Our equipment started arriving on Thursday the 22nd. We were like kids on Christmas morning when we pulled up to the house and saw the box on the porch! Our stuffer had arrived and our Foodsaver wasn't far behind. We went and got a planner so we can keep track of all the events we are starting to book (we have been informed that we MAY have our debut at The Big Ticket on December 6th!). Next our immersion circulator showed up, and then our grinder! We have everything we need to begin testing our sausage recipes as we will prepare them for the truck!
We were on pins and needles waiting for Wednesday to arrive so we could meet with our graphic design company. We are working with Revolution Creative who wraps food trucks exclusively for Tom and Jen of A Hot Mess. The truck we worked on Friday evening, The Mystery Melt Machine, was created by Revolution Creative. They do some INCREDIBLE work, not only for food trucks, but in all sorts of facets. We could not be more excited to be working with them. Immediately upon meeting George, we were at ease and felt a connection with him and the company. He had some wonderful ideas, and took our ideas to a whole new level. They are going to be an integral part of helping us successfully brand A Flying Sausage. We will be meeting with them again towards the end of this upcoming week to see what they have come up with for our truck and our logo!
We knew we were going to be working on The Mystery Melt Machine on Friday to get some training on a food truck in, but we found out on Wednesday that we were working Tailgate 2015. This is a concert held at Metropolitan Park for FL/GA weekend, which is one of the biggest events in Jacksonville. Thomas seemed to take this news in stride, whereas I started to get a little excited (cough...anxious). This was a HUGE event for us to work with literally NO TRAINING until a couple of hours before the event. Tom and Jen's confidence in us was reassuring, yet a little terrifying. They have been SO incredible, and we did NOT want to let them down!
Thomas and I both were scheduled to work the morning shift at our full time jobs on Friday, and then we were headed straight to Met Park to find the trucks and jump in. We had goosebumps the entire walk from the car into the event, and coming over the hill upon the trucks. When we got there, things were a little slower than we thought they were going to be, but as soon as Tom arrived, things kicked into high gear! We jumped in on prep, learned the menu, and got the truck set to do service as people began to arrive. Pretty soon we had a line of people and were cranking out food while jamming to some incredible tunes. Tom came to check on us a few times, and jumped in to help at one point (at the perfect time!) for about 5 minutes, but other than that, we did it on our own! We got down a system that worked for this event, and not only made it through the event, but had a BLAST doing it!
Once The Band Perry hit the stage, things slowed down dramatically and Thomas was able to step out of the truck for a moment to take a breath and hear some of the music. How amazing to get to do what you love and not only get to see an incredible show for free, but to actually get PAID to do it! I don't know about Thomas, but I'm already antsy to jump back on a truck and help with another event! At the end of the event, Tom came by and said that we did a fantastic job, and that he was going to do his best to get us into The Big Ticket on December 6, also at Met Park...in OUR truck!!! It would be mind blowing to have our debut as A Flying Sausage be at such a massive event!
We have a couple of other events already booked for the truck, and we are working our tails off to get all our recipes perfected before we open our doors! Pictures will be coming SOON of the food, so keep checking back!
We only have 15 days to go in our Kickstarter Campaign, and we are a LONG ways from our goal! Please, please keep sharing and if you haven't already made your pledge, please don't wait! We have had some generous donations and would like to say thank you SO MUCH to those that have jumped on board so quickly, and have tirelessly been sharing our Facebook page, our Kickstarter Campaign, and our Blog Entries! You guys are marvelous and we are deeply humbled by the love you are showing us!
