FoodTruckr School - How to Start, Run and Grow a Successful Food Truck Business - FS022- Season 5 Great Food Truck Race Champion, Tommy Marudi from Middle Feast!

FS022- Season 5 Great Food Truck Race Champion, Tommy Marudi from Middle Feast!

10/29/14 • 19 min

FoodTruckr School - How to Start, Run and Grow a Successful Food Truck Business

Welcome to a special episode of FoodTruckr school! Today, we’re happy to welcome Tommy Marudi to the show, one of the three chefs on the champion food truck from this past season of The Great Food Truck Race.

After seven weeks on the road, Middle Feast took home the gold (and their food truck + $50,000!) in a well-deserved win in front of food truck fans watching from all over the world. City by city, challenge after challenge (and lesson after lesson), Tommy, his sister Hilla Marudi and friend Arkadi Kluger kept pushing forward and eventually winning the contest, but also our hearts.

Today, Tommy shares with us his excitement for the truck moving forward after the win (they don’t even have their truck ready yet!), as well as what it was like as a chef on a food truck for the first time ever, and some awesome behind the scenes info about the show.

My favorite part is when Tommy talks about his inspiration – what truly helped him get through all the tough times while on the road – his daughter, who was waiting at home for him. Having a daughter myself, I could definitely relate, and again it’s just one of the many reasons why we all loved that Middle Feast came out on top this season.

Listen in, enjoy, and remember if you’re looking to start your own food truck dream, check out How to Start a Food Truck: The Definitive Guide, created by us! Use the coupon code itunes during checkout to get 20% off!

Links and Resources from the Show:

Middle Feast on Twitter
Middle Feast Facebook Page
How to Start a Food Truck: The Definitive Guide

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Links and Resources from the Show:

Middle Feast on Twitter
Middle Feast Facebook Page
How to Start a Food Truck: The Definitive Guide

Right-click here to download the MP3 file

Thanks for Listening, and if you enjoyed it...

Please leave a rating and review on iTunes, and share with your friend and family if you’d like! Thanks so much, and we’ll see you in the next episode of The FoodTruckr School Podcast!

photo credit: Food Network

Previous Episode

FS021- Quitting Wall Street to Start a Food Truck with Jeremie and Nissa Banet

Imagine having a job that you’ve worked hard to earn, making great money, and then quitting entirely to do something completely brand new.

Well, that’s exactly what today’s guest, Jeremie Banet has done. He has recently quit his full-time job as a successful fund manager on Wall Street to go full-time with a brand new food truck.

Alongside Jeremie’s wife, Nissa, they will be starting a food truck (that isn’t yet on the road at the time of this recording), that will serve the Los Angeles and Orange County (CA) areas with classic French bistro cuisine – Le CROQUE.

In this episode, you’ll hear from both Jeremie and Nissa as they begin their journey together. You’ll hear why Jeremie decided to quit his job, and what the reaction was like from the people around him.

You’ll also hear how Nissa has been smartly fine-tuning her recipes while waiting for the truck to be ready for the road, and how they’ve been able to leverage traditional media at the same time.

Inspiring, educational, and we all truly with Jeremie and Nissa success with Monsieur Madame!

Links and Resources from the Show:

Monsieur Madame Facebook Page

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Note: This article is based on a podcast recorded in 2015. Some of the business owners we spoke to at the time are no longer in business. While the insights remain valuable, keep in mind that some details may have changed.

Next Episode

FS023- What to Expect Early in Your