There’s a new way to beat the heat and a new truck on the mobile scene in Durham - Don’s Italian Ices. Former Park Diner owner Don Mazzia has started churning out homemade, fresh, semi-healthy (lots of agave and organic options) Italian Ices and selling them around town.
Flavors include classics like blueberry and strawberry ($2 for a large cup) and fancier options like organic kalawi peach, tart cherry vanilla and more ($3 a cup). This Saturday at the farmer’s market, Don had a total of nine flavors and was more than …

It looks like there is another food truck event being organized:  Sunday, June 27 from 4-7pm at the Durham Farmers’ Market pavilion.
According to the Herald-Sun:
On the roster: Only Burger, Indian Food on Wheels, Bulkogi, Parlez-Vous Crepe, Mom’s Delicious Dishes, Kona Chameleon, and Locopops. What’s new: Liberacion Juice Station, Joe’s Diner hot dog cart, and possibly Fired Flour, a wood-fired pizza oven mobile.

According to this Facebook page and this N&O blog entry, the following food trucks will be parking outside of Sam’s from 11:30am-3pm on Sunday (6/6/10):  Only Burger, Indian Food on Wheels, Daisy Cakes, Bulkogi Korean BBQ To Go, Parlez-Vous Crepe and Mom’s Delicious Dishes.
Cool.

My mouth is still on fire from the sweet, spicy BBQ pork taco from Bulkogi, the Korean taco truck that has set up shop in the Wachovia parking lot on 9th street.
Apparently the same truck used to make appearances at the Raleigh Fair Grounds. I talked to the very nice lady who is running Bulkogi and she said that they are just starting but that they plan on setting up in the same spot nightly from 5/6pm until 8pm. Got that? Korean tacos will be sold every night in the …

According to this post in the Carpe Durham forums (which more people should use!), there is a new Indian food truck parking outside Sam’s.
Anyone have more info?

Did you know there’s a pie CSA (well CSP – Community Support Pie) in Durham?
Scratch bakery sets up at the Durham farmers market on Saturdays and in addition to selling a variety of pies and baked goods, they run a pie CSP.

To join, it’s $65 for four happy weeks of pies. You get to choose between three small pies or one large and whether you want sweet or savory. You pick up your pies at the farmer’s market on Saturdays.
If a $65/month pie habit is too rich for your …

 
 
Based out of Chatham County, Liberación Juice makes the journey to Durham on Saturday mornings and sets up at the farmers’ market next to the Scrap Exchange. The bright green bus, run by Zulayka Santiago, blares cheerful music, encourages hula hooping and offers up tasty, organic smoothies. 
In addition to their nutrient-packed smoothies, Liberación Juice serves fresh-pressed juices, teas and a warm hot chocolate drink for the cooler months.  
 
We tried the green liberation (a kale, banana, ginger concoction) and the luscious monkey (bananas, peanut butter and almond milk). Both were …

William’s Gourmet Kitchen is a popular spot for breakfast and lunch right where Highways 54 and 55 intersect.

Its atmosphere is definitely that of a fast food restaurant but one that is very clean, welcoming, and decorated with fun artwork on the walls (presently Big World Photography by Lorri Honeycutt). Free wifi is available, which is always a plus.

Sandwiches, salads, burgers, or soup are available à la carte or you can add on a side of sweet potato fries, regular potato fries, chips, potato salad or pasta salad. I’m …

A new Mexican restaurant, El Rancherito, has just opened up in the Lakewood neighborhood (2300 Chapel Hill Rd)‎. Grayson’s Cafe left this location, but their other locations (3600 N. Duke St. and 433 Murray Ave.) remain open, I assume. Sadly, I never had the chance to eat there, but YAR liked it quite a bit. It’s too early to say whether the trade of this Americanized-Mexican place for the former breakfast diner/cafe will be for the better. There’s no shortage of either menu in Durham.
El Rancherito had only been open …

If you’ve ever read this blog before, you know we’re kinda enamored with taco trucks, and especially with one in particular: Benito’s (aka the Sabor Latino truck).  A couple of months ago he left his old spot in North Durham and recently found a new home closer to downtown: near the corner of N. Roxboro and Avondale (across from Los Comales, next to a billiards place).  He’s there on Thursday through Sunday nights, from about 9pm to 3am.  Everything I’ve eaten from his truck (which is quite a lot) has …