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After a clammy start to the street food season, Ottawa’s trucks and carts are in high gear for the summer of 2017.
They’re cooking up everything from wood-fired pizza and ceviche to churros and gelato on city streets and at rallies in ‘burbs like Barrhaven and Bells Corners.
City hall reports there are 11 food trucks or carts that are licensed to take part in the city’s street food vending program, which launched with spaces for up to 20 new entries four years ago. None of the 11 are new for 2017.
But that doesn’t mean that the word on the street isn’t yum.
The Capital Street Food Association now has 19 members, some with city licences, some parked on private property and others just travelling to events and festivals. They offer everything from gourmet hot dogs to Asian-inflected tacos and homemade ice-cream sandwiches.
Meanwhile, the Street Food App, which lists 1,000 food carts across North America, tracks the real-time movement of about 70 food trucks and carts across the capital.
“The trend is going to keep going,” said Katherin Yparraguirre of the Capital Street Food Association and the family business Rico Peru Food Truck, pointing to Ottawans’ love of summertime festivals and events as the classic chip truck competes with global grub.
“Now you can get everything.”
Her family’s truck is stationed in downtown Ottawa for the weekday lunch rush then travels the city to rallies, festivals and events every weekend, a string of them organized by the street food association.
One’s on offer in Barrhaven Saturday, replacing a May event washed out by heavy rain.
That offers a chance to take their traditional Peruvian food across the city while helping raise money for a good cause, like a recent rally where 10 per cent of receipts benefited the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation.
Peruvian food is one of the original fusion cuisines, combining Spanish, African, Chinese, Japanese and Italian influences. Dishes on Rico Peru’s menu including ceviche, the tangy lime-cured fish that’s a top seller, along with arroz chaufa, fried rice with beef or chicken, and savoury stuffed pork rolls.
At a street food association rally, that pan con chicharron is on sale alongside Angry Dragonz’s pad thai and Mr. Churritos freshly-fried churros.
“It’s like a mobile food court,” Yparraguirre said of the street food association rallies like one this weekend in Barrhaven that will attract half-a-dozen members. “People can have a snack size of each and try all different kinds of food.”
That’s the draw at the third annual West End Food Truck Rally benefiting the FAMSAC Food Cupboard coming up Aug. 12 at Christ Church Bells Corners.
“Bringing them all together makes different kinds of food accessible to folks that maybe wouldn’t normally have them,” organizer and food truck fan Erin Coffin said. “It’s like a restaurant on wheels. You can try new things.”
Coffin admired the people creating “lovely food out of a truck” and wanted to bring the food she enjoyed eating on downtown streets back to Bells Corners to both bring the community together and benefit people who need help in the west end, including Bayshore, Crystal Beach, Craig Henry, Manordale and Trend Village.
The result is an event where people can hang out with their neighbours, welcome visitors from across the city and sample dishes that aren’t usually available down the block. It’s quickly become a neighbourhood fixture so popular that people will come for lunch then return for dinner with family activities, tables and tents but also al-fresco picnic spots.
Nine food trucks and carts are already booked, including Pizza All’Antico with it’s “to die for” pies made under the watchful eye of a genuine Neapolitan nonna.
“We’re bringing all those trucks together so people can try different things; the fund and food raiser component allows people to share a meal together while also making sure other people can have food as well with their families,” Coffin said.
THIS WEEKEND
Saturday: Fixins & Fixtures: Barrhaven Scottish Rugby Football Club Day & Capital Street Food Association Food Truck Rally benefiting the Barrhaven Run for Rogers House, Ken Ross Park, Longfields Drive, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. with Pizza All’Antica, Angry Dragonz, Stella Luna Gelato Café, Ad Mare Seafood, Dash Mobile and Mr. Churrittos. Beverages by local Whiprsnapr Brewing Co. and FWM Wine, Beer & Spirits. Admission is by donation of non-perishable food items to the Barrhaven Food Cupboard.
Saturday and Sunday: The Ottawa Dog Festival celebrates all things canine but it also has lots of eats for humans at the RA Centre, including Big D’s Dog House and Poutine Emporium, Bytown Bayou’s slow-smoked pork, brisket and chicken, Caffeine Fix’s cold brew and milkshakes, the Grilled Cheeserie, The Merry Dairy’s frozen custard, pops and homemade ice cream sandwiches and the Rico Peru Food Truck offering authentic Peruvian recipes. Admission is $6, dogs and kids free.
A TASTE OF WHAT’S ON OFFER THIS SUMMER
June 24: Capital Street Food Association at the Ottawa Agape Chinese Alliance Church, 5492 South River Dr., Manotick
Aug. 6: Capital Street Food Association at the Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre, 1500 Alta Vista Dr.
Aug. 12: Third annual West End Food Truck Rally benefiting the FAMSAC Food Cupboard, August 12, Christ Church Bells Corners, 3861 Old Richmond Rd. The lineup so far is Big D’s Dog House, Ad Mare Seafood, Sula Wok, Pizza All’Antica, The Merry Dairy, Mr Churritos/La Catrina Churros Dessert Bar, Rico Peru and Raon Kitchen. Admission is a food or cash donation.
