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Food Cart Fest takes over the Waldorf Hotel on Sundays
La Brasserie Street is one of several Vancouver food trucks participating in Food Cart Fest.
Michelle da Silva
The success of the food cart gathering at the Waldorf Hotel’s Canada Day Block Party on July 1 has prompted the East Vancouver hotel to host Food Cart Fest on Sundays from July 29 to September 2.
The event will feature a number of Vancouver food trucks, including La Brasserie Street, Soho Road, Off the Wagon, Re-Up BBQ, Juice Truck, Mom’s Grilled Cheese, Cartel Taco, Pig on the Street, Guanco Truck, and Holy Perogy, as well as live music, DJs, family entertainment, an outdoor tiki beach area, and a beer garden.
Food Cart Fest will be held in conjunction with a community market that will change each week. The first community market will be curated by Jamie Leah Gill of Moon Rock, and will include more than 50 local vendors selling vintage, new, and upcycled clothing, shoes, and accessories, as well as jewellery, art, and home décor.
Food Cart Fest is a free, all-ages event (excluding the beer garden, which is 19+) that runs from 12 to 6 p.m.
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A Mall Food Court for Yuppies!
I spent 8 minutes checking things out and took off downtown to the Canada Day Party at the convention center.
The parking lot was filled with vendors and food trucks and the bands were squished in the lower corner of the parking lot leaving no room for people to watch....BORING
Waldorf get rid of the food trucks & vendors, have a simple bbq and put a decent sized stage with cool bands.
People who want to eat and shop can go to the malls.
"People who want to eat and shop can go to the malls?" How about "people who want to watch a band and eat can go to a pub?" Not to mention that comparing the food being produced by these carts to mall food court product is ridiculous and insulting to the cart operators.
I think one of the biggest issues is the TYPE of food truck they bring in. I think this could be a great event if you have a lot of trucks which serve things that can be "production lined" for quick delivery. But when you get a truck that has to cook every single order, well, to-order, and using two or three burners or a small flattop, ten people can cause a 30-45 minute wait. This is the case even at lunchtime downtown. When you advertise an event where you will average lines of 30+ people per truck, this means a ridiculously long time. Some of these trucks just aren't cut out for an event like this and would be better served on the streets with a sparser crowd.