Have food trucks increased in popularity over the past decade?

We know it's not really the season for outdoor dining... but honestly when is it not the season to eat everything... This week we're talking about food trucks! Jamie basically just wanted an excuse to talk about her favorite taco place again (Carlitos plz sponsor us). So take a listen and learn all about the history of food trucks and why it seems like they're everywhere these days.

Articles Referenced:
https://www.history.com/news/from-chuck-wagons-to-pushcarts-the-history-of-the-food-truck

https://mobile-cuisine.com/business/history-of-american-food-trucks/

https://prestigefoodtrucks.com/2020/03/history-of-food-trucks-and-how-theyve-shaped-america/

https://www.6sqft.com/from-oysters-to-falafel-the-complete-history-of-street-vending-in-nyc/

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=food%20truck

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/voraciously/wp/2019/12/31/why-fast-casual-restaurants-became-the-decades-most-important-food-trend/

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/09/food-trucks-one-way-to-eat-out-during-pandemic.html

https://www.businessinsider.com/millennials-endanger-casual-dining-restaurants-2017-5

https://restaurantengine.com/rise-food-truck/

https://offthegrid.com/mobilefood/mobilefoodtrendsform/

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/09/food-trucks-one-way-to-eat-out-during-pandemic.html

https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-agenda-casual-dining-20170918-story.html