<![CDATA[EMT Food Truck - OUR BLOG]]>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:24:34 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[5 years later...]]>Fri, 24 Nov 2017 17:44:32 GMThttp://emtfoodtruck.com/our-blog/5-years-laterHoly smokes! It's hard to wrap my head around the fact that we've been truckin' along for FIVE YEARS to the exact date, so I had to write a blog post because there's SO MUCH "stuff" I wanted to share from along the way!

In early 2012, I had an "idea/brainstorm/hungover moment of thinking wouldn't it be cool if an ambulance delivered mac & cheese?"....                         and now I'm typing out history!

​I'm laughing/cringing at some of these images, but sharing them because...
A) they're pretty funny
B) it's proof that anything is possible with a little (ok, A LOT) of hard work C) we never could've done it without the support of family, friends, and the great community that we serve!
May 2012...
​Our first "sketch" of a logo:      (Hey, it's a start, right? LOL)
Then we started ambulance shopping, and by July we lucked out and found
​an Ebay post of a "former ambulance turned food truck":
&%#! got real, and then we sought professional help on that logo & design (Thanks to our creative friend Boo!):
More and more work on the truck followed with taking the wrap off, getting a paint job (which caused me to shed a few tears when I got the price quote), & adding our final graphics:
By September, we set an official opening date...the Saturday after Thanksgiving 2012. Opening day was creeping up quickly, and we had a billion things to accomplish (like buying supplies, taking terrible photos of food that I was testing, figuring out permits, creating a website, etc. etc..)
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All I knew was that I wanted Mac & Cheese on the menu, so I began stuffing our friends with different forms of Mac & Cheese...and had my Nan helping me too (for the record Mac & Cheese muffins were my original idea)!
Somewhere along the way the waffle idea was born, and my mom became the waffle making queen! My dreams of making multiple types of waffles soon got crushed when we realized how time consuming this stuff was...   but there's always still hope! ;-)
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​More & more kitchen work ensued...thank goodness for the staff at the YWCA for taking a chance & renting their commercial kitchen to us newbies!
​I spent HOURS agonizing over our menu board design & the rest of the menu...all while driving Kenny crazy making changes for me (because I'm not very skilled at Photoshop) and guess what?! ...  NEITHER of my original plans panned out anyhow! ​
We ordered shirts & uniforms, and before we knew it, we were off to Purdue University to serve food after the Purdue IU football game...little did I know that it would forever coincide with Small Business Saturday,          but I'm sure glad it does now! 
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We were so grateful for the support of our friends who showed up for our debut, and I'll never forget the one random customer who gave me a $100 tip and told me to never give up on my entrepreneurial dream! 
We trucked on through the weekend and the cold winter months ahead just trying to figure things out, and I cringe when I look at our setup!
​Thankfully our talented buddy Brian was crafting a shelf for us behind the scenes & now he's built his own amazing business: 
I also have to give a special thanks to former J&C employee Lauren for seeking us out & giving us our first official interview & getting the word out that we even existed! 
We're so thankful to everyone took a chance on us (especially this crazy crew who introduced us to the Farmers Market, believed in what we were doing & continues          to do so by supplying us weekly with fresh produce.) Seriously, thank you to everyone who has opened your doors to us, asked us to be part of local happenings, hired us to cater your events, & the list goes on..
We've certainly come a long way, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your continual support, and for making our dream of a fresh local veg food truck a reality!  
​Peace & Love, Amber, Kenny & the rest of the EMT family
]]><![CDATA[Operation Heart]]>Sat, 11 Apr 2015 11:10:29 GMThttp://emtfoodtruck.com/our-blog/operation-heartWe were so excited to be asked to be a part of Operation Heart, especially because we enjoy eating healthy - but not eating boring! We love to give comfort food recipes healthy "makeovers" using fresh local produce, lean clean greens, and heart healthy foods (without the junk, i.e. high fructose corn syrup, processed ingredients)! It's so easy to make a few little health concious substitutions in your recipes & we want to share some of our "makeover" recipes with you! 
OPERATION HEART MENU FEATURES & RECIPES WILL BE POSTED SOON!
]]><![CDATA[1000  Facebook  Likes  Giveaway]]>Wed, 14 Aug 2013 15:20:09 GMThttp://emtfoodtruck.com/our-blog/1000-facebook-likes-giveaway
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Hmmm...we have 1000 facebook likes.... now, what to do to thank our amazing EMTFOODTRUCK friends?

How about some fun  "Thank You giveaways"  this week?

The first 25 people to come to  EMT food truck today and say the word PURPLE get a free EMERGENCY CHOCOLATE BAR!  Why Purple you ask? Today we're serving Blueberry lemonade and fresh local Eggplants from Cooley Family Farms, and did you know that purple foods have excellent health benefits? Click HERE to read about them...which brings us back to the chocolate thing.... dark chocolate has health benefits too.... even Reader's Digest says so HERE.
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So... be one of  the first 25 people to come see us and say "purple" for a free EMERGENCY chocolate bar today - they are even Choco the dog approved!
Thank you for supporting us, liking us, following us, chasing us and recommending us to your friends!    -  amber

You can find us at Sagamore West Farmers Market today from 3-6:30pm.  Here's their page: Sagamore West Farmers Market.
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