“ Dusty Buns.” Dusty Bun creations are all made from scratch, including the original Eggman w Niman Ranch Ham (top left), -Linguica Chili Fries w/ Rumiano PepperJack and (right) and the original Original Dusty Bun-Mary’s Organic Chicken slow roasted in our Chipolte sauce with a California sesame cabbage slaw. So the couple began to search for, buy and refurbish a taco truck they found in Selma. Kristen, born and raised in Dinuba, California, convinced Dustin the San Joaquin Valley would be a natural place to begin. So they decided to move to the Central Valley where most of San Francisco’s food trucks’ “local ingredients” came from. But combined with the need to purchase a truck and the $10,000 start-up fees, opening a food service on wheels proved impossible. All four food trucks who line the parking lot of Bella Frutta began independently creating delicious meals ala San Francisco’s Ferry Building.ĭustin and Kristen Stewart, graduates of San Francisco’s Le Cordon Bleu, wanted to open a food truck in the Big City that specialized in local and organic ingredients. “After seeing the success of urban dining during trips this past year to San Francisco, Seattle and Portland,” Ricchiuti said, “I thought why can’t the Central Valley create a hub and food port? The area grows almost all the ingredients that make up great food, so why not make it happen here?”Īnd as it happened, it seems creative minds were working independently of Ricchiuti three years ago. , says Bella Frutta’s family fresh produce store is teaming up with four Valley food trucks to create the best weekend urban dining option in the two cities. Vincent Ricchiuti, Director of Operations at P-R Farms, Inc. While Bella Frutta is known for its fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts and olive oil, gift baskets are available year round.
and often on Sundays on the corner of Willow and Shepherd. The Bella Frutta property hosts four food trucks each Saturday from 9:30 a.m. While tacos make up the daily menu, each are creating a niche that has patrons standing in line. However, in the last three years, street food mania is roaming across the Central Valley, boasting mobile dinners that have diners returning to curbside cash and carry.Īfter the success of Taco Truck Throwdown 2 at Chukchansi Park at the end of August 2012, four trucks continue to make a name for themselves beyond downtown Fresno.
While Portland, Seattle and San Francisco all have local meals on wheels (food trucks), traditionally Clovis/Fresno has been served mostly by taco truck vendors. For nearly three months Bella Frutta on Willow and Shepherd has hosted food trucks, creating a local food port similar to other west coast cities.
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