WE ARE A CHICAGO FOOD TRUCK. AND WE CATER TOO!

Want to see Chicago food trucks thrive?

Do you want Chicago to have a vibrant street food scene?
Do you want the freedom to start a successful food cart or truck?
Are you interested in how mobile food businesses build communities?

Join entrepreneurs, scholars, advocates, government officials, Chefs and foodies on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the University of Chicago Law School, 1111 East 60th Street, Auditorium for My Streets, My Eats Symposium.

Special Session for Vendors // 8:30 a.m.

Understanding how Chicago’s Laws Apply to You
Symposium //  9:30 a.m.

Meet our panelists

First Panel
Street Food: An Important (and Delicious) Part of Urban Life
Moderated by Beth Kregor
Sean Basinski, Founder & Director, The Street Vendor Project
John Gaber, professor, University of Arkansas
Heather Shouse, author, Food Trucks

Second Panel
Chicago, What’s the Hold Up? The Need to Reform the Windy City’s Vending Laws
Moderated by Erika Pfleger, Assistant Director, IJ Clinic on Entrepreneurship
Willie Cochran, Alderman, Ward 20
Justin Large, Chef de Cuisine, Big Star
Vicki Lugo, Vice President, Asociación de Vendedores Ambulantes
Samm Petrichos, Chef, Spice!

Third Panel
What Would Be Better? How Cities Can Create Economic Opportunity by Knocking Down Barriers to Vending
Moderated by Christina Walsh, Director of Activism and Coalitions, Institute for Justice
Bert Gall, Senior Attorney, Institute for Justice
Greg Kettles, Deputy Counsel, Office of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Baylen Linnekin, Founder & Executive Director, Keep Food Legal
Gabriel Wiesen, Owner, Beaverʼs Coffee and Donuts Truck

Meet our panelists!
Meet Up //  1:30 p. m.

Food trucks will meet up outside the law school to serve lunch!

 

April 10, 2012 at 2:53 am |

Come Support OhNo!Doom’s 2012 Gallery Exhibit

Saturday, Feb. 11, marks OhNo!Doom’s gallery opening of its first 2012 exhibit, titled Super Button Mashers, a gamer tribute. The night will feature works from several local and import artists such as, Jeremiah Ketner, Aya Kakeda, Alex Willan (top right) and many more, as they present original art inspired by game console classics.
Accompanying the art will be local accents of food from the DuckNRoll food truck, music from Saskrotch & Kkrusty, coffee from The Wormhole, and beer from start-up brewery LowDive.

Doors will be open from 6pm to 10pm. 1800 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60647

February 7, 2012 at 8:56 pm |

DucknRoll Food Truck Pop-up Dinner at The Koval Distillery Tour

Do you like food? Do you like learning about how whiskey and other fine spirits are made?  Then you should definitely come on out for Koval Distillery Tour and Pop-up Dinner with DucknRoll Food Truck & Catering on Wed., January 18 at 6pm.

The tour starts at 7 pm and lasts 1 1/2 hours and will be followed by Pop-up Dinner and pairing with the DucknRoll Food Truck & Catering.

Check out the pop-up dinner menu here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2748313279/eslihdr

About Koval Distillery
Tour Chicago’s first craft distillery since Prohibiton and learn about white and aged whiskey, liqueurs, brandy and vodka.
Koval makes everything from scratch in our Ravenswood distillery, and it is educational and fun to learn how spirits are created! Taste the spirits in the place they are made, and learn what makes Koval Distillery unique. The tour lasts 1 1/2 hours and takes place in our distillery, 5121 N Ravenswood, Chicago IL 60640. Our tasting room is now open and purchases can be made after the tour. Make your tour reservation here and pay in cash when you arrive or via paypal during the sign up process. Drink Local!

(Tours are limited to 25 people due to the small size our of distillery. For questions email tours@kovaldistillery.com)

January 18, 2012 at 3:41 am |

Food Truck Rookie of the Year

I can’t thank everyone enough for taking the time out to nominate DucknRoll Food Truck for Mobile Cuisine Magazine’s Food Truck Rookie of the Year. Today I found out that we are one of the 15 finalists from across the country. Yay!!! DucknRoll will be representing Chicago! The polls are now open and will be open for the next two weeks for everyone to vote for their favorite truck. It would be a great honor and super duper cool if the truck could nab this recognition. Starting the food truck has been one of the hardest, but most rewarding endeavors I have taken on in my life. I still can’t believe I get to wake up everyday and serve people the food I make. Thank you all again for your continued support!

If you love the DucknRoll Food Truck, help us spread the word near and far that we are in the running.

Click the link below and it will take you directly to the voting page. You won’t have to enter any information, just select your favorite Rookie Food Truck.

http://mobile-cuisine.com/features/who-is-the-2011-food-truck-rookie-of-the-year/

January 4, 2012 at 4:45 am |

Supporting Women Entrepreneurs

Growing up, my mother worked 15 hours a day, 7 days a week and 363 days out of the year. Before my brother and I could drive, mom would wake up at 6:30 a.m. and drop us off at school and some how manage to jet home quickly in the afternoon to pick us up and make us dinner. This was the life of a restaurant owner. And despite numerous opportunities to work for other people, my mother lived by one motto: “Why work so hard to make other people money, when you can work just as hard for yourself.”

