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Which truck will take home the $10K grand prize at Saturday’s Springfield Rotary Food Truck Competition?!
After having to cancel last year’s event, the Springfield Rotary Gourmet Food Truck Competition is back for a seventh year, featuring palate-pleasing mobile cuisine and live entertainment in an environment that is fun for all ages. The community-favorite event will run from 11am to 9:30pm Saturday, Sept. 11 at Veterans Park in Springfield.
“We are pleased to be able to bring this charitable event back to Springfield this year,” said Eddie Bell, Rotary member and Food Truck Competition marketing committee chair. “It is an amazing way to bring the community together to make a difference. The best part about this event is that 100 percent of the proceeds go toward various causes, including services to people with disabilities and scholarships.”
The 30 food trucks competing this year have a wide variety of cuisines that are all gourmet and stand out in their own unique way, with the ultimate goal of winning the $10,000 grand prize. From Mexican, Asian, Latin, Mediterranean, Peruvian, Puerto Rican, South African and Creole choices, to gourmet sandwiches, BBQ, waffles, seafood, and sweet treats and desserts, the trucks lining the park’s pathway will cure any craving while creating new ones along the way. The Springfield Food Truck mobile app features the entire list of trucks participating, along with all other event information.
In addition to the $10,000 grand prize, a $5,000 runner-up and $2,000 third-place prize will be decided by a panel of five local professional chefs and at least five roving anonymous volunteer judges. Chef judges for this year’s competition feature an all-Springfield-based panel including:
- Micah Berner, owner of Cecil and Lime
- Chef Lisa Freeman, head chef and co-owner of Le Torte Dolci Bakery
- Chef Clayton Horrighs, of Speakeasy Ramen
- Chef Doug McGregor, owner of Seasons Kitchen
- Chef Troy Wheat, of All Seasons Catering
All attendees can also vote via the Springfield Food Truck mobile app throughout the competition for their favorite food truck to receive the $1,000 “People’s Choice” award. All winners will be announced on stage at approximately 4:45 pm.
Live entertainment throughout the duration of the event starts at 11 a.m. with the marquee college football matchup of the weekend between Ohio State and Oregon shown on a jumbotron, and will continue through 9:30pm with three Ohio-based musical acts on stage including Factory Line at 3:30 pm, The Repeating Arms at 5:15 pm and Red Idle Rejects at 8:15 pm. View the complete entertainment schedule here.
“We encourage attendees to come early, bring their lawn chairs and blankets, and stick around all day for the entertainment and to enjoy all the gourmet treats the competition has to offer,” said Bell.
While admission to the event is free, attendees will be able to make donations to help support Springfield Rotary’s causes via PayPal during the event, and will be purchasing items from the full menus that food trucks have to offer. A beer garden open throughout the event will feature craft beer from Springfield’s Mother Stewart’s Brewery, Michelob Ultra, Budweiser and Bud Light, as well as White Claw. Water and a selection of soda will also be available.
Food Truck’s Finding Their Way Back Downtown
The Yellow Cab Company is hosting their second monthly Food Truck Rally. The first one, held on the second Friday in July had a great turnout with an estimated 1700 guests in attendance.
And according to organizer Brian Johnson, “it was a great event, but we learned some things and we’re adding more trucks, so the lines will be shorter and a 2nd beer truck as well. We”ll be featuring 10 Ton Oatmeal Stout from Warped Wing, Toxic ‘s Toxic Fifth St. Wheat and Zoetic from Yellow Springs Brewery- we love the chance to promote locally owned businesses. ” There will also be Red Hook Long Hammer IPA, Bud Light Lime, Yuengling, and Kona Big Wave Golden Ale on tap with Pinot Grigio and Cabernet Sauvignon available by the glass. The craft beers will be $6.00, the Red Hook and Bud will be $5, the other two domestics will be $4, the wine is $5, pop and water are $1.
He also shared that they’ll have more seating, but still encourages guests to bring blankets and lawn chairs and enjoy picnic style. Another addition is a children’s play area, with games and activities and even a great photo opportunity to shoot a photo of your kids driving a child sized food truck!
Live music from Great Wide Open and Whiskey for Kids, with a dj between band sets will add
to the festivities. Food Trucks scheduled to attend include: Cheeky Meat Pies, The Shakery, G’s Cue BBQ, Hunger Paynes, Voodoo Taco, McNasty’s, El Meson, Mohawk Freestyle Grill, Kowalski Hots, and Horseless Buggy Eatery. In addition to the food trucks, they will also have the Hair Bowtique, HouseMade Sirracha, Local Love Boutique, Ginniebug Creations selling desserts, and the Bright Fluff selling cotton candy.
And if you can’t make it this Friday, don’t worry, Yellow Cab will continue to host Food Truck Rallies on the 2nd Friday of each month through October, or maybe even November, weather permitting.
