A collection of mobile eateries has been attracting crowds each week for several months, but those trucks and vans will be absent from the Musten & Crutchfield parking lot until early next year.
The food truck “rodeo,” as it has become commonly known, was inspired by one local resident’s post in a Facebook group. Cousin Eddie’s Plan C has been one of the anchor trucks each Tuesday night at 245 North Main Street and co-owner Jennifer Collins recently spoke to Scope News about the experience.
This week’s rodeo was the final one until after the holidays, but she said the weekly gatherings will resume on January 7.
“We intend to stay through the winter the best we can,” Collins said. “As long as Kernersville continues to come out and support us, we’ll be here.”
One recent addition is a heater to keep customers warm and a system allowing people to place call-ahead orders could be in the works for 2025.
In addition to La Monona, Collins said two other food trucks present on Tuesday night — Martha’s Papusas and Custom Corn & More — have been among the “mainstay of trucks” that serve up fresh food every week.
Several other trucks add even more variety, with everything from sushi to ice cream having found a spot in the rotation so far.
Despite some lulls in business from time to time, Collins said she is pleased with the response from the community, noting that a Facebook group dedicated to the rodeo “keeps getting bigger and bigger” with new members joining on a consistent basis.
She went on to describe the location as “ideal,” explaining that the arrangement benefits more than just the food truck operators.
“This is a good place for downtown,” she added. “We talked to [Musten & Crutchfield owner] John Crutchfield and he obviously said OK. He’s good with it; it brings in business to him, it brings in business to Savage Roasters, it brings in business to other merchants in downtown.”
And the variety of foods available each week makes it easy for families unable to agree on dinner.
While some curious customers milled around the parking lot on Tuesday, others, like Julio Rodriguez and Debra Moore, knew exactly what they were going to order.
“We come because of the Martha’s Papusas food truck,” Moore said. “They have had some other, like, snow cones, ice cream and stuff when it was a little bit warmer, so I think there’s a pretty good variety. There’s usually six or seven [trucks].”
Such positive reviews align with the succinct goal Collins said she and the other food truck operators have set for the rodeo: “We’re just trying to bring good food to the community.”
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