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[/url]The Social-Savvy Food Truck Series is supported by the Ben and Jerry’s Scoop Truck. For more information on the scoop truck and where it stops, click here.
When you’re an entrepreneur, you don’t have much time to eat. Therefore, your life is made a lot easier and more efficient if your lunch is on wheels and can come to you. Enter the food truck, which has become a go-to lunch staple for busy entrepreneurs.
Read on to see what meals on wheels are fueling innovation at successful startups from San Francisco to Boston.
1. Naveen Selvadurai, Foursquare -- New York
"Calexico: Delicious, delicious Mexican food in SoHo for when I'm working at home (rare) or have meetings down there. It's been a staple in the neighborhood for a while."
2. Mike Krieger & Kevin Systrom, Instagram -- San Francisco
"3-Sum Eats -- the BEST deviled eggs in the world, and an out-of-this-world BLT with truffled mayo. I'm only allowed to go once a week (doctor's orders)." - Kevin
"Chairman Bao has amazing timing -- either they're nearby for lunch (Pork Belly Baked Bun is one of the most delicious things I've ever had) or at the Bloodhound bar, so you can wash your Bao buns with Recoils or bourbon. They're really Twitter-savvy, so you can always figure out where they are. Also, they have a special place in my heart because we went there for lunch right after we launched and told them we were from Instagram, and the lady at the window said, "Oh, the photo app?" When the food trucks know about you is when you've made it in SF..." - Mike
3. Soraya Darabi, Foodspotting -- New York
âKelvin Slush is located in the Flatiron district, all too conveniently close to the Foodspotting NYC HQ. The ginger and mint slush is so cooling in the summer time â- particularly the peach variation, which has a lot of zest. Itâs an ideal mid-afternoon pick me up.â
4. Tony Haile, ChartBeat -- New York
"Wafels and Dinges are the best. I was introduced by @ninakix one late summer night and dream about their waffles. You gotta keep it pure -- the liege wafel with some butter and sugar is all it takes."
5. Dan Leahy, Savored -- New York
"Tough question, but I'd have to say Mexicue takes the cake. Big fan of Mexican food and love barbecue, so it's hard to beat a combination of the two. Plus they're outside our office in Flatiron a lot and there's a cool vibe with the truck and the people who work there. I typically mix and match, but my go-to's are the short rib and the BBQ chick tacos, as well as the pulled pork sliders."
6. Katia Beauchamp, Birchbox -- New York
"Going to have to give a shout-out to the Rickshaw Truck! My favorite food in the world are dumplings -- who doesn't love an efficient and flavor-packed pocket of food and sauce! I mean, it is a wrapper of happiness. Our first "office" for Birchbox was in DUMBO, with the generous and wonderful drop.io team. There was limited access to multiple lunch options, and on one desperate day, we tweeted at the Rickshaw truck, and they came to DUMBO! They recognized a dumpling emergency -- our hero!"
7. Seth Priebatsch, SCVNGR -- Boston
"Clover [Food Lab] is awesome. They basically create unbelievable fresh food, served up quickly and, bonus points, they use Square. So I can pay with a card and feel kinda like an 'in-the-know' hipster here in Boston ... even if only for a moment."
em>Image courtesy of Donald Rockhead</em>
8. Josh Williams, Gowalla -- Austin
"LuLu B's in Austin. The Lemongrass Pork is pretty much to die for."
9. Adrian Salamunovic, DNA11 -- Ottawa and Los Angeles
âThe best food truck ever without question is: Koji BBQ out of LA. It's an amazing fusion of Korean and Mexican, and half the fun is using Twitter to find out where they will be so it ties in some social media fun. Kogi is not exactly a secret -- itâs super popular -- but itâs amazing.â
10. Andrew Cohen, Bitly -- New York
"My pick is the Van Leeuwen ice cream truck ... try the earl grey ice cream!"
Series Supported by Ben and Jerry’s Scoop Truck</p>
The Social-Savvy Food Truck Series is supported by the Ben and Jerry’s Scoop Truck. In New York City or San Francisco and want a free scoop? Follow @BenJerrysTruck and @BenJerrysWest for details!
