DINER: “The Re-Up BBQ” Food Cart Scores Brick & Mortar Spot At The “River Market”

One of our favourite street food carts, Re-Up BBQ, is opening a brick and mortar location at the brand new River Market in New Westminster early in the new year. Co-owner Lindsay Ferguson gives us the exclusive skinny in three parts:

1. Counter-service BBQ restaurant with a much extended menu compared to our food carts. We’ll have our sandwiches, but also ribs, sides, and eventually biscuits and chicken. We’re not going to be a fancy restaurant, but we want to serve the best BBQ in town. The counter will also be home to a soda stand where we will sell homemade fruit sodas and colas at a higher level than we do at the carts.
2. Deli: We have already started selling our house-smoked bacon and seasonal turkeys. These and other “to-go” items will be available at our service counter.
3. Very visible and interactive prep kitchen where people can see every aspect of the BBQ process (even though its slow). We want our customers to see bacon brining, pork coming out of the smoker, us shredding meat and so on. Within a year, we hope to organize BBQ classes and bacon curing classes held in our kitchen. Read more

#VANCOUVER WOULD BE COOLER IF #169: There Were Secret Roaming Noodle Trucks!

Via Laughing Squid:

The Secret Noodle Truck by Mark Krawczuk is a noodle restaurant hidden in an unmarked box truck. The noodle truck was deployed most recently at World Maker Faire New York in September [...] Krawczuk created the truck in 2008 for a New York Burning Man decompression party [...] the truck became the inspiration for the Lost Horizon Night Market which Krawczuk co-founded with Kevin Balktick in 2009 (and has since spread to San Francisco)

Local laws notwithstanding…we require ten of these, please!

MORE WAYS TO IMPROVE VANCOUVER

DINER: Brand New “Mom’s Grilled Cheese” Opens In Front Of The Vancouver Art Gallery

There’s a new food truck in town! Cindy Hamilton’s Mom’s Grilled Cheese did their opening dry run yesterday (I should say wet run), selling their first gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soups and drinks from Pop Shoppe. Take a look and sneak a bite at the corner of Howe and West Georgia (across the street from Hawksworth and in front of the Art Gallery).

DINER: Local Street Food Vendor “Japadog” Lands Brick & Mortar Location In New York

There have been rumblings on this for a year, but today from EV Grieve (photo) we learn that Vancouver food cart Japadog has officially crossed the continent and found itself under construction – reminiscent of their Robson St. brick and mortar – in a New York City location on St. Mark’s Place.

The money quote:

Knowing New York’s current passion for (1) standing in line for trendy food, (2) all things Japanese, (3) adorable, artisanal sidewalk food vendors, and (4) cheap, white-trash food turned into semi-haute cuisine (burgers, cupcakes, bacon, pizza, et al.), I predict that Japadog will be immensely successful here [...] When the now bigger, much more powerful Japadog announces plans for a three-story, outdoor, hot-dog and beer pleasure palace to be erected on a quiet street in “Nolita,” the community will rally against them, successfully blocking construction.

Heh.

DINER: A Cool Photographic Retrospective Of The Beloved Street Food Vendor

Flavorpill has a great set of photos detailing old chuck wagons, food trucks and scarf carts. Check it out.

GOODS: Addictive “Cartel Taco” Takes Its Korean-Style Tacos To Granville & Dunsmuir

Cartel Taco preparing to feed our taco-hungry citizens with its blessed street fare this May at Hamilton & Dunsmuir

The GOODS from Cartel Taco

Vancouver, BC | Granville & Dunsmuir never smelled so good! As of this week, we’re no longer at Dunsmuir & Hamilton and have headed a few blocks west for our weekday lunches. Monday to Friday, 11:30am to 3:00pm, we’ll be moving out pork and beef bulgogi tacos by the hundreds by Pacific Centre, Holt Renfrew and AI Culinary. We’re still fast, healthy, crazy delicious and made with love, so stop in for lunch at the new spot or come find us Saturdays at the West End Farmers Market. Read more

DINER: Harry Kambolis To Open “Nu Greek” Location On Robson Street This October

by Andrew Morrison | Taking a page from the Japadog playbook, restaurateur Harry Kambolis (of Raincity, Nu and “C” Restaurant fame) is taking his relatively wet-behind-the-ears Nu Greek food cart concept and turning it into a proper brick and mortar business (the food cart will remain strong as well). Ironically, as you can see from the shot above, it’s actually located in the 542 Robson address right next to the thriving Japadog spot. Yup, and just when you thought a Greek vs. Japanese smackdowns were getting passé…

I’m told that it won’t be open until the first week of October, and that the focus will mostly be on take-out (think souvlakis, spinach pies, greek salads), which gels well with this stretch of Robson’s food focus. I was sent a few mouth-watering, anticipatory OMG shots of some the chow that will eventually be in the offing, which you can view after the jump… Read more

GOODS: House-Smoked Bacon Made With Love By The Re-Up BBQ Now On The Market

The Re-Up is located at 700 Block Hornby St. by the VAG & south side Robson Square | 604-724-0894 | reupbbq.com

The GOODS from The Re-Up BBQ

Vancouver, BC | When we opened the Re-Up BBQ, we purchased a professional smoker the size of a large, household refrigerator. We thought it both natural and imperative to use the fabulous piece of machinery to smoke bacon. Given that our mission is to create delicious food inspired by American vernacular cooking,  we created a bacon recipe that honours the flavours of Southern BBQ. Bourbon, beer, ancho chili and pecan smoke are the dominant components, and they impart a gentle addition to the natural flavour of the local pork in the finished product.

For the past six months, we have sold our bacon to friends and through farmers’ markets as we refined the recipe and ingredient ratios. Now, the smoky bacon is ready for its debut into society with a little help from Vancouver’s favourite meat supplier, Two Rivers Specialty Meats. You can already find Re-Up bacon lurking in dishes at La Quercia Restaurant in Point Grey and at Jules Bistro in Gastown.

Made with love, from Chester, Jose, Michael, Lindsay and Briana.

DINER: “Cartel Taco” Street Cart To Make Appearance At West End Farmer’s Market

Cartel Taco preparing to feed our taco-hungry citizens with its blessed street fare this May at Hamilton & Dunsmuir

The GOODS from Cartel Taco

Vancouver, BC | After an amorous courtship, Cartel and eatlocal.org have partnered up and TACOS WILL BE SERVED at the West End Farmers’ Market starting this Saturday through October. The sun will be shining and that’s when tacos taste best! Come visit us between 9am and 2pm at Thurlow & Comox, and check out the Food Network as they film us for the second season of Eat Street. Fawning is encouraged. See you Saturday! Read more

GOODS: “Cartel Taco” Cart To Make Special Appearance On Granville Over The Weekend

Cartel Taco preparing to feed our taco-hungry citizens with its blessed street fare this May at Hamilton & Dunsmuir

Job Posting from Cartel Taco

Vancouver, BC | Happy Canada Day! Cartel will be rolling down to Viva Vancouver this long weekend, setting up on the 800 block of Granville Street in the middle of the party along with some of our other street vendor friends. There’s Flashmob, tango dancing in the street, a breakdancing competition and crazy music, all outdoors in the sun! Mellow, sunny weekends are made all the better when you have delicious, sweet and spicy tacos in your mouth (our new tortillas alone will make you happy to be out). Come find us and we’ll feed you what you need… Read more

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