CityView Magazine

CityViewNC.com | 39 Photograph by Jen Tarbox W hile food trucks might seem like a new concept notoriously popular in larger cit- ies across the U.S., you might be surprised to hear that the origin dates back to 1866 during the post-Civil War days affiliated with the Western Movement. Charles Goodnight, the "father of the Texas panhandle," up fitted an old Army wagon and stocked it with shelves and drawers to stock with dry good necessities to cook out of and it was referred to as the chuck wagon. As a cattle herder, Goodnight knew the struggles of cooking up proper hot meals on a cattle drive. anks to a growing number of innovative entrepreneurs, Fayette- ville's food trucks have began to flourish at locations across town and people are out and about enjoying what they have to offer. is latest mobile food unit for serving up unique offerings to foodies is trucking through the community, one bite at a time. While Cumberland County has limited businesses licensed and listed under their mobile food units, a few seem prevalent around town. Some exist only for festivals and operate once a year. As the weather warms up we should start to see more new trucks hitting the road. e summer months should bring a few more cool treats to the streets and several provisional licenses have been filed – so they are coming! e latest one from Harnett County is called Not Jes Subs and they specialize in Carib- bean sub sandwiches. Find them on Facebook and Twitter @Notjessubs. Surely you've seen or smelled the mobile barbecue truck, Fatback's, or the hot wings from e Wing Zone at events or around town over the years. On any given day, Taqueria El Refugio's bright orange food truck peddling tacos on Bragg Boulevard always has customers order- ing up Mexican fare. One local food truck that has a loyal following is R Burger, owned by Rob and Mary Russell. e family business is a Vet- By kELLy TwEDELL Fayetteville joins the food truck phenomenon Meals on Wheels

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