More About: Birchbox, bit.ly, chartbeat, Food truck, foodspotting, foursquare, gowalla, scvngr, Social-Savvy Food Truck Series
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[/url]The Social-Savvy Food Truck Series is supported by the Ben and Jerry’s Scoop Truck. For more information on the scoop truck and where it stops, click here.
Read on to see what meals on wheels are fueling innovation at successful startups from San Francisco to Boston.
1. Naveen Selvadurai, Foursquare -- New York
"Calexico: Delicious, delicious Mexican food in SoHo for when I'm working at home (rare) or have meetings down there. It's been a staple in the neighborhood for a while."
2. Mike Krieger & Kevin Systrom, Instagram -- San Francisco
"3-Sum Eats -- the BEST deviled eggs in the world, and an out-of-this-world BLT with truffled mayo. I'm only allowed to go once a week (doctor's orders)." - Kevin
"Chairman Bao has amazing timing -- either they're nearby for lunch (Pork Belly Baked Bun is one of the most delicious things I've ever had) or at the Bloodhound bar, so you can wash your Bao buns with Recoils or bourbon. They're really Twitter-savvy, so you can always figure out where they are. Also, they have a special place in my heart because we went there for lunch right after we launched and told them we were from Instagram, and the lady at the window said, "Oh, the photo app?" When the food trucks know about you is when you've made it in SF..." - Mike
3. Soraya Darabi, Foodspotting -- New York
âKelvin Slush is located in the Flatiron district, all too conveniently close to the Foodspotting NYC HQ. The ginger and mint slush is so cooling in the summer time â- particularly the peach variation, which has a lot of zest. Itâs an ideal mid-afternoon pick me up.â
4. Tony Haile, ChartBeat -- New York
"Wafels and Dinges are the best. I was introduced by @ninakix one late summer night and dream about their waffles. You gotta keep it pure -- the liege wafel with some butter and sugar is all it takes."
5. Dan Leahy, Savored -- New York
"Tough question, but I'd have to say Mexicue takes the cake. Big fan of Mexican food and love barbecue, so it's hard to beat a combination of the two. Plus they're outside our office in Flatiron a lot and there's a cool vibe with the truck and the people who work there. I typically mix and match, but my go-to's are the short rib and the BBQ chick tacos, as well as the pulled pork sliders."
6. Katia Beauchamp, Birchbox -- New York
"Going to have to give a shout-out to the Rickshaw Truck! My favorite food in the world are dumplings -- who doesn't love an efficient and flavor-packed pocket of food and sauce! I mean, it is a wrapper of happiness. Our first "office" for Birchbox was in DUMBO, with the generous and wonderful drop.io team. There was limited access to multiple lunch options, and on one desperate day, we tweeted at the Rickshaw truck, and they came to DUMBO! They recognized a dumpling emergency -- our hero!"
7. Seth Priebatsch, SCVNGR -- Boston
"Clover [Food Lab] is awesome. They basically create unbelievable fresh food, served up quickly and, bonus points, they use Square. So I can pay with a card and feel kinda like an 'in-the-know' hipster here in Boston ... even if only for a moment."
em>Image courtesy of Donald Rockhead</em>
8. Josh Williams, Gowalla -- Austin
"LuLu B's in Austin. The Lemongrass Pork is pretty much to die for."
9. Adrian Salamunovic, DNA11 -- Ottawa and Los Angeles
âThe best food truck ever without question is: Koji BBQ out of LA. It's an amazing fusion of Korean and Mexican, and half the fun is using Twitter to find out where they will be so it ties in some social media fun. Kogi is not exactly a secret -- itâs super popular -- but itâs amazing.â
10. Andrew Cohen, Bitly -- New York
"My pick is the Van Leeuwen ice cream truck ... try the earl grey ice cream!"
Series Supported by Ben and Jerry’s Scoop Truck</p>
The Social-Savvy Food Truck Series is supported by the Ben and Jerry’s Scoop Truck. In New York City or San Francisco and want a free scoop? Follow @BenJerrysTruck and @BenJerrysWest for details!
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