As I decided to take the opportunity this year to leave an incredible job to start my own venture, the first person I turned to for advice and guidance was my mother. As a supportive parent and successful entrepreneur, she helped pave the road that I now follow. She taught me that there is only so much luck in the world, so it is up to each person to make every moment and every opportunity count.

University of Chicago Women in Business: 3rd Annual Career Explorations Conference

Come and meet more prominent and successful women from a wide variety of industries and companies across all fields of business. Learn about careers in entrepreneurship, creative fields, finance, consulting, and marketing. WIB will also feature workshops on interviews, consulting cases, and career launching preparation. I will be speaking on the technology panel from 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m with an amazing group of speakers that includes:

Magdalena Mroczek (Panel Moderator), Senior Editor of the Ibbotson SBBI at Morningstar
Sue Khim, Founder of Edulender Alltuition
Alex Leichtman, Head of Merchant Manager Program at Groupon
Ariel Wen, Consultant in the Institutional Software Development Division of Morningstar

Program details are listed below:
3rd Annual Career Explorations Conference
Saturday, November 12th
9:30am – 3pm
University of Chicago
Booth School of Business – Harper Center
5807 South Woodlawn Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60637
For more information please visit the WIB website at http://wib.uchicago.edu/

November 11, 2011 at 4:26 am |

Support the Arts!

We love supporting the arts and this Friday kicks-off the Theatre and Interpretation Center at Northwestern University production of the critically claimed musical, Rent. DucknRoll Food Truck and SweetRideChi will be selling some good eats Friday, Nov.  4  in front of the Ethel M. Barber Theater at Northwestern from 6:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m., so come out to see a great show and fill your bellies with some banh mi and whoppie pies.

RENT

Under the shadow of relationships, drugs and the AIDS crisis, this Pulitzer Prize-winning musical written by Jonathan Larsen and directed by Jeff Award winner Dominic Missimi offers a heartrending and ultimately hopeful look at love and friendship in the face of illness.  Presented by the Theatre and Interpretation Center at Northwestern University.

November 4-20 | 8pm Fri-Sat, 2pm Sun

Added shows: Sat, Nov 12, 2pm; Thu, Nov 17, 8pm

Location: Ethel M. Barber Theater, 30 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston

$5 OFF TICKETS WITH CODE NURENT

Discount valid on advance purchase only.

(847) 491-7282 | www.tic.northwestern.edu

November 4, 2011 at 3:52 am |

Great First Day

Hi All,

Today was the DucknRoll Food Truck’s first day out cruising Chicago. Thanks all who came by and picked up a banh mi sandwich or noshed on our mango lychee salsa and Azuki cinnamon donuts. As we are still new on the road, we’d love to get your feedback on locations to park at or what you think of the food – negative or positive. While we aren’t a brick-and-mortar business, we still believe customer service still applies and we want to make sure the DucknRoll Truck is providing great food and even better customer service. Shoot us your comments on Twitter @DucknRollTruck or Facebook.com/DucknRoll.

November 1, 2011 at 3:20 am |

Just Launched

DucknRoll Food Truck and Catering, Chicago’s newest addition to the food truck revolution, is a concept inspired by Vietnamese bánh mì sandwiches, with a contemporary take on flavors from China, Japan, Korea and Thailand. The truck is a moving tribute to co-owner Amy Le’s restaurateur mother who immigrated to the United States as a Vietnamese refugee and features time-tested and adored family recipes and preparations. Le was raised in her mother’s eateries, where she learned how to prepare family recipes.

After graduating from Loyola University Chicago, Le had the opportunity to work under Chicago restaurateur Bing Zhou, owner of Chen’s and Koi Chinese & Sushi.  Zhou is also a co-owner in DucknRoll food truck and brings his extensive experience and knowledge of authentic Chinese cooking to the truck.

Showcasing the elemental-influenced yin and yang of flavor notes common in Asian cuisines (salty, bitter, sour, spicy and sweet), Le’s sandwiches are made with a baguette holding pate or varied meats and garnished with fresh herbs and vegetables— the standout among those in this case being the 5spice Duck Roll of DucknRoll’s namesake. Other featured sandwiches on the menu include the Miso Short Rib Bánh Mì, Cantonese Pork Belly Bánh Mì, Thai Chicken Curry Bánh Mì and Miso Short Rib Bánh Mì. Menu will also include Vietnamese Iced Coffee and homemade Soybean Milk (served hot or cold). Complete menu will be available upon launch.

In many Asian cultures, duck is the main poultry served on holidays and during special occasions. It is considered a symbol of good luck. Le and Zhou hope to share this good fortune with hungry Chicagoans across the city.

DucknRoll Food Truck will be launching October 2011. Stay tuned. You can follow us on Twitter @ducknrolltruck or Like us on Facebook.com/DucknRoll for truck location and updates.

October 3, 2011 at 6:12 pm |