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Tampa Flicks and Food Trucks – 2/20

This Thursday, February 20th, 2014 is the monthly Flicks and Food Trucks in Downtown Tampa’s Grand Central at Kennedy! Enjoy a night of local independent films, microbrews, live music, and 10+ gourmet food trucks.

Here is a list of the food trucks participating:

Social Media Contest

Use the hashtag #TruckSpotting during Flicks and Food Trucks on Thursday via Twitter and Instagram and you will be entered to win one of two $20 VISA gift cards. Be sure to follow Truckspotting on Twitter (http://twitter.com/tspotting) and Instagram (http://instagram.com/truckspotting) so we can monitor your posts and get in contact if you win.

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City of Tampa Mayor’s Food Truck Fiesta

On the first Wednesday of each month Tampa’s Mayor, Bob Buckhorn, hosts the Mayor’s Food Truck Fiesta and showcases several new food trucks as well as local favorites at Lykes Gaslight Square Park (410 N. Franklin St.) from 11 A.M. to 2 P.M. Several of these trucks use the Truckspotting GPS system.

Here are some photos from last week’s food truck fiesta:

 

Walking down Downtown you see the food trucks lined up and ready to serve. The trucks bring people out for the day and benefit both the local businesses in Downtown and the food truck culture in Tampa Bay. Bob Buckhorn’s commitment to the local economy is certainly exemplified in his push for events like this and several other cities have now followed in this direction.

 

Several food carts and local vendors also set up at the fiesta and encourage the local economy.

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The happy baker is a hotspot at the event.

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Hot Box’d Steamed Cheeseburgers is one of the local food trucks in Tampa using Truckspotting to help people find their location. Hot Box’d is the only place in Tampa serving steamed cheeseburgers, a popular trend up in Connecticut. Check out this article on their truck in the Osprey Observerhttp://www.ospreyobserver.com/2013/08/hot-boxd-food-truck-offers-twist-on-cheeseburgers-in-tampa-area/

If you haven’t been to the Mayor’s Food Truck Fiesta yet, the next one will be Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013.

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About Carlos Hernandez: Carlos Hernandez is the owner and author of local Tampa-based food blog, Carlos Eats, and attends dozens if not hundreds of food events every year in Tampa Bay and beyond. Follow Carlos on Twitter @CarlosEats and Like him on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/carloseatsblog 

What We’re Reading – Food Truck Edition

Plenty of news and articles have been posted recently regarding food trucks. Here are some of the articles we have been reading:

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About Carlos Hernandez: Carlos Hernandez is the owner and author of local Tampa-based food blog, Carlos Eats, and attends dozens if not hundreds of food events every year in Tampa Bay and beyond. Follow Carlos on Twitter @CarlosEats and Like him on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/carloseatsblog