Sept. 16: Capital Street Food Association at the Ottawa Christian School, 255 Tartan Dr., Barrhaven
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They’re cooking up everything from wood-fired pizza and ceviche to churros and gelato on city streets and at rallies in ‘burbs like Barrhaven and Bells Corners.
City hall reports there are 11 food trucks or carts that are licensed to take part in the city’s street food vending program, which launched with spaces for up to 20 new entries four years ago. None of the 11 are new for 2017.
But that doesn’t mean that the word on the street isn’t yum.
The Capital Street Food Association now has 19 members, some with city licences, some parked on private property and others just travelling to events and festivals. They offer everything from gourmet hot dogs to Asian-inflected tacos and homemade ice-cream sandwiches.
Meanwhile, the Street Food App, which lists 1,000 food carts across North America, tracks the real-time movement of about 70 food trucks and carts across the capital.
“The trend is going to keep going,” said Katherin Yparraguirre of the Capital Street Food Association and the family business Rico Peru Food Truck, pointing to Ottawans’ love of summertime festivals and events as the classic chip truck competes with global grub.
“Now you can get everything.”
Her family’s truck is stationed in downtown Ottawa for the weekday lunch rush then travels the city to rallies, festivals and events every weekend, a string of them organized by the street food association.
One’s on offer in Barrhaven Saturday, replacing a May event washed out by heavy rain.
That offers a chance to take their traditional Peruvian food across the city while helping raise money for a good cause, like a recent rally where 10 per cent of receipts benefited the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation.
Peruvian food is one of the original fusion cuisines, combining Spanish, African, Chinese, Japanese and Italian influences. Dishes on Rico Peru’s menu including ceviche, the tangy lime-cured fish that’s a top seller, along with arroz chaufa, fried rice with beef or chicken, and savoury stuffed pork rolls.
At a street food association rally, that pan con chicharron is on sale alongside Angry Dragonz’s pad thai and Mr. Churritos freshly-fried churros.
“It’s like a mobile food court,” Yparraguirre said of the street food association rallies like one this weekend in Barrhaven that will attract half-a-dozen members. “People can have a snack size of each and try all different kinds of food.”
That’s the draw at the third annual West End Food Truck Rally benefiting the FAMSAC Food Cupboard coming up Aug. 12 at Christ Church Bells Corners.
“Bringing them all together makes different kinds of food accessible to folks that maybe wouldn’t normally have them,” organizer and food truck fan Erin Coffin said. “It’s like a restaurant on wheels. You can try new things.”
Coffin admired the people creating “lovely food out of a truck” and wanted to bring the food she enjoyed eating on downtown streets back to Bells Corners to both bring the community together and benefit people who need help in the west end, including Bayshore, Crystal Beach, Craig Henry, Manordale and Trend Village.
The result is an event where people can hang out with their neighbours, welcome visitors from across the city and sample dishes that aren’t usually available down the block. It’s quickly become a neighbourhood fixture so popular that people will come for lunch then return for dinner with family activities, tables and tents but also al-fresco picnic spots.
Nine food trucks and carts are already booked, including Pizza All’Antico with it’s “to die for” pies made under the watchful eye of a genuine Neapolitan nonna.
“We’re bringing all those trucks together so people can try different things; the fund and food raiser component allows people to share a meal together while also making sure other people can have food as well with their families,” Coffin said.
THIS WEEKEND
Saturday: Fixins & Fixtures: Barrhaven Scottish Rugby Football Club Day & Capital Street Food Association Food Truck Rally benefiting the Barrhaven Run for Rogers House, Ken Ross Park, Longfields Drive, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. with Pizza All’Antica, Angry Dragonz, Stella Luna Gelato Café, Ad Mare Seafood, Dash Mobile and Mr. Churrittos. Beverages by local Whiprsnapr Brewing Co. and FWM Wine, Beer & Spirits. Admission is by donation of non-perishable food items to the Barrhaven Food Cupboard.
Saturday and Sunday: The Ottawa Dog Festival celebrates all things canine but it also has lots of eats for humans at the RA Centre, including Big D’s Dog House and Poutine Emporium, Bytown Bayou’s slow-smoked pork, brisket and chicken, Caffeine Fix’s cold brew and milkshakes, the Grilled Cheeserie, The Merry Dairy’s frozen custard, pops and homemade ice cream sandwiches and the Rico Peru Food Truck offering authentic Peruvian recipes. Admission is $6, dogs and kids free.
A TASTE OF WHAT’S ON OFFER THIS SUMMER
June 24: Capital Street Food Association at the Ottawa Agape Chinese Alliance Church, 5492 South River Dr., Manotick
Aug. 6: Capital Street Food Association at the Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre, 1500 Alta Vista Dr.
Aug. 12: Third annual West End Food Truck Rally benefiting the FAMSAC Food Cupboard, August 12, Christ Church Bells Corners, 3861 Old Richmond Rd. The lineup so far is Big D’s Dog House, Ad Mare Seafood, Sula Wok, Pizza All’Antica, The Merry Dairy, Mr Churritos/La Catrina Churros Dessert Bar, Rico Peru and Raon Kitchen. Admission is a food or cash donation.
Sept. 16: Capital Street Food Association at the Ottawa Christian School, 255 Tartan Dr., Barrhaven
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