Waiting for Launch

So sorry to keep everyone waiting, but the Frysmith truck still has to make it safely through a few inspections before it can hit the road. We'll let everyone know when we're ready to go and hope to be serving fries soon!

SweetPo and some reader suggestions

Chicken Sweet Potato was just too long a name for our sweet potato dish featuring free-range chicken in a tomatillo-tamarind sauce topped with jack cheese and cashews. So, we brainstormed the other night for a few good (and not-so-good names): tamarillo, tomarind, tamtom, tomarin, sweet and sour, sweets and sour, tangy (just tangy)...

Eventually someone said SweetPo. It doesn't really describe what's on top of the fries, but it sounds good (and is easier to say than tamarillo).

We've also been getting a lot of suggestions for other dishes. Here are a few:

Fries with blue cheese, bacon and chives --Rose
Japanese curry fries -- Henry
Carne asada fries -- @raihan_
Fries with crema fresca, caviar and dark chocolate raspberry sauce -- @creamygoodness
Pears, gorgonzola with pancetta and balsamic vinegar -- I-lost-your-email-but-I-remembered-your-idea

And, of course:
Poutine --everyone and their mama

If you have a fry that you'd like us to try, comment below!

Stuff to Pass Around

We had some advertising postcards made to pass out. Our designer friend, Michael Francia, did a kick-ass job. Here's the first sample:

Birch Beers

Birch beer is one of my favorite drinks. It's like a mellowed-out root beer that often works better with food. All of the birch beers we tasted were pretty good, with the exception of one. Guess which one.Yeah, the pink one is, to make a new contraction, fusgusting. I swear, I am not a food-coloring bigot, but this stuff is fake-tasting with a weird bitter aftertaste. We tried, but between five of us, we couldn't finish it. On the other hand, the Lurch Birch and the Kutztown both had excellent blends of sweet, bitter and spicy.

Powder-Coated Cabinets

I'm not ashamed to admit that one of the reasons we chose our truck builder was their cute powder-coated cabinets (above are the cabinet doors after coming out of the powder-coating oven)! Stainless steel usually looks cool, but it seems like every truck has that boring metal interior.

Our builder starts with plain steel. They bend and weld it to form the cabinets, and then powder coat it in the colors of your choice. We opted for a clean, bright white for the primary color and a dark yellow that matches our logo for the accent. At first we thought we might play it safe and go with black, but then if you're going to all the trouble to get a custom truck, you might as well go all the way with a truly coordinating color.

Poutine and other Fry-deas

By popular request, here's my stab at poutine. It's braised short rib with porcini gravy along with cheddar curds. I hit it with some horseradish at the end for a little kick.
I've been getting some cool recipe suggestions, or fry-deas, if you will (Please don't judge me for my puns). I think I'll do a fan suggestion special now and then, so hit me up with new fry-deas via email or tweet!

Ginger Ales and Beers

After colas, we tasted ginger ales/beers. Man, there is a Strahanesque gap in gingery-ness in the ginger ales out there.
Jackson Hole Ginger Beer: This one tasted like it was made with dried powdered ginger instead of fresh. That made it unpleasantly bitter.

Cock 'n Bull Ginger Beer: Just the right amount of ginger and tang. The Moscow Mule was invented to save this soda and the Sunset Strip bar it was named after.

Empire Ginger Ale: Lots of flavors going on here, with prominent citrus peel and woody flavors. Just not enough ginger.

Blenheim Ginger Ale: Good lord, this stuff is hot. Really hot.Reed's Natural Jamaican Style Ginger Beer: Lots of honey flavor to counteract the big ginger kick. Could use a touch more acidity.

Capt'n Eli's Ginger Beer: All the Eli's sodas taste fresh and natural. But who lets a little kid row on choppy waters chaperoned only by a parrot?

Ginseng Ginger Ale: More ginseng for me, and it actually makes a nice bitter undertone for the ginger and citrus here.

Regatta Ginger Beer: This one has good, balanced flavors, but they might have a bit more pop if Regatta used cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup.