After a long winter, our local food trucks & trailers are coming back to life in time for warm weather season and Brighton is fortunate to have many options.
Ben Hagerman, Manager of Economic Development and Communications for the municipality of Brighton, said there’s food options for everyone.
Did you know that Food Trucks have a long history?
In 1872, the first food stand was set up by a man named Walter Scott, who decided to capitalize on hardworking, hurried journalists. He cut windows into a covered wagon and parked it in front of a local newspaper office in Providence, R.I. He sold pie and coffee.
Then in 1894, according to mobile-cuisine.com, sausage vendors emerged along the campuses of Ivy League Universities. Finally, sealing the roadside grub trend, in 1936, Oscar Mayer rolled out the first portable hot dog cart, The Weiner Mobile. And yes, you guessed it; the Weiner Mobile looks exactly like you think it would look like.
In the wake of World War 2 and the baby boom, the 1950s saw the advent of the ice cream truck. Chip trucks came to be in the late 50s and early 60s, often parked near construction sites and in industrial areas. These evolved into beach side taco trucks which started in California and became popular in the 1970s.
The trend came to Canada in the late 1970s and now, they have evolved into mobile gourmet food stands that offer affordable, hot off the grill, gourmet cuisine that we know and love today.
Brighton area entrepreneurs bring us old favourites like burgers, hot dogs and fries, they also bring new tastes to Brighton too.
– Presqu’ile Park Place, 250 Presqu’ile Parkway
– Pollywogs, 250 Presqu’ile Parkway
– Rendezvous by Timber House Resort, 21718 Loyalist Parkway
– Harry’s Hots, 2992 County Road 30
– Out of The Box Food Truck, 253 Main Street
– Crista’s Railside Fries, 62 Ontario Street
– Fryday Chip Trailer, 15051 Telephone Road
– Screaming Blue Trailer, 242 County Road 64
Why not stop by and try some old favorites or try something new? Tell us – who is your favourite?