Onward and Upward

We are coming to the close of Reno Food Truck Fridays 2013. The last event of the season is October 18. Jessie and I are so very proud of the event we created in Reno and what it has done for the food truck culture. Organizing and running a food truck event has been a very emotional journey. Only when you care so much about something does it affect you so deeply. Every week we hold an event we are full of anxiety and worry. Will all the trucks show up? Will the band be there? Will there be enough people? Will the trucks be happy? Will the guests be happy? At the end of the night, we are both usually emotionally spent and raw. Some would say we are too sensitive, but you can't change that about yourself (although many times we both wish we had thicker skins or simply cared less). But the whole reason we started this event was because we care and because we wanted our local food trucks to have a platform to showcase their talents and for our beloved Reno to have a fun, free event to enjoy. In the end we are very satisfied and feel that our mission was accomplished. We hope you all enjoyed the event as much as we did and that you were able to try some new delicious mobile culinary creations. We would like to give a great big THANK YOU to everyone that attended and supported Reno Food Truck Fridays. Please join us for the grand finale of the event.

Now the question is: What about Reno Food Truck Fridays next season?
And the answer: GourMelt will not continue to host Reno Food Truck Fridays.

It remains up in the air if another Food Truck owner or other organization will take it on for 2014. The simple answer is that Jessie and I are going to have our hands full by Spring. We will not have the time to run the event another year.

Now for the big announcement: We are working toward a new endeavor! We will be opening a brand new restaurant in MidTown Reno called Two Chicks. It will be traditional American breakfast with a little twist and a limited lunch menu. The space will be located in the Sticks development on Virginia Street, we are hoping it will be finished being built in the beginning of the new year. Many people share the news with are very concerned for the future of GourMelt. Don't worry! GourMelt will continue to run for as long as there is demand. Although, we will scale back our schedule a bit and only run 2-3 times a week for lunch and big local events. Also, the Two Chicks menu will feature some of our best selling Melts for lunch. Please follow along with us as we dive into our new venture! We hope you are as excited as we are. Thank you for all of your love and support.

Haley
GourMelt
Two Chicks