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Reader: Food doesn’t have to revolve around trucks to be acceptable

The Denver County Fair was a hit with just about everyone -- everyone who wasn't particularly hungry. But Jenny An's disappointment in the Denver County Fair fare earned this rebuke from Kimberly: Food doesn't always have to revolve around the "Denver Five" or food trucks or Frank Bonanno in order...
By Patricia CalhounAugust 3, 2011
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The Denver County Fair was a hit with just about everyone — everyone who wasn’t particularly hungry. But Jenny An’s disappointment in the Denver County Fair fare earned this rebuke from Kimberly:

Food doesn’t always have to revolve around the “Denver Five” or food trucks or Frank Bonanno in order to be acceptable.

And Stealth2 summed up the situation with a story:

“A vendor with Fancy Tiger mentioned he’d heard about food trucks, and though he hadn’t actually found one, he was hopeful. When I asked a woman working the ticket booth about it, she responded, “Food, in a truck? What’s that?” Bad sign.”

Bad sign? Why? Are food trucks now the epitome of food excellence?

Sigh…hipsters…

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12’s public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

patricia.calhoun@westword.com

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