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Saturday, January 22, 2011

A Beautiful Miami Evening

It's a chilly, windy and very tasty Saturday night in Wynwood. It is the Food Truck Meet Up and it's loud, cold and so delicious. Tonight I was fortunate enough to enjoy about a full hour with my husband and toddler at the same time, at night and outside the house. Very rare. Usually by 9 pm, Bodhi's out of bed and he's probably letting everyone know just how tired he is by how loud and viking-like he behaves when he's tired. So we went to the food trucks.
We were meeting friends there so it was even more worth it. It's a very cold and windy night but between the music, the company & the food, it made for a nice balance.


I felt honored to meet the builders, owners & runners of the Grill Master Cafe Truck. They specialize in Cuban style gourmet truck cuisine. Featuring the classic Frita to hot dogs to the original Mojito Wrap. They are independent and authentic.




I had a such a delightful and educational conversation with Maria the owner. She described the amount of work, time & money she and her husband invested in this dream of theirs. She also let me know the current extra effort they are now putting in since they've been up & running for some time now. The excitement of crowd rushing their window and making that initial, unique connection. Maria lit up when she spoke about the connections made daily and the smiles she brought to them with a simple comfort food on the go.

Grill Master Cafe is leaning towards organics and sustainable, seasonal ingredients as well. They are also looking to expand their menu with vegetarian and vegan dishes. We had a lengthy talk about learning more about wanting to be part of the "green revolution". That was quite refreshing. (there she is on the left with the apron)






Besides the Grill Master Cafe truck there other trucks like Latin Burger, Jefe's & Cheese Me. I tried Dim Sam a Gogo. Very fresh Asian flavors.


On a side note, our friends the Krafts were there as well. I enjoyed some laughs and a glass of wine with my foodie friend Mytte. We enjoyed some laughs (as usual), very tasty wine and some fresh, hot Asian truck love. Thank you Bon Bon.




All in all it was great. Bodhi had Churros, Frita and hot chocolate. Not bad for his first food truck meet up.


Thanks for stopping by guys.
Much Love.

4 comments:

  1. Loved seeing you again and sharing such a cool experience with youz guys =.) Bodhi is too cute, viking growl and all.

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  2. It was so much fun. That Mace walking the plank...too much :)
    Always a great time with you old friend.

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  3. Hey! Great post ~ (I tried leaving a comment earlier by phone but got an error message) It was nice to see you guys last night. I enjoyed reading your post and seeing your awesome pictures (especially the one with Serge & Bodhi!! so adorable!). And wanted to give you the heads up that my sister's name is Maria.

    Grill Master Cafe is on Twitter, you can follow @GrillMasterCafe to stay updated or join them on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Grill-Master-Cafe/151241911582774 I'm going to post this on there. Thanks again & hope to see you guys soon!!

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  4. That was my first time at the Food Truck Meet Up and it won't be the last. I had such a great time. It didn't hurt either that my friend was the DJ trying to play music in that nasty wind.

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