty and at times scary and humbling. But in the end, we know there is not enough support from the few high-density locations around MoCo in addition to limited business hours for all food trucks. We will be eternally grateful for our loyal fan base, our friends and family who have supported us throughout our adventure. We are also very proud of our support from Washingtonian Magazine, and Bethesda Magazine for their praise and great reviews, as well as, the Maryland Restaurant Assoc for our best in the state nomination this past year! We also want to thank our reviewers who gave us great reviews and help spread the word on this emerging industry that desperately needs your support to survive. We are heartbroken right now, but eventually we will reflect back on this time with fond memories and will continue our friendship with our many friends and colleagues we have made along the way.

All we can say is Thanksalata for the love and support!

Mel and Gio

I just confirmed with Truckeroo organizers that, in addition to the September 6 event, one more has been added for 2013: October 4!  Truckeroo is a monthly DC food truck event held during the warmer months of the year.  The event features 25-27 of DC’s best food trucks all in one venue, surrounded by music, games and adult beverages.  It is an all ages event with free admission and lasts from 11am-11pm.  The venue is located at Half and M St SE (called, the Fairgrounds) across from the Navy Yard/Ballpark metro entrance.

Of course, I’ll post reminders as we get closer to the dates. 🙂

Little Italy On Wheels just announced their opening date for DC: September 3, just after the Labor Day weekend. 🙂  Here are all of the details, including truck photo and menu.

I hope everyone enjoyed themselves at Truckeroo last Friday!  The next, and last one of 2013, is on September 6th! 🙂

Truckeroo happy hour is about to go into full swing.  Plan your own happy hour itinerary with this list of 27 trucks serving next to a music stage and fully-staffed bar. 🙂   Open until 11pm, free admission, all ages, plenty of seating and great summer weather!  Truckeroo is located at Half & M St SE, across from the Navy Yard metro.

Truckeroo is open! 🙂  27 of DC’s best food trucks are serving (list of trucks attending) at Truckeroo today, located across from the Navy Yard metro at Half & M Streets SE.  Covered and uncovered seating is provided, as well as adult beverages, music and games.  FREE admission!  The event runs from 11am – 11pm (lunch, happy hour, dinner)!  Truckeroo is open to all ages for the duration of the event.

Truckeroo is hosting 26 (!) of DC’s best food trucks all to the same place on Friday (August 16)!  The event is located at the DC Fairgrounds, located directly across from the Navy Yard metro station (Ballpark entrance) and next to the Nats stadium.  Covered and uncovered seating is provided, as well as adult beverages, music and games.  FREE admission!  The event runs from 11am – 11pm (lunch, happy hour, dinner)!  Here is a list of the trucks attending.

DC Sliders is launching today in Loudoun County (Thanks T!) Fairfax County in the Sunrise Valley Dr area of Herndon, VA!  They will be serving in DC as soon as their license comes through (est. 2 weeks).

It’s almost that time of the summer again when Truckeroo brings 27 (!) of DC’s best food trucks all to the same place to serve you, your family and friends. 🙂  On August 16, there will be a record-setting 27 food trucks (listed below).  For the uninitiated, Truckeroo is a monthly DC food truck festival held at the Fairgrounds, located directly across from the Navy Yard metro station (Ballpark entrance) and next to the Nats stadium.  Plenty of seating is provide, both covered and uncovered, as well as adult beverages, music and games.  Best of all, this event has FREE admission and it runs from 11am – 11pm (lunch, happy hour, dinner)!  See you there 🙂

BBQ Bus
Big Cheese
Bon Mi
Borinquen Lunch Box (now, Kafta Mania)
Cajunators
Carribean Cafe
Curbside Cupcakes
DC Empanadas
DC Slices
DClaw
Feelin Crabby
Goodies Frozen Custard
Halal Grill / Halal Gyro Plus
Mojo (now,SUSHIPAO)
Mighty Dog and Acai (new addition!)
Neat Meat
Randy Radish
Red Hook Lobster Pound -DC
Sinplicity Ice Cream
Surfside
TaKorean
Tapas
That Cheesecake Truck

If you have been following Something Stuffed on Twitter or Facebook, you may have noticed that your feed is now tracking Union Catering.  The owners of Something Stuffed announced late last week that Something Stuffed was serving its final days, and that a surprise was in waiting.  Well, the Twitter & Facebook pages have been renamed to Union Catering, their new venture!  Union Catering seems to be operating out of Union Kitchen, a DC food incubator (in the business sense, not literal 😉 )

It will be exciting to hear more about what the former owners of Something Stuffed are up to and I will keep you posted.

UPDATE: I received more information from Gauri, one of Something Stuffed’s owners! The 2 owners of Something Stuffed are parting ways, but Gauri is continuing on with this new venture. (see below)

Union Kitchen Catering is a new endeavor I started with DC’s food incubator, Union Kitchen. Sabrina (our truck) will anchor food service at Union Kitchen’s outdoor beer garden / concert venue. We have hopes of eventually rolling the truck out as a mobile market to sell Union Kitchen member products. Our main focus, though, is catering management, sourcing food and beverage offerings from a variety of local purveyors, and supplying the service, alcohol, rentals and event planning services through Union Kitchen.

As for Sabrina? She will remain a staple around here – we will utilize the truck as a catering vehicle, as well as use it as a ‘pop-up’ truck of sorts that will feature rotating menus. The UKC foodtruck will make appearances special events and at The Lot @ Union Kitchen (3rd & L, NE) – be sure to follow us @UnionCatering and @UnionkitchenDC to stay tuned!