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LOCAL Tuesday 9 May 2017
The First Eat Local Food Truck Festival a Huge Hit for the Island
ORANJESTAD - During the Cuba, and Nico Connor
weekend of the 29th and provided live entertain-
30th of April, Aruba held ment throughout the night.
its very first food truck fes- Authentic Aruban arts and
tival on Plaza Nikki Habibe crafts were also on sale as
in downtown Oranjestad. Korteweg, Aruba’s local
The highly anticipated art fair, set up shop near
event had an impressive the plaza. All very good
turnout as thousands of lo- reasons for people to stick
cals and tourists gathered around while enjoying their
to taste Aruba’s local cui- meals.
sine. “Our goal was to bring lo-
A total of 8 different food cals and tourists together
trucks, each varying in whilst promoting the culi-
flavor and feel, collected nary side of Aruba, and in
on Plaza Nikki Habibe in addition create an ambi-
the main street of Oran- ance where families of all
jestad: El Mexicano, a backgrounds could come
popular truck with a selec- together to have a good
tion of authentic Mexican time”, said Darice Solog-
street food; Candela Grill, nier, Niche Specialist at the
a truck offering an inter- go; Truck di Piet, a truck Aruba Tourism Authority.
esting twist to the familiar that offers a multitude of “We are very satisfied with
food truck classics; Eataly, local favorites; Nos Local the turnout of the event”.
the go-to truck for tradi- Snack Truck served up deli- The first Food Truck Festival
tional Italian meals on the cious Aruban meals as did resulted to be an event of
tremendous ambiance for
entire families, both local
and international, look-
ing to enjoy the best truck
food on the island accom-
panied by mood setting
live music, local art and
craft beers.
Stay updated on the next
Food Truck Festival on the
Eat Local Facebook page.
The Little One, a small truck beer experience. For more information
known for its big flavor. The Aside from all the great regarding participa-
ever popular Poffertjes van food and drink options, a tion please contact
Pofferdorie and the Soft magnificent lineup con- d.solognier@aruba.com.q
Ice Truck satisfied people’s sisting out of DJ Jaime,
dessert cravings as they Sergio and the Shortcuts, -Photos courtesy of Ayrton
served up delicious Dutch Xavier Croes, Mirugia de Tromp.q
poffertjes and ice cream
treats respectively.
For those in search of some
authentic alcoholic re-
freshments; a variety of
Aruba’s best drinks stands
participated: Balashi, offer-
ing Aruba’s premier local
beers; Craft Aruba, provid-
ing craft beers and other
interesting beverages; and
Bros and Beer and Craft
Beer Lovers Aruba, two
stands that offered wide
selections of craft brews to
those looking for a unique
