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All Things Considered => General Discussion--Non food Related => Topic started by: Bar-B-Lew on July 01, 2019, 05:53:26 PM

Title: Best Food Truck Award
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on July 01, 2019, 05:53:26 PM
Bragging a little bit.  Hope this is allowed.  My younger brother just won an award for Best Food Truck in the Lehigh Valley, PA area and had his pic in this month's magazine.  He recently fought off colon cancer and made it through the surgery without a need for any additional treatment.  He started up his business about 6-8 weeks later than normal this year due to the unplanned surgery he had at the beginning of May.  He is now in his 8th year in business and growing year after year.

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Title: Re: Best Food Truck Award
Post by: Kristin Meredith on July 01, 2019, 07:02:14 PM
Well, tell him a big congrats from me for both the food truck award and whipping colon cancer!!  Well done! :clap:
Title: Re: Best Food Truck Award
Post by: GREG-B on July 01, 2019, 07:48:40 PM
It's always a good day when you can kick cancer to the curb!!  And if I ever get east of the Continental Divide, I'll be sure and stop and try his BBQ.
Title: Re: Best Food Truck Award
Post by: okie smokie on July 01, 2019, 08:02:28 PM
A great story.  Looks like he is happy winner.   Does he cook BBQ in his truck or at home?
Title: Re: Best Food Truck Award
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on July 01, 2019, 08:08:23 PM
He has a stick burner on the back of the trailer with 3 racks that rotate on it and a warming box on the left side.  He found a great deal on a Southern Pride a few months back that has 2x the capacity of the one on the trailer.  He has had both of them pretty well filled up the last few weekends that he has been open before this article was even published.  Should be super busy this weekend.  I know he cooked 30 butts on Sunday to pull today to work a little ahead for the weekend while before his helper went on vacation tomorrow.  Thanks for all of the kind compliments.


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Title: Re: Best Food Truck Award
Post by: okie smokie on July 01, 2019, 09:26:41 PM
Wow! That is some rig! 
Title: Re: Best Food Truck Award
Post by: Bentley on July 01, 2019, 10:13:08 PM
Atta Boy & Kudos!
Title: Re: Best Food Truck Award
Post by: yorkdude on July 02, 2019, 04:58:32 AM
Awesome job on 2 fronts. He has every reason to be proud and thankful. Nicely done. With the huge popularity of food trucks that is really saying something.
Title: Re: Best Food Truck Award
Post by: reubenray on July 02, 2019, 08:00:12 AM
That is great news on the cancer and the rig plus the smoker look fantastic.  If I saw that rig/smoker I would have to stop for some food for sure.
Title: Re: Best Food Truck Award
Post by: Canadian John on July 02, 2019, 09:05:45 AM

 Great looking equipment and a happy brother. Very nice.
Title: Re: Best Food Truck Award
Post by: glitchy on July 02, 2019, 10:51:36 AM
Congrats to your brother, 2 great victories!
Title: Re: Best Food Truck Award
Post by: pmillen on July 02, 2019, 04:41:04 PM
A great win on two fronts!
Title: Re: Best Food Truck Award
Post by: BigDave83 on July 02, 2019, 07:57:54 PM
That is great, and some nice looking equipment. Do you get to help out at times or at east get he family discount?
Title: Re: Best Food Truck Award
Post by: cookingjnj on July 04, 2019, 12:12:28 PM
Congrats to your brother on his two big wins.  Does he publish a schedule of where he will be parked in advance?  I am in Jersey, and real close to the Lehigh Valley.  If I knew where he would be, I would make the drive out to sample his grub!
Title: Re: Best Food Truck Award
Post by: Bentley on July 04, 2019, 01:00:40 PM
I think during the summer he is at Newhard Farms 3250 Mauch Chunk Rd, Coplay, PA 18037

Our company is a roadside barbecue concession and catering business set up Thursday-Sunday next to the  Newhard Farms Corn Shed, locally known for the BEST sweet corn in the area.  We are located there seasonally from late April through mid November, with our catering business in full force all year
Title: Re: Best Food Truck Award
Post by: cookingjnj on July 04, 2019, 05:17:26 PM
Thanks Bent.  Only about 1:15 drive.  Might need to make a trip out there and try it out.
Title: Re: Best Food Truck Award
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on July 04, 2019, 10:42:34 PM
Bentley is correct.  Right now he is there Friday thru Sunday until he gets his stamina back up.  Open 11-5 usually unless he sells out.  I will warn you that he cooks to his clientele.  It may not be what you like or expect to be top of the line BBQ that you may find in a competition.  His customers are mostly people who can't make BBQ on our own like most of us here.  If you go there, I thank you for supporting him.  Arrive as close to noon as possible.
Title: Re: Best Food Truck Award
Post by: cookingjnj on July 05, 2019, 10:55:35 AM
With the rigs he has, and seeing the picture on your first post, I am sure his Q is more than adequate, I am sure it is really good.  I will let you know if I can get out there.  On vacation right now, so it will be a while.