B52 Slider Squad, new street eats in St. Paul

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Joy Summers
Packed with tasty, modestly sized burgers

This trailer hails from their homebase, B52 Burgers and Brew out in Inver Grove Heights. Surprising to no one, the menu consists mainly of sliders, beef, and veggie patties. The test would be how these mini burgers tasted. The shock would come from a non-slider side dish that was singularly delicious.



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Mr. Mustachio's, a food truck chat

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Now under new management

Things are always changing out on those mean streets of Minneapolis, and the street-eats cuisine is constantly evolving. Trucks and trailers come and go (mostly new ones keep coming). One truck has recently undergone a change.

We recently visited Mr. Mustachio's under the mistaken impression that they were still being operated by their original owners. Thankfully, after that story ran, the new mind behind the mustache reached out and set us straight. Nikki Townsend has been operating the truck for this season. We asked her all about what we could expect to find at this dapper vehicle.

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Melch's Meat Wagon, a carnivorous big bite

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Joy Summers
Meat fans: look for the big, red bull

Notice the sign proclaiming, "burgers, sandwiches, salad." Melch's Meat Wagon isn't aiming for the veg-obsessed or flexitarians. This truck is here to woo the carnivores. Anyone craving a fat, juicy burger topped with all the accoutrements will be happy to find this bull-adorned mobile business.

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Food truck courts return to St. Paul UPDATED

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CP Staff
St. Paul's original food truck court

The sun is shining, birds are singing and stomachs are rumbling like truck generator mimics. It's time to take lunch outside and get back in touch with the curb-side dining culture. St. Paul kicks off the season in fine form with not just one, but two food truck courts.

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Tips for new food trucks: an eater's manifesto


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Tips for new food trucks: an eater's manifesto

Categories: Advice, Food Truck
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We're ready and hungry for a new crop of food trucks

There are likely no bigger fans of food trucks than those of us here on the Hot Dish. We have eaten at nearly every one currently roaming the streets -- as well a few that have already driven off into that great parking lot in the sky. As the season revs up, we'd like to offer a few tidbits of worthwhile advice for the new crew coming up.

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Top 5 New Street Eats

Tip 1: Find a unique concept
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Mr. Mustachios food truck brings brats and other pub grub to Minneapolis UPDATED

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Visiting the Mr. Mustachio's truck, no facial hair required
Mr. Mustachios pulled away from the Nomad World Pub and onto the downtown Minneapolis streets this week. The truck isn't new, but this was our first time visiting them. Was once co-owned by Nomad manager Kevin Kane, the truck's name grew from a Movember campaign, when Kane encountered some difficulty sprouting the requisite facial hair. What started as an inside joke became the name of the truck. (They are now under new management).* We stopped by for a first taste.More »

The Moral Omnivore food truck hits town with ethical eats

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Joy Summers
A new sustainable-eats option now at a Minneapolis curb near you
Another food truck season is finally up and running. Among the first trucks of the new crop of street food entrepreneurs is a grassy-green truck adorned with a little goat that is on its third day of downtown Minneapolis business. The Moral Omnivore truck promises ethical eats "from beets to bacon." We slapped on a little sunscreen and placed our first order.


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Friday brew and food truck roundup

Categories: Beer, Food Truck
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Cajun 2 Geaux shows up at Harriet Brewing on Friday and 612 Brew on Saturday
The best way to beat those winter -- wait, we mean spring -- blues is to quaff a few craft brews while feasting from some of our favorite mobile food vendors. We have your weekend rundown on who will be where, plus information about Fulton's Beer Truck Fest. 

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Top 5 places to eat on the Mississippi: A dining guide for river rats

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A table with a view of the Mississippi River aboard the Padelford riverboats, No. 3 on the river rats dining guide.








Believe it or not, Twin Cities, spring is coming! And as it does, an increasing number of our citizens find themselves drawn to the riverfront to watch the progress. They want to see if the geese are back, if the ice is melting, and just how loud the falls are roaring. The only thing that makes springtime river-watching more enjoyable is to do it while eating something delicious and/or drinking an ice cold beer.

The Hot Dish is happy to go with the flow. We bring you the top five places to eat and drink in the Twin Cities while gazing at the mighty Mississippi River.


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Food trucks heading out for St. Patrick's Day

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Jayme Halbritter
WOO! St. Patrick's Day is here

Time to get your green on! This weekend everybody is Irish, and many of our local food trucks are heading out to serve the green beer swilling masses. Here is where you can find them.

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