January 21st is a big day for Motorco. During the day, it will play host to the second Luchadoras competition, Durham’s own women’s Mexican wrestling extravaganza. We’ve been told this time there will be even more wrestlers and a tag-team match. The beloved Captain Poncho’s Tacos truck will again be out front (order early) and bikeCOFFEE! will be there with a special Counter Culture Luchadores coffee and a La Luchadora Tabla (a slab of dark Mexican chocolate, cayenne, cacao nibs and Mexican coffee). It’s $5 …

Baguettaboutit, a new sausage/baguette truck, hit the roads of Durham last Friday night and it oddly feels a bit corporate. They already have t-shirts with a pithy slogan “wanted bread or alive,” clever sandwich names, a video screen in the front window showcasing their wares, and cute little pre-printed ordering bags.

The concept of Baguettaboutit is European-style fresh baguettes stuffed with a variety of sausage and sauce options. Their pre-printed ordering bags have their sausage baguette options and a design-it-yourself form. You walk up, write …

Two things you need to know about Bike Coffee up front – patience is a must and their beverages are worth the wait.

Bike Coffee is a mobile coffee shop that regularly parks outside and inside of Motorco and other spots around town. It was started by husband-wife team Leon Grodski de Barrera and Areli Barrera de Grodski as a part of their Cocoa Cinnamon business. The Bike Coffee trike serves up artisanal (I know, I know – an overused and abused word) coffee beverages, but these drinks are really works of art. After …

Somewhat surprisingly, it has been pretty hard to find a decent doughnut in Durham other than occasionally at the Berenbaum’s bake stand at the farmer’s market. But that changed last month when Monuts Donuts, the doughnut bike, hit the streets. The donut bike is the brainchild of Lindsay Moriarty, who is bringing her passion for doughnuts to Durham.

Monuts offers a variety of classic glazed, cake and frosted yeast doughnuts in a variety of flavors, which seem to change almost as often as the bike makes an …

Café Prost, a German pretzel truck based out of Wake Forest, made its first (I think) Durham appearance this past weekend.

The menu was really simple – salted, un-salted or cheese pretzels. Salted and un-salted are $2.50 or 2 for $4, cheddar $3.00 or 2 for $5. We ordered two salted.

Truth be told, I’m a sucker for German-style pretzels – I can’t resist stopping at Guglhupf, I will go out of my way to go to Milltown in Carrboro for their pretzels (also from Guglhupf) …

We got to try out one of the new trucks around town during the Art Walk this weekend – Boxcarr Farms Local in Motion – the truck affiliated with the farm of the same name in Cedar Grove. The truck, like the farm, has an emphasis on sustainable, responsible, local, organic meats and produce.

The day we checked them out on the menu consisted of chili, a basket of fried shrimp and vegetables, three sandwiches and bread pudding. The sandwiches were egg …

There’s a new cupcake joint in town – Honey of a Handcake – and it’s driving around town in a bright pink van. Specializing in cupcakes, Honey of a Handcake also sells bundt cakes, whoopie pies and cookies. The really friendly owner/baker said she has mostly done catering/corporate events in the past but recently decided to make the leap onto four wheels.

We spotted Honey of a Handcake out at Golden Belt during Third Friday festivities and, per the owner’s advice, tried …

The first time I experienced Chirba Chirba was outside of Fullsteam during one of their pre-open-for-business dumpling raids. It was kind of the dream – to be sitting outside, sipping a beer when a yellow truck pulls up and a tray of free dumplings is tossed in front of you. That day, I was lucky enough to get to try the soup dumplings and a basket of edamame. Both were excellent and left me wanting more.

Now fully operational and on …

Will & Pop’s is the perfect late night food. Indulgent grilled cheese sandwiches filled with pulled pork or guacamole – what’s not to like?

Run by father and son duo Will and Kenny Pettis, Will & Pop’s has been on the streets of Carrboro and Durham for over a year now. They get their bread from Weaver Street and their meat and cheese from Cliff’s in Carrboro. With items like the Intimidator (a combination of pulled pork, homemade slaw and a quarter-pound hamburger patty), the Hippie (the aforementioned …

Just in time for the sweltering heat, The Parlour has hit the Durham streets. In a cool retro-fitted, white mini school bus, The Parlour is a modern-take on the classic ice cream truck. But you won’t find any Push-Pops here, The Parlour is dishing out flavors like salted caramel,  honey chai and Vietnamese coffee topped with offerings like Berenbaum’s homemade doughnuts, ginger butterscotch and mocha whipped cream.

So far we’ve tried scoops of strawberry, salted caramel and honey chai. All were rich, …