
Franklin is on the forefront in so many areas, and we’re looking at so many other cities that are starting to adopt this as it’s beneficial to the people that live there.” “If I didn’t have a successful business where I’m sitting, I wouldn’t be fighting so hard to make sure that we can be here. “This industry is growing tremendously and rapidly, and there’s a huge demand for it,” Mogul said. Tiny Little Donuts co-owner Mark Mogul, who operates his business from an Airstream trailer on Fifth Avenue North, said other cities, including New Orleans and Austin, Texas, have ordinances allowing the businesses to operate within flood plains and that the vehicles can be moved in the event of a flood. However, some business owners argue the flood plain requirement is too restricting. City staff cited concern that if a truck or trailer was left in a flood plain, there could be damage should a storm or floodwaters come through. However, if the vendor has a location-specific permit, it would allow the vendor to stay at one specified location without any time limits, provided that location is not within a flood plain, Gerth said. The ordinance is similar to those in the surrounding areas of Brentwood and Williamson County, which do not allow mobile food vendors to stay overnight and allow them to only operate within certain areas. Operators pay an annual fee of $100 for permitting and must leave the site when not in operation. Under the ordinance, food trucks would be allowed to operate in office, commercial, industrial and mixed-use districts. is that you’re not going to please everybody, and when you adopt something by ordinance, look at it as a pilot program, and that’s what we’re recommending,” Gerth said. “When we started this, we looked at other communities and what became most evident and recommended from all those communities. Mister Dips serves up gourmet toppings for classics like ice cream, hamburgers, and fries.With the popularity of food trucks on the rise in the Greater Nashville area, the city of Franklin is working to regulate how mobile businesses can operate in the city limits.Ĭity staff has been working over the past 12 months to compile clearer regulations around mobile food vendors, more commonly known as food trucks or trailers, according to Vernon Gerth, assistant city administrator for community and economic development. The exterior was polished to a mirror finish with custom vinyl graphics on the lower half to resemble a dipped effect. The unit includes stainless steel countertops and shelving, two soft-serve ice cream machines, a beer tap, a frozen drink dispenser, two freezers, three refrigerators, commercial-grade recycled vinyl flooring, and two large serving windows. The trailer was then hoisted and strategically positioned in its new home at Vale Park against a postcard backdrop of the city. The stationary Airstream was outfitted with a new platform chassis fitted with faux wheels and transported from Denver to New York via flatbed and carefully off-loaded by crane.
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They were ready to take on the task of customizing a vintage Airstream into a full kitchen trailer to sit on a 15,000 sq. Once “Mister Dips” was born and a menu imagined, the restaurateur sought an unusual food serving venue.

Offering 360-degree views of New York City from its rooftop promenade named “Vale Park,” the hotel joined up with chefs Andrew Carmellini, Anthony Ricco, and Jason Casey to dream up a novel menu featuring street fare. In spring 2016, a boutique hotel known as The William Vale debuted in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood, just minutes from Manhattan. VEHICLE: 1974 – Airstream Ambassador on new stationary chassis USE: Rooftop Kitchen CLIENT: Mister Dips PROJECT YEAR: 2016 LOCATION: The William Vale Hotel, Brooklyn NY This unique Airstream Food Trailer sits on top of the William Vale Hotel in Brooklyn, NY, and serves delicious ice cream, fries, and burgers.
