Tag: food trucks

Phoenix Festival of the Arts features two murals by 120 artists in second year

The second annual Phoenix Festival of the Arts was held Friday to Sunday at Margaret T. Hance Park, giving local artists another opportunity to come together and work on the large-scale murals that are a centerpiece of the three-day festival. For this year’s festival, Medina said two murals would be completed with the help of 120 local artists. While one mural was worked on just as it was the previous year, the other had a more direct theme.

50 food trucks populate Roosevelt Row for second Taste of the Trucks event

Food trucks parked throughout Roosevelt Row this past weekend for the second Taste of the Trucks hosted by the Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation. The event grew from 35 trucks last year to 50 trucks over a two-day period this year.

Festival to promote food, health, sustainability

The Arizona Science Center and Chipotle are concluding their Chew on This! film and lecture series with the Grow Phoenix Festival. Valley chefs, food trucks and local band Peppermint James will be at the event.

Feast on the Street brings community members together to celebrate food, sustainability

First Street was transformed from a vehicular route to a dining hall complete with food and drinks for hundreds of community members seated at a half mile-long table between Taylor and Moreland streets Saturday.

Opinion: Feast on the Street pieces together downtown community

April 13, 2013, will be remembered for many reasons -- but mainly because it was the day a half-mile long dream came to life.

Squash Blossom to open its after-hours space to food-truck competitor Luncha Libre

A downtown restaurant is looking to make a little extra money by doing something unconventional -- leasing out the building to their competition.

Welcome Diner reopens with Southern-style cooking

Welcome Diner celebrated its reopening Friday night during February’s First Friday event.

Food trucks on the rise in downtown Phoenix

The food truck scene has recently become popular in Arizona and food truck owners say downtown Phoenix is where the food truck business is taking off.

Food Truck Fiesta offers students opportunity to explore new cuisine

Students gathered on Taylor Street to sample local cuisine from trucks Tuesday afternoon at the Food Truck Fiesta hosted by the Undergraduate Student Government Downtown.

Welcome Back: Downtown Devil’s five favorite food trucks

The Phoenix food-truck scene has exploded in recent years, giving rise to a number of culinary stars serving up crafty creations throughout the Valley each week.