Friday, April 5, 2013
The event, Passport to Flavors, will feature an array of the best Atlanta has to offer in street food. Your mouth will thank you for attending.
A year ago, Howard Hsu opened his Atlanta Food Truck Park and 4,000 people came out to have a taste of what has become one of Atlanta’s trendiest places to grab a bite of unique food, gab with friends or take a date. Now, Hsu is hosting the park’s anniversary celebration, Passport to Flavors, all weekend long. The event was scheduled to begin Thursday afternoon, but was postponed due to inclement weather. Hsu figures that about 2,000 people will visit the park each day of the Passport to Flavors event for a total of about 6,000 people overall. Each day is a different tribute to the unique food trucks that have become favorites over the last year, a way to celebrate “the ones that helped us bring the food truck park into existence,” …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
The Atlanta Food Truck Park will be home to a festival focused on food, beer and fun.
Plan ahead for food truck treats and beer and wine samplings on Saturday. The Atlanta Food Truck Park and Market will host the Taste And Brews Fest from 1-6 p.m. Saturday. Attendees will get to try samples from six food trucks and unlimited tastings of more than 100 beers and wine. The festival website says live music will round out the event, which will donate a portion of the proceeds to the Governor's Glen Senior Support Services "which assist families and individuals needing financial assistance with adult day care, short-term care or full time total care in dealing with Memory Impairment and Alzheimer’s disease." Tickets cost $45 in advance, $55 at the door. See also: Travel Channel to Film Special at Atlanta Food Truck Park and …
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The event will begin Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Buckhead's Atlanta Food Truck Park will likely be even busier than usual Tuesday night, as the The Travel Channel will be filming a special there starting at 5 p.m. In addition to plenty of food, there will be live music by Atlantan Josh Byrd and fun for the entire family. Tonight's truck lineup will be: Metro City Dogs, Mix'D Up, Sweet Auburn BBQ, Happy Belly Truck, Honeysuckle Gelato, The Blaxican, Ibiza Bites, Chay J's, Rouxd, The Pickle, Nana G's, Jus Loafin', One Love, and Yumbii.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
People turned out in droves on May 18 to eat great food and support the park, which closed down temporarily due to permit issues unrelated to food safety.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The party starts at 6 p.m. this Friday and features 12 food trucks and live music.
The Atlanta Food Truck Park is back in business and is celebrating with a grand re-opening party and ribbon-cutting ceremony with City Councilman Yolanda Adrean this Friday, May 18 starting at 6 p.m. The food truck line-up for the event will be: Wow truck Sweet Auburn BBQ Yumbii Nana G's Mobile Marlay Banged Up and Mashed Blaxican Mix'd Up King of Pops Yum Yum Cupcakes Honeysuckle Chay's The Muleskinner Macqueen Trio will be poviding live music. The Atlanta Food Truck Park is located at 1850 Howell Mill Road in Buckhead and was temporarily shutdown recently due to permit issues unrelated to food safety.
Friday, May 11, 2012
The park had originally been closed down due to permit issues not related to food safety.
The Atlanta Food Truck Park on Howell Mill Road in Buckhead is back in business. A representative from the park told Buckhead Patch Thursday night that it is now "up and running" after a recent temporary shutdown due to permit issues unrelated to food safety. A “Take-Two – Grand Opening Party” is being planned, owners say. City Councilman Kwanza Hall helped organize a city wide meeting between City Hall and the permits division, which made it easier for the food trucks to get permitted, the rep said. The park's website states that the park was properly permitted, but individual trucks needed separate permits. An official statement from the website reads: “Thanks to the help of our friends (Councilman) Kwanza Hall, the Atlanta Police …
Michael Packer
3:47 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Anyone have an opinion on which truck I need to check out when I'm there this Friday? more ›