Food Trucks Sticking Around Through April 2013

Selectmen vote to extend the food truck permits through April of 2013, hearing that there is some support for the program.

Clear the old leftovers out of your fridge, because you can pick up some fresh tood truck feasts through April. The Board voted to extend the town's food truck program through April of 2013, and to stop waiving the food vendor fee of $225 which were waived at the beginning of the food truck pilot. This vote also extended the permits for Baja Taco Truck, Compliments Food Truck, Paris Creperie, Pennypacker's Food Truck, and Renula's Greek Kitchen at their current dates and times.  Health Department Director Alan Balsam added that in April, they intend to extend it again for 18 months, so that the food truck permits can be renewed the following December, at the same time as the other food vendor licenses that come before the Selectmen.  …

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Grahame Turner

10:30 am on Friday, October 19, 2012

I don't stand for myth and misinformation getting into the public dialog on a subject, which is why I attempted to clear up some of the misconceptions you appear to have. I would rather not have someone read your comments and assume that the Selectmen haven't considered the things you brought up--especially because they did. Fitting a 30-40 minute discussion into a few hundred words is a …   more ›

Five Things you Need to Know Today

Five Things You Need to Know Today: June 14

Brookline's Farmer's Market is back, and it looks like the weather will be great for the return.

1. Yesterday's rain will fade and bring a mostly sunny day, highs of 71ºF. The National Weather Service tells us the evening will be mostly clear with a low of 56ºF.  2. The Brookline Food Truck schedule is now up to date, tracking the four Brookline Food Trucks which are currently operating in town: Compliments, Pennypackers, Paris Creperie, and Renula's Greek Kitchen. If you try one of them, leave a comment on the schedule to tell us what you think!  3. While you're working on our reading lists, get some details on the Read to Ride (in their 14th Year) program from Dependable Cleaners. The program is now running, and you can fill in a form for every book your kids read to enter them for prizes.  4. You've been waiting all winter, and the…

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Brookline Has 2012's Best-Designed Food Truck: Paris Creperie

The results are in, and the food truck from a Coolidge Corner creperie is a best design.

According to over 800 voters at Mobile Cuisine magazine, La Tour Eiffel, the food truck designed for Paris Creperie is the best-designed in the nation.  The black-and-pick look and feel of the food truck was designed by Kristen Mallia, a graphic designer whose brother Nick is the catering and events manager at the cafe. He submitted the truck for Mobile Cuisine's Best Food Truck Graphic Design contest.  Of the 15 trucks in the poll, La Tour Eiffel was the only truck from the New England area, and snagged more than 800 of the over 4,500 votes in the poll. Mobile Cuisine will feature the truck in an upcoming article, and designer Kristen Mallia will have a month of free advertising on the site.   The truck is one of five currently operating …

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Is Paris Creperie's Food Truck a Nationwide Best Design?

One of the Brookline's food truck, La Tour Eiffel, bringing crepes to the Boston area from Paris Creperie, was nominated for a national best design contest.

Paris Creperie's food truck is now rolling around Brookline, and its pink-and-black design is nominated for a national contest.  Along with 14 other trucks from around the country, Paris Creperie's La Tour Eiffel is up for public voting in Mobile Cuisine's Best Food Truck Graphic Design contest, and it is the only truck from New England.  Nick Mallia, Catering and Events Manager for Paris Creperie said he noticed the magazine's twitter account requesting nominations for the contest, and he submitted the truck. He added that Mobile Cuisine staff had done the judging in the past, but this year they opened it to public voting. At the time of writing, the truck is over 30 votes ahead of the competition. The winner is interviewed by the …

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Week in Review: Election Week and Walk for Hunger

Brookline Town Election was this week, electing Kristen Uekermann to the Library Trustee position. The Walk for Hunger also came through Brookline earlier today.

Our poll this week, "Where Should We Take Mom for Brunch in Brookline?" began on Monday. With elections on Tuesday, we also ran a list of Who's Running for Town Meeting Member. In Brookline Police Log, we had a warning about a rash of iPhone thefts near the Boston border. Tuesday was, of course, election day! In addition to our Election Day info center, we re-introducted you to the candidates: Kristen Uekermann and Puja Mehta for Library Trustee. We also learned that Urban Grape plans to open a South End location. The Brookline Arrest Log contained shoplifting incidents and an OUI. Bloggers in town, we also invited you folks to let Patch help spread the word about your work. On Wednesday, we had results from the Brookline elections the day…

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Brookline Food Trucks: When and Where?

Want to know where you can catch the food trucks when they start running in Brookline? Here's the list and schedule.

Week in Review: Meet The Candidates, Try the Food Trucks

Brookline's week in review featured some news about single-space meters, a chance to get to know the Library Trustee candidates, and some details about the food trucks.

We learned more about Single-Space Meters retuning to (parts of) Brookline on Monday. The MBTA's commuter rail fares may be going mobile this summer (although experts say the new app leaves the MBTA vulnerable). For the Best Of poll this week, we wanted to know Which is the Finest Florist in Brookline? A break-in and some shoplifting in Brookline Police Log.  Tuesday, we met some folks who are running for Brookline town-wide offices in 2012. We also learned that some Brookline food trucks are now running, and when and where to find them. The Brookline Arrest Log included a bachelor's party spilling out of a limo.  News of Brookline Bank heading to Waltham cam out Wednesday. At the Selectmen's meeting the night before, the Board voted for …

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Brookline Food Trucks: When and Where? [Updated]

Want to know where you can catch the food trucks when they start running in Brookline? Here's the list and schedule.

Cheap, fast, and mobile food is on its way to Brookline. A couple of weeks ago, Brookline's Selectmen approved five food trucks to start serving in Brookline, kicking off the six-month pilot program (despite some opposition).  Paris Creperie says their truck is among those who will begin serving this week--they start on Friday afternoon. Some trucks may start later than that, but all will be in town until October 15 when the pilot program ends. After that, the Selectmen will consider the success of the program before deciding on the future of food trucks in Brookline.  Below is the schedule for Brookline's five food trucks. When and where you can find them: Baja Taco Truck – Expected in early June. Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the …

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Bill Davidson

11:54 pm on Wednesday, June 20, 2012

The folks at Compliments told me that they are very grateful for Selectman Jesse Mermell's support.   more ›

Letter to the Editor: Mobile Food Trucks or Mobile Food Labs

Kenwood Street resident and food writer Amy Traverso paints a different picture of the potential future of food trucks in Brookline.

Letter to the Editor:  I’m writing in response to Martin Yaseen’s letters to the editor protesting the food truck pilot program in Brookline. I share some of his concerns about the impact of food trucks on local restaurants, but I also wonder if Mr. Yaseen is operating from outdated assumptions about what food trucks are and the role they play in the current food landscape. These are not the so-called "roach coaches" that tour construction sites (not that I have any problem with them). They are rolling labs that allow entrepreneurs to test new ideas on consumers, often before committing to establishing bricks-and-mortar outlets themselves. Look at the success of Clover Food Lab, which began with a single food truck and has grown into a …

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