Omnivore - Food truck Q&A with John T. Edge
A chat about food trucks in Atlanta and beyond
- Lou Weinert
- John T. Edge
John T. Edge, former Atlantan, celebrated observer of American food culture, and author of the Truck Food Cookbook speaks on food truck culture, and street food in the South.
Why food trucks?
I think in this kind of American moment where every is going gaga over farm to table and the desire to eat locally, food trucks provide that. Also, I think that food trucks and carts are delivering well-composed and well-sourced food served fast so that we don’t have to compromise at lunch or late night. They provide an alternative to fast food.
What is the point of a food truck?
Food trucks are small incubators, small restaurants on wheels. Now we have a new generation of young, entrepreneurial cooks that are maxing out their credit cards to open up a food truck and to be their own boss.
What can you say about the backlash from brick and mortar restaurants?