It seems as though there is an unnatural force cracking down on food trucks operating in Fairfax county.  Earlier this month, some Fairfax trucks began tweeting that they were receiving tickets at a Tysons Corner hot spot, Greensboro & Solutions.  The Tysons Corner blog summed up that situation very nicely in this post, which came down to which section of Solutions drive was out of the jurisdiction of Fairfax County (really!?).

The shocking amplification of the food truck crack down came to me today as I have learned that Fairfax County is no longer issuing food vendors’ licenses to food trucks!  Details get a little sketchy from there.. Apparently, officials from the Department of Planning and Zoning think that food trucks aren’t allowed to serve at all in the county, regardless of whether they are parking on public or private property.  Something about a fast food establishment not being allowed to be mobile?  It seems so crazy that it could be a true county regulation. :-/

More details to follow..

UPDATE (2/27): I heard from another source that this is, indeed, happening.  Fairfax County has a new Food Vendor permit and food trucks will NOT be granted this permit, just based on the fact that they are a food truck!  That’s pretty outrageous considering that this is not an old permit that hasn’t been updated to modern times.  It is a new permit that is specifically excluding food trucks. 🙁

Midnite Confections Cupcakery will be bringing their family recipes to DC soon!  They got their start in their Federal Hill (Baltimore) shop and are now deploying a mobile food truck to serve fans in DC.  Photos and links are available on their page.

Little Piece of Heaven has been operating a bit under the radar since late last year in Montgomery County, but is now being tracked by FTF!  Truck and menu photos are available on their page.  They serve American cuisine, including cheese steaks, burgers and wings.

Rio Churrasco is getting ready to launch in the District (and working on VA permits) in a week or two!  No word yet on exact menu details, but the cuisine is Brazilian BBQ.  Truck photos and social media links are on their page.

The owner of the Pasta Boss truck decided to switch up the brand & cuisine and relaunched as Krazy Koshary recently.  The reviews are streaming in, and it sounds like the truck is a hit!  They are serving at State Department (20th & Virginia) today.  Here is a truck photo and menu.

Linda’s Luncheonette just completed a successful Kickstarter and will be rolling out their gourmet comfort food to Montgomery County this spring/summer!  I’ll post another reminder when they’re just about to start serving. 😉

As I was fielding a tweet on where CapMac was serving today, I realized that I should make a post about it! 🙂

CapMac is having a live cooking demo via Google Hangout today (2/6) at 2pm.  Chef Brian Arnoff will broadcast from the Google Local DC kitchen and show you how to prepare their seasonal Winter Mac and Classic Mac dishes.  Here is a link to the show!

Here is some great Monday news for Arlington food truck fans!  As mentioned in December, the Institute for Justice joined the defense of Seoul Food food truck, which was facing the possibility of up to a year in jail and a fine of $2,500. Their alleged crime? Not moving their truck far enough.  An Arlington County judge today granted the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s motion to nolle prosequi in its case against the Korean fusion food truck Seoul Food, completely dismissing the case.

Here is the full press release (pdf), courtesy of the Food Truck Association of Metropolitan Washington.

Montgomery Counties top rated Food Truck (By Bethesda Magazine), Curley’s Q, is now open for Dinner starting tonight! M-F 4:30pm – 7:30pm at 12151 Rockville Pike, Rockville MD in the Shell gas station next to TGI Fridays. We will have our full menu available.Please check or twitter feed for schedule updates, specials and sides!

Curley’s Q has also added a new catering menu and now taking orders for Super Bowl Sunday!

As part of DC’s Meat Week, this Friday @ 6pm, LivingSocial’s event building (918 F St NW) is hosting a BBQ face-off between 4 of DC’s BBQ food trucks.  Eight meats & eight sides (two from each truck) will be served from BBQ Bus, PORC, Carnivore BBQ,and Curley’s Q. Tickets include a mountain-load of BBQ and 3 PBRs!

Determine which DC BBQ food truck is your favorite!  If you haven’t been to LivingSocial’s 918 F St building, now is your chance to check it out.

Here is a link to the deal.