This presentation covers an experience, multiple communities, and map of the Austin food scene.

1. George Wilkes
Christian Charvet
Amarette Edmonson
Shimarah Mehrotra
Rob Pierce

2. Experience
The Gypsy Picnic, 2010 (premiere)
 Trailer Food Festival
 Auditorium Shores
 October 22, 2011:
40+ Austin food
vendors
 Torchy’s Tacos
 Gordough’s Big. Fat.
Donuts.
 Hey Cupcake!
 Beer/ wine
 $3 samples

3. Improvements for 2011
 Long lines
 Food shortage
 Parking
“Going into it this year, we have the experience of last year under our
belts. We know approximately how many people to plan for, whereas
last year we were just guessing. In addition to a bigger footprint, we
have strict vendor guidelines that help them prepare for the
masses. As you can imagine, when you’re used to cooking lunch for
40, lunch and dinner for 20,000 can be daunting.”
- Tiffany Harelik, Gypsy Picnic mastermind

4. Locate
 Website: Planning resource
 @gypsypicnic, Facebook, e-list
 Be familiar with your favorites

5. Engage
 Kids area
 Gypsy Picnic Trailer Food Cook- Off
 10th guest judge
 Sustainable food center
 Gypsy Picnic Market
 KGSR fan favorite
 Prius v Creation Station
 The CLEAR Booth

6. Wow!
 Environmentally conscious
 Live music
 Sideshow stage
 Merchandise from local
merchants
 Bike racks at East and West
entrances
 Mellow Johnny’s bike repair/
advice

7. Communities
 Farm to Market
 Raw
 Urban Farming
 Vegan/Vegetarian
 Food Trailers
 Austin Dinner Club
 Austin Dinning Club
 Dai Due Club
 Austin Cooking Club
 Slow Food
 Capital City Burger Club
 Austin Wine Tasters

8. Austin Food Trailers

10. Food Trailers Austin.com
 “created to serve as practical guide to track Austin’s
delicious food trailers, food carts, mobile vendors
and transient eateries. Visitors to our city and
Austinites alike should have a way to find these
trailers, explore their menus, hours and get
directions to their locations.”
 Doesn’t operate as a review site

11. Food Trailer Alliance
 “Our mission is to create a market in which food
trailers, vendors and patrons alike can work
together for the betterment of the industry.”
 Founded in May 2011

12. Monthly Alliance Meetings
 Next one: Monday October 24th 7pm
Trailer Park Eatery
 Outline of the Meeting:
 1: Trailer owner/operator- Agenda
discussion followed by Q&A
 2: Vendor Q&A
 3: Patron Q&A

13. Food Trailer Fanatics

14. Organic
Established in Austin (1980) Whole Foods stands for what this
community embodies. Bringing natural/organic food to a community
who is interested in their own well-being as well as the well being of the
environment.

15. Community Elements
(Vegan/vegetarian)
 It’s about something!
 Being healthy
 Finding the best places that
accommodate to the needs of the
community
 Preserving the inner-self and the
environment
 Engaging with like-minded
individuals with the same
tastes/interests
 Enjoying wholesome food in a green
environment while learning new
inventive ways to be a vegan

16. Community
 It takes action
 Restaurants host events for individuals on a
daily/weekly/monthly basis
 Potlucks (Participant-collaborator)
 Workshops (How to be healthy/vegan)
 Festivals
 Live music
 The list goes on…..

17. Community
 Its members are connected (Common Interest)
 Through the web
 Blogs/Forums
 Restaurant listings and reviews
 Through events and Festivals
 Through Meetings
 Weekly/Monthly/Annual

18. Casa De Luz
 Restaurant and community center
 Yoga
 Conference room rental
 Daily/Weekly and Monthly events
 Special menu
 Volunteer Cooking
 Community Night

19. Vegans Rock Austin
 Founded in 2003
 Accommodates to anyone interested in Veganism (All
Aspects)
 Regular Meet-ups
 Monthly Pot-Lucks
 Interactive Web-site
 Blog/Forum
 Member area
 Recipes

20. Vegans Rock Austin
 Ross Abel (Main Rep)
 “Creating Supportive Social
Community”
 Connection among members
after online initial interaction
 Meet-ups
 Restaurants: vegan or have
vegan options
 Philanthropy
 Bake Sale
 5k run

21. Food Scene Map

22. Questions!?