Roaming Fork was established in May 2011 when Kelli Crisan and Lenka Bazantova Owners/Operators moved to Charlotte NC from
Orlando, Florida.
A little background on the two of us begins with Lenka having an extensive background in the restaurant business along with being a wine sommelier and Kelli having a passion for cooking, drinking the wines, sales, marketing and working closely with customers.
Being big foodies and knowing we were onto something that Charlotte had not yet experienced as big cities have we hunted all over Charlotte for a mobile unit along with visiting local farmers and purveyors that could help build our business. We wanted to offer unique foods that would create a buzz, be fun and tasty to eat paired with items that are not typically found in restaurants. Having a retrofitted kitchen in a food truck that moves from location to location was a perfect idea for the two of us as we wanted to share our passion of cooking and share it all over Charlotte not just be in one location.
The food truck world has really taken off here in Charlotte and we are excited that there are a growing variety of trucks offering their own unique items. It is important for each food truck to be know for their "Speciality items" and give Charlotte the choice of many great foods. You can find food trucks together at rallies in such areas as uptown on 7th street for the "UpTown Chow Down" Food Truck Rally or on the First Friday of each month for the "Food Truck and Art Gallery crawl" hosted in Southend.
Since we have started the business, Roaming Fork was voted “Best French Fries” by CBS Radio-Charlotte., "Best Food Truck 2012" by QC Exclusive and now nominated in the top five for "Readers Choice awards" for best food truck. Visit the Roaming Fork at their many locations all over Charlotte and be sure to follow them on Twitter, Facebook or the website www.roamingfork.net for calendar of events.
Read our next blog for how we created our starting menu and growing from there.
A little background on the two of us begins with Lenka having an extensive background in the restaurant business along with being a wine sommelier and Kelli having a passion for cooking, drinking the wines, sales, marketing and working closely with customers.
Being big foodies and knowing we were onto something that Charlotte had not yet experienced as big cities have we hunted all over Charlotte for a mobile unit along with visiting local farmers and purveyors that could help build our business. We wanted to offer unique foods that would create a buzz, be fun and tasty to eat paired with items that are not typically found in restaurants. Having a retrofitted kitchen in a food truck that moves from location to location was a perfect idea for the two of us as we wanted to share our passion of cooking and share it all over Charlotte not just be in one location.
The food truck world has really taken off here in Charlotte and we are excited that there are a growing variety of trucks offering their own unique items. It is important for each food truck to be know for their "Speciality items" and give Charlotte the choice of many great foods. You can find food trucks together at rallies in such areas as uptown on 7th street for the "UpTown Chow Down" Food Truck Rally or on the First Friday of each month for the "Food Truck and Art Gallery crawl" hosted in Southend.
Since we have started the business, Roaming Fork was voted “Best French Fries” by CBS Radio-Charlotte., "Best Food Truck 2012" by QC Exclusive and now nominated in the top five for "Readers Choice awards" for best food truck. Visit the Roaming Fork at their many locations all over Charlotte and be sure to follow them on Twitter, Facebook or the website www.roamingfork.net for calendar of events.
Read our next blog for how we created our starting menu and growing from there.
Wished I lived in Charlotte! I would come and order something with lots of VEGGIES! And those Fish Tacos sure got my attention the very first time I saw them! Continued success on the road to better health...Geri in Dallas
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