It's that time of year again- where you show your appreciation for the exceptional work your employees have put in all year long. If your company's employee appreciation events are starting to feel routine, then the time has come to shake things up! What better way to liven up the office atmosphere than with an outdoor catering event? Get your team out from behind their desks, it's time for them to stretch their legs while enjoying a variety of great food and live entertainment.

Here are few tips for hosting a successful outdoor event for your employee recognition appreciation day:

• Have music/live entertainment to set the tone for a fun and relaxed event
• Supply tables and chairs so employees can comfortably enjoy their food
• Provide tents for shade in the event of warm and sunny weather
• Utilize food truck catering for worry free yet enjoyable food service (did we mention, there is no need to pick up the food or clean up?!)
• Host games to boost morale and encourage mingling (we're looking at you- separate departments J)

Planning an employee appreciation event is especially fun and easy when it can be managed for you at no additional cost. Can't decide if your employees would prefer BBQ or Mexican food? By selecting food truck catering over traditional catering options, you can provide both! Here at Tampa Bay Food Truck Rally we do catering right. With a huge array of cuisines to choose from, paired with our mobile DJ Truck you will have an event that the whole building will be buzzing about! By choosing Tampa Bay Food Truck Rally and employing these 5 tips for your employee appreciation day, and you will have a memorable event that your employees are sure to love and talk about for weeks to come!

This used food truck has brand new equipment installed as of September 2012 and all of it is commercial grade. This food truck comes with double gas fryers, a high-velocity exhaust fan, flat top griddle, stand up freezer, hot water heater, and more.

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Food Cart for Sale $32,900 and Truck $5,000 (SOLD)

8'6" wide x 18' long WorldWide Trailer Manufacturing Concession/Catering Trailer, model MK182-8

Reinforced walk on roof

Front-and-rear stabilizer jacks, 5000 LB capacity

Two - custom fabricated steel tread plate propane platforms welded to frame for extra support with steel propane tank mounting brackets (100# propane tanks and regulators)

Extended three piece 'A' frame (tongue)

2 5/16" top mount coupler with replaceable locking dog assembly

6" x 2" rectangular steel tube main rails

112" long commercial NSF APPROVED hood and grease extracting exhaust fan

(Note: no space between the top of the hood and ceiling to clean – start hood 41" from front wall)

Two 5000 LB, 10 degree up Torflex axle with 12" x 2" electric brakes, E/Z lube, and 6 on 5.5 hubs and drums with weather resist wiring package

Four ST225/75R15 load range 'D' radial tires mounted on a 6 bolt electronic deposition coated silver spoke wheel

Chassis fully undercoated with CPC

7' inside height, vertical posts on 16" centers

Curbside 3 section TEMPERED GLASS CONCESSION WINDOW (45" high x 69" wide), single stationary window and two vertical slider windows with screens (16" mesh) for serving customers with lift-up awning built to match concession window

Pair of gas assist awning rods to secure curbside awning in upright position

36" wide lockable pre-framed rear entry door with screen (16" mesh), lock and integrated dead bolt.

Easily cleanable aluminum diamond tread plate flooring over standard plywood floor

Smooth and easily cleanable 1/4" white vinyl covered plywood ceiling liner with no exposed utility lines, piping, conduits or wiring

Fully insulated sidewalls and ceiling

12" x 80" long custom white interior aluminum overhead storage tray along curbside wall above the concession window for additional storage space

24" x 80" long x 30" high custom white laminated permanent interior counter along curbside wall in front of the window

102" custom white laminated permanent interior overhead cabinet with latching cabinet doors along curbside wall above sink

8" deep x approx. 69" long custom stainless steel exterior fold down counter in front of curbside concession window

Under counter 50 amp, 120/240v 16 circuit service panel with 50 amp main breaker, 25' shoreline power cord and through floor cable hatch to run your power cord outside

Five - 15 amp, 120v GFI duplex wall receptacles with one exterior weatherproof 15 amp, 120v GFI duplex receptacle.

Three - 4' double fluorescent light fixtures with diffuser covers (bulbs not included)

On/off wall switches for 120v electric

120v, 13500 BTU roof mounted air conditioner - Works very well

Stainless steel 3 compartment sink with single faucet and integrated drain boards on each side (bowl size approx. 15"x15"x12 ") and separate stainless handwashing station

Removable cutting board to place over the 3 compartment sink (gives you additional prep space)

On demand water pump with on/off wall switch

23 gallon fresh water tank (NSF or equal) located under the sink assembly and adjacent cabinet and 30 gallon waste water tank with waste vent stack. A dump valve located under the traile for easy waste removal.

6 gallon 120v electric hot water heater located under the sink assembly

Aluminum teardrop fenderettes over wheel wells

14" x 14" screened (16" mesh) translucent roof vent with crank

Seven way trailer end connector

50 amp manual transfer receptacle for tongue mounted generator

THIS FOOD TRAILER ALSO INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING NSF Approved EQUIPMENT:

112" long commercial hood system with grease extracting exhaust fan – includes required fire suppression system

Commercial stainless steel 19 cu. ft. stand up freezer and refridgerator manufactured by True

Commercial stainless steel 6.5 cu. ft. refrigerated sandwich prep unit with 8 top pans manufactured by True

Commercial LP 40# fryer with two baskets

Commercial stainless steel LP 6 burner range with oven, flat top griddle, and lava rock char broiler

Commercial stainless equipment stand with an adjustable underneath shelf for griddle and lava char with stainless steel table work top table with an adjustable underneath shelf next to the cooking line for additional prep space

Commercial LP 2 well steam table (spillage pans and inserts not included)

Soap dispenser

Towel Rack

ABC fire extinguisher

Stainless steel backsplash under the hood

Fully enclosed 7500 running watt quiet model LP generator with electric start, battery box, starter battery (Note: mount generator over tongue)

For more information on the truck, please contact our office at 813-802-9119.

