Win free drinks and eats at the Justice League of Street Food soiree (updated with winner)

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Update: Congratulations to kezzamcdezza! You've won free food and drinks at the Justice League of Street Food party. For details on how to claim your prize, check your e-mail. By the way, the correct answer is 29,568 ounces.

Original post: Saturday's weather forecast looks positively balmy -- 75 degrees! -- which is very good news for the food trucks that will brake for the season's first Justice League of Street Food bash. Eight trucks -- Pinche Tacos, The Biscuit Bus, Sully's Slice Truck, the Denver Pie Truck, Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs, Quiero Arepas, Yatai Food Cart and Capt'n Crabby -- will congregate on the northeast corner of Colfax Avenue and Stuart Street from 2 to 8 p.m., officially ushering in spring food truck mania.

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- Scenes from the Justice League of Street Food pool party
- Photos: Justice League of Street Food in the Denver Design District
- A new pod of food trucks will gather Wednesdays near Denver Urban Homesteading


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Comedian/restaurateur Will White on his paleo-diet truck, Kickstarter and standup

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Will Will White consent to an interview? "Gee, let me think, um..fuck, yeah, man!" says the up-and-coming comedian and restaurateur. White's exuberance has reached a fever pitch lately, as his bourgeoning standup career dovetails with a new chapter in his business career -- as owner of the Caveman Cafeteria.

In the following interview, White discusses the advantages of a paleolithic-style diet, getting out of the Army, support from Denver's standup community and the final week of his Kickstarter project.

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-Cavemen didn't have trucks, but that's not stopping the Caveman Cafeteria
-Best Comedy Night 2012 Grawlix
-The best jokes, by comedian, of Comedy Works' Funny Final Four


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Auraria's new policy limits food truck access to campus, and students aren't happy about it

Categories: Food Trucks

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Nathalia Velez
The days of walking out of class and finding a wide array of food trucks to choose from on the Auraria campus are over. Well, not exactly over -- but things have changed. On November 1, a new policy went into effect that limits any gourmet food-truck visits to the Auraria campus to Monday, and also limits the number of trucks that can come in that day.

And some student organizations, which bring the trucks to campus to help raise funds for their causes and events, are not too thrilled with the new policy.

See also:
- The trucks stop here: Read the draft of Denver's new food-truck policy
- The trucks stopped here: City council committee tries to bring clarity to the rules
- Denver's gourmet food trucks are again on a roll


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Baba's Falafel takes to the street with fried vegan goodness

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Chris Hernandez and Dalia Hannah.
Falafel is like fried chicken for non-meat-eaters. It's crunchy and flavorful and filling. And there are many, many different ways to serve it.

Dalia Hannah and Chris Hernandez are experimenting with as many of those ways as possible in their new food truck, Baba's Falafel, which took to the streets in October. They plan to keep it running all winter, and all in the name of falafel.

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- The falafel truth: How will Shish Kabob Grill stack up?
- Falafel with tahini sauce for a Mid-East treat on Meatless Monday
- Sahara is a veggie-friendly oasis in the Tech Center desert


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Taste of the Philippines owner Kathy Gietl gets visit from Secretary of State Scott Gessler

Categories: Food Trucks

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Sam Levin
Secretary of State Scott Gessler and Taste of Philippines owner Kathy Gietl
The Taste of the Philippines got a taste of politics yesterday when Secretary of State Scott Gessler stopped by the food truck on the 16th Street Mall during the lunch rush for some chicken adobo, manok sa gata and lumpia.

Though Gessler says he doesn't think he'd ever had Filipino food before, a desire to try new foods was not the primary reason for his visit. Kathy Gietl, the food truck's owner, was featured in one of Gessler's voter registration advertisements, in which an actor stopped random people throughout the state and asked them if they were signed up to vote.

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-Photos: Gourmet food truck festival and tailgate party
-DipStik, a fondue food van, rolls out the cheese and chocolate
-Pow! Boom! Yum! Slyderman, a comic-book food truck, battles hunger on the mall


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Photos: Gourmet food truck festival and tailgate party

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All photos by Brandon Marshall.
It's a universally acknowledged truth that food and football belong together -- were meant for each other, even. But what about food trucks and the traditional tailgating party? From the looks of Sunday's gourmet food-truck festival dedicated to feeding Broncos fans (and their opponents), those specific stars are just as well-aligned. Continue reading for photos of Denver's top trucks and hungriest football fans.

See also:
- Slide show: Food Truck Tailgate Party
- Best Food Porn of 2012 (so far)
- Food Truck Renegades 2012 Kick-Off


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DipStik, a fondue food van, rolls out the cheese and chocolate

Categories: Food Trucks

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J. Wohletz
Taylor and Krystianne Vaughn -- poking up from the DipStik van.
Your parents always warned you not to take candy from anyone in a van, but ordering fondue from a friendly couple in a lime-green, converted VW van is not only safe, it's highly recommended.

Taylor and Krystianne Vaughn have figured out a way to make gooey melted cheese and velvety melted chocolate mobile with DipStik, Denver's new -- and only -- fondue food truck.

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Pow! Boom! Yum! Slyderman, a comic-book food truck, battles hunger on the mall

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Photos by Natalie Gonzales
A new superhero has arrived in Denver. Seen by multitudes, sampled by many, Slyderman has been using a colorful perch at 16th and Stout as a base for punching out hunger with super mini-sliders. The cart, which debuted last week, is owned by Brian and Kimberly Alcorn; Kimberly came up with the name "Slyderman" because she thought it would capture the public's imagination.

See also:
- Thyme to Eat Now the gluten-free food cart coming to Denver
- Contest: Win Sunday brunch for four at Central Bistro and Bar

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Cavemen didn't have trucks, but that's not stopping the Caveman Cafeteria

Categories: Food Trucks

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It sounds like a spoof, but the Caveman Cafeteria -- Denver's newest (and only) food truck specializing in paleo diet dishes -- is no joke. Even though its owner, Will White, is a comedian.


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Photos: Justice League of Street Food in the Denver Design District

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The Justice League of Street Food held its latest summer party in the parking lot of the Denver Design District on South Broadway on Saturday, June 30.Jim Wills brings back these mouth-watering photos from the bash.

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- Slideshow: Justice League of Street Food in the Denver Design District


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