Endings and Beginnings

What an amazing 4 years we have had. GourMelt has changed our lives in so many ways. We have been blessed to have such a fantastic business and to have met so many great people along the way. We loved every minute of it. There was never a dull moment. We felt every emotion: happiness, sadness, stress, anticipation, excitement, drama, fear, exhilaration, the full gamut. Jessie and I will certainly have stories to tell our grandchildren about the time we ran a food truck. But nothing lasts forever. The intention of the truck was always to get a foot in the door to the restaurant industry, to learn and to grow. We are extremely proud of what we accomplished with GourMelt. We feel that our years with the truck have given us so much valuable experience but it is time to move on. For a while, we thought about running Two Chicks and the GourMelt truck at the same time, but in reality it just wouldn't be good for either business. We are the type of women want to focus on putting everything we have into our projects. We put our hearts and souls into GourMelt for almost 4 years. It became the center of our worlds. Now we want to put that same effort into Two Chicks. There are some selfish reasons behind it as well (such as air conditioning, space, hours and restrooms). We feel that it's time to retire the food truck and graduate to the brick and mortar world. We hope you will support us in this decision and come on in to the restaurant, where we will be everyday just like before with the GourMelt menu and more. The Two Chicks from GourMelt: still slinging cheese, still making delicious comfort food, just in a larger, permanent space.

Thank you so much for the years of support and encouragement. We are lucky to have such wonderful and loyal customers. We love you, Reno. Come see us at Two Chicks, open daily from 6:00am - 2:00 pm.

Reno Food Truck Events 2014

As you may or may not know, Jessie and I were the organizers of Reno Food Truck Fridays over the last two seasons. Reno Food Truck Fridays was the original food truck event held at Citicenter in downtown Reno. We did it to promote food truck culture and to bring folks back downtown for a fun Friday night event and we are proud of what we accomplished. We really enjoyed running RFTF, it was a lot of fun. Local food trucks were able to gain exposure and sell lots of food on those summer nights downtown. People ate delicious culinary delights and listened to great local music at a free, local, grassroots event. I'm sure we will look back at those nights at Citicenter with fondness in the years to come. We hope you got a chance to enjoy a night with us at least once or twice. With the opening of our restaurant, Two Chicks coming up in the beginning of summer, we've decided that running the truck, the restaurant and the event would be too much for the two of us. But don't worry! There are more food trucks like Mellow Yellow Food and Battle Born Food Truck who are bringing more food truck EVENTS than ever before in Reno and Sparks! Go out and support all of our wonderful mobile eateries this season.

Friday nights - South Reno Food Truck Fest (bi-monthly)  through May 30, 5-9 pm. Damonte Family Event Center at Sage Hill 7370 Desert Way, Reno. Food trucks, music, full bar, indoor seating

Wednesday nights-  Feed the Camel- at McKinley Arts Center (weekly) 5-8 pm May 7th until Wednesday, October 29th. Food trucks, local crafters and artisans, beer and wine.

Friday nights- Reno Street Food at Idlewild Park- (weekly) 5-9 pm May- October

Saturday nights- Sparks Food Truck Drive-In  at Victorian Square (bi-monthly) 5- 9 pm May- October 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month. Food trucks, and a movie at the Victorian Square amphitheater. 

Enjoy!
~Haley