This summer was a great experience – we learned, we laughed, and we cooked up some killer grilled cheese sandwiches for our community. Our summer youth jobs training program was a resounding success. We owe a debt of thanks to the many people and organizations that helped make it possible!
The Grilled Cheese Bus will be closing its operations for the 2011 season and will spend the next few months evaluating our program and organizational capacity. Stay tuned for program updates via our website, our facebook page (facebook.com/grilledcheesebus), and our twitter account (twitter.com/grilldcheesebus).
Thank you for all your support this summer!
The amazing youth leaders in our summer jobs program will be cooking up some cheesy goodness at Durham Central Park this Sunday at Durham’s next Food Truck Rodeo!
Food Truck Rodeo at Durham Central Park
Sunday, August 14th, 2011
5:30pm – 8:30pm
We’re very excited to announce that the GCB is now a member of The Cookery! This amazing new space on Chapel Hill St. in Durham (just west of downtown) is so much more than a kitchen for rent. We’re looking forward to participating in the Food Truck Round-Ups and other events and getting to know all the other great trucks and local food vendors that are our fellow members!
There’s a great event there in 2 weeks, and we’re so sad we’re going to miss it! We hope our fans can make it though, and try some of the other great food trucks we have in the Durham area!
COOKERY FOOD TRUCK ROUND-UP WITH THE LEAGUE OF UPPER EXTREMITY WRESTLING WOMEN OF DURHAM, A FUNDRAISING BENEFIT FOR GIRLS ROCK NC
The Cookery is hosting a Food Truck Round-Up on Saturday, July 9th at Casbah on Main Street in Durham. In addition to feasting on locally prepared food offered by Cookery member trucks Deez Hot Diggity Dogs, The Farmhand Foods Sausage Wagon, Parlour, and Pie Pushers, visitors can attend “LUEWWD IV: A Call to Arms,” a women’s arm wrestling fundraising tournament hosted by the League of Upper Extremity Wrestling Women of Durham to benefit Girls Rock NC, a non-profit that mentors girls to be confident, expressive young women through music and art.
Get the details:
Saturday, July 9th at Casbah (1007 West Main Street, Durham, NC 27701)
Trucks begin serving at 7:00 pm. Casbah doors open at 7:30 pm. “LUEWWD IV: A Call to Arms,” starts at 9:00 pm. LUEWWD event costs $5 per person for Casbah members, $10 for non-members.
Cookery Member food trucks will be serving locally-produced dinner and dessert. Outdoor activities include a cornhole tournament and face painting. A cornhole set, provided by Talbert Building Supply, will be raffled off before the event. Participating trucks: Deez Hot Diggity Dogs, The Farmhand Foods Sausage Wagon, Parlour, and Pie Pushers.
We’re happy to announce that we have selected six outstanding young people to participate in our first summer youth program! These dynamic young leaders will be working with us on the bus this summer and learning about culinary skills, small-business management, and youth organizing for social justice.
The youth started working this past weekend at the Food Truck Roundup and Durham Open Streets festivals, so you may have already met them! Please stop by sometime soon so they can make some delicious grilled cheese gooey goodness just for you. We’re excited to be working with such a great group!
From left to right: Zan, Keny, Ana, Maria, Alexa, and Shakiera
