First look: Chicago's Salsa Truck

Feb. 6, 2013
Chicago's first food truck with the new Mobile Food Preparer license, allowing cooking on board, hit the street Tuesday at lunch.

RIP food trucks, and trends for 2013

Jan. 2, 2013
Top 5 Chicago food and drink trends for 2013, plus one wish.

Dissenting alderman hopes Jefferson Park will be next food truck Mecca

Jul. 26, 2012
45th Ward Alderman John Arena explains why he cast the only dissenting vote against Chicago's new food truck ordinance, passed on Wednesday. "Every food truck is welcome in the 45th ward," he said. "We're happy to help business innovate. I think we can create jobs this way." 

How the sausage is made: Grinding food truck news

Jul. 20, 2012
With committee approval, the controversial food truck ordinance goes up for vote in front of the full City Council, probably at the next meeting, this coming Wednesday July 25.

Legislative speed bumps keep Chicago food vendors parked

Aug. 23, 2011
The city of Chicago makes life difficult for those who want to sell food on the move--that's no secret. But one group argued Chicago has among the worst mobile food vending laws in the country - quite a distinction!

Food trucks off to slow start in Midwest

May. 18, 2011
Food trucks are a hot trend in cities from LA to Denver. They’ve transformed the way people think about the restaurant business. But when it comes to Midwestern cities, so far food trucks have been stuck in idle.The Midwestern economy series Changing Gears decided to find out why.

Steve Dolinsky previews Chicago's 2011 food scene

Dec. 30, 2010
What should we expect from the Chicago food scene in 2011? Food trucks, butcher shops and seafood, for starters.  Justin Kaufmann sat down with me to get a sneak preview of the stories, trends and predictions to watch in the year ahead.