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Food trucks find a home
in the suburbs
BH MELISSA WEINMAN
melissaweinman@reporternewspapers.net
The food truck fad appears to have
found a comfortable home in the Atlan
ta suburbs.
Communities around metro Atlan
ta have reported that thousands of peo
ple have taken part in food truck events
during the summer and fall in order to
check out the trucks’ unique fare and so
cialize with neighbors.
This year, Dunwoody held a popular
weekly event in Brook Run Park known
as “Food Truck Thursdays.” Brookhaven
liked the idea and followed suit with its
“Food Truck Roundup” on Wednesdays
in Blackburn Park.
Sandy Springs has offered food trucks
during its ArtSSpring festival, and Buck-
head is home to the Atlanta Food Truck
Park on Flowell Mill Road, where peo
ple can go to find food trucks any day
of the week.
For those who’ve somehow missed
them, food trucks are large
vans outfitted as mobile res
taurants. They’re known for
offering inexpensive, inter
national and upscale food
— things like lamb burgers,
Asian-style tacos or gourmet
popsicles.
Bettie Cagle of Red Bird
Events created Smyrna’s food
truck event last year and was
one of the organizers of Dun-
woody’s Food Truck Thurs
days. Cagle said the food
trucks bring something
unique to the suburban com
munities.
“In town, there are events
going on every day. The
trucks are very available in the
city,” Cagle said. “We’re giv
ing people a destination and
opportunity for a community event. I
think that’s why it’s been so big. It’s been
so much fun.”
When Cagle first pitched the idea
of the Smyrna event, some of the food
truck operators were skeptical, she said.
But the crowds have been great since the
first night.
“Now that we’ve seen that it works,
there is no hesitation at all,” Cagle said.
“This formula of great food and music
and community is working all over met
ro Atlanta.”
In addition to the crowds, food trucks
find it’s often easier to obtain permits to
operate in smaller cities, Cagle said.
“In the city of Atlanta, you may have
to get three permits for one location. In
the suburbs, you need a valid health per
mit and a business license in the city,”
Cagle said. “In Dunwoody, that process
only took 20-30 minutes maximum. It’s
Sandy Springs also offered a food truck
event, ‘Foodie Fridays,’ as part of the
ArtSSprings celebration. Patrons gathered
weekly at Kudzu & Company on Roswell
Road to enjoy gourmet treats.
