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Food Truck Frenzy: CVB prepares for Food Truck Championship of Texas

Thu, 05/19/2022 - 5:14 pm
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    (THOMAS WALLNER | THE GRAHAM LEADER) Visitors to the 2021 Food Truck Championship of Texas wait in line for the Bothai food truck. This year, the event will have a variety of food trucks such as barbecue, Lebanese, seafood, Cajun and more.
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The Food Truck Championship of Texas is approaching with a little over two weeks away until food trucks line the downtown square competing for the $10,000 grand prize.

The championship will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 4  on the Graham downtown square.

The Graham Convention and Visitors Bureau held a last call for food truck applications Tuesday, April 26 and are working on getting the remaining trucks signed on for the event.

“We have a very good variety. We have several new barbecue trucks that are coming this year. We also have a sushi truck that’s gonna be here. We have a Haitian truck that’s coming. And a lot of the veteran trucks are still coming back. Addie Cakes & Lily Pies will be here, Yum Pig, that’s always a favorite with their macaroni bowls (...) that they have,” CVB Manager Casyn Smith said. “(...) I counted and we have about half and half as of right now with returning and new trucks.”

The Young County Historical Commission will have a chuckwagon during the event to show off the history of an early food truck. Fifteen art vendors have also signed on for the art walk on the Young County Courthouse lawn to sell goods.

The event closes out with a concert at the Young County Arena featuring Dwight Yoakam and Brent Cobb, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. General and floor admission seats are still available online. Graham CVB CEO Cathy Partridge said both events play an important role in opening Graham up to a wider audience.

“It just draws people to town,” she said. “(...) I think coming to Graham feels more obtainable than say going to MayFest in Fort Worth. It’s just less intimidating, in my mind. So I think that draws a lot of people, which is good. But I also think the other side of that is for those of us that live here or in this county, in this area, we invite our family to come spend the night, come spend the weekend with (...). So it adds a lot of pride, too, for having something here that we can invite our friends and family to come and be a part of. Whether they come for the day or to stay for the weekend.”