For more information on the truck, please contact our office at (813) 802-9119.

Are you thinking about getting into the Food Truck Business? Check out our seminar that occurs every 6 weeks.

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Get ready for our Saint Petersburg Food Truck Rally in December! Make sure to stop by First Unity Church on 46th Avenue North for some food truck grub with over 20 food trucks in attendance! Some will be visiting from Orlando, and a handful of trucks will be local!

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1999 Food Truck for Sale (The listing for this truck has sold, see link above for available inventory)

$60,000 (SOLD) - can be contracted to build another pizza truck.

Brand new build wood fired oven Food Truck.

1999 Freightliner diesel chassis. Very well maintained from a fleet.

This is a truly unique truck and ready for you to add your own brand.

• Grumman Olson step van body
• Tires, breaks and transmission all in excellent condition.
• 268,000 miles, however engine was replaced at 180,000 with brand new out of the crate motor
• New fuel pump
• 17' Kitchen, 26'8" nose to tail

Equipment:

• Arctic Air 48" double door refrigerated prep table
• Artic Air single door upright refrigerator
• Royal 4 burner stove with oven
• NFPA approved hood system with stainless steel baffles and large capacity upblast roof mounted exhaust fan
• 20 case capacity insulated ice well with hinged cover and drain
• Wildwood 48" wood fired oven
• Triple sleeve polished stainless steel chimney
• Wood bin
• Tool bin
• 3 compartment sink with cover
• Hand sink
• One demand LP water heater

Mechanicals:

• 6.5KW Onan Cummins LP generator with remote start
• 20 gal fresh water with cab mounted BIB fill
• 25 gal waste water tank with exterior 1/4 turn release valve

Build Details:

• Three pane California turtle top skylight with screen

Quilted stainless

• steel walls Stainless steel counter tops.
• Aluminum diamond plate floors and toe kicks
• 8' double serving window with
• removable/locking panes
• Hinged awning window cover with hydraulic pistons
• Exterior locking pantry
• Exterior vented locking propane cabinet with single 100lb tank and regulator
• Waterproof exterior speakers
• Exterior lights drop down hinged guest shelf
• Stainless shelving on walls
• Sliding doors with pin locks under cabinets
• Fluorescent ceiling lighting with guards

For more information on the truck please call our office at 813-802-9119!

Are you thinking about getting into the Food Truck Business? We provide a food truck seminar every 6 weeks!

Come join us at our food truck rally in Tampa!

Tasting Tampa is proud to co-sponsor the first Tampa Food Truck Rally with Tampa web design company 352 Media Group. This is the piece I did for Creative Loafing on the event, more to come soon but there is already an enormous response to the event in the hours since we announced it.

Tampa's very first Food Truck Rally will be held on Saturday, September 24th, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The event is hosted by (and located at) Hyde Park Presbyterian Church in South Tampa, and sponsored by Tasting Tampa and 352 Media Group. Expect a variety of flavors, like Wicked 'Wiches' awesome sandwiches, 3 Ballers Traveling Bistro's gourmet fare, Michelle Faedo's famous Deviled Crab & Cubans, and much more. Expect live music, home-baked desserts, free child care and a nice shaded parking lot to enjoy it in. What's not to love? Keep checking back to CL Tampa's Food & Drink site for updates on vendors and entertainment. Parking will be available in the Hyde Park Village parking garage across the street from the church. HPPC is located at 1309 W. Swann Ave, at the intersection of Swann and Willow. More information is available at the event's Facebook page.

According to the guy that took my order, "Da Kine" means "The Sh*t" in Hawaii. I won't argue.

I drove past this place ten times before I was actually smart enough to pull over and give it a try. Permanently parked next to a HoJo and a failed business, the bright orange food truck has occupied the same spot on S. Dale Mabry for a couple years or better, and consistently cranks out

some damn tasty food at a pretty fair price.

Although I've yet to try one, the menu of Shave Ice is pretty impressive looking, with some creations such as the "Ol' Weezy Bear" (Grape, Blackberry, Guava) and "The Bobo" (Peach, Horchata, and Condensed Milk) sticking in my memory as some of the more creative beverages

available in the area...

Oh yeah. That's seven bucks well spent. Shredded chicken, shaved steak, sweet ribs (similar to Korean Gal Bi), and a side of rice, to which you can liberally apply either "Da Sauce", a sweet-salty-soy concoction, and/or sriracha, the green capped red asian pepper sauce that has become the

BBQ of our generation.

(in case the first picture didn't look good enough)

And the signature macaroni salad, included with my meal and covered in my signature sriracha sauce. Apologies that I didn't catch it in it's natural sriracha-less form, but let's be honest with each other here, it looks way cooler with a spiral of spicy red goodness slathered about the top.