Food trucks move from the streets to the parties with catering services

IN THE FOOD business, there’s not much that’s trendier than a food truck. Maybe gluten-free pastry. Or garlic scapes. Or waiters with mustaches. That’s about it. Breakfast through dinner, mobile culinary units have in recent years multiplied nationwide. In our town, the campuses of Temple, Drexel and Penn have long been home to falafel, kielbasa and soul-food vendors. Today, they also host trucks and carts serving gourmet grilled cheeses, breakfast tacos, pork bulgogi and vegan banh mi. Last year, LOVE Park became a temporary residence to a mess of mostly newbie trucks proffering wood-grilled pizza, custom burgers, Trinidadian doubles, single-origin coffee, red velvet cupcakes and “Iron Chef”-approved tacos.