Food carts: wave of the future?

[Mr. V]

Some say that trends and new ideas sometimes originate out west and spread east.

I wonder whether the ever-popular food carts will become as big a component of the NH dining scene as they now are in Portland, Oregon?

Typically people convert a tow-behind-your-truck travel trailer / camper into a portable kitchen / pantry and prepare and sell food from it: certainly keeps the overhead down and allows folks to go into business on a shoe string.

Brick and mortar restaurant owners don't like them, for obvious reasons, but they are increasingly popular.

Many cluster together into "pods" such that you'll find groupings of ten or more different vendors side by side with many different types of cuisine for customers to choose from; many cart owners provide some form of informal seating for customers, at least if space is available.

Most of the offerings are of surprisingly good quality.

Given the difficulty in finding employees willing to work in the food industry in the lakes region I wouldn't be surprised to see food carts in your future, provided local zoning laws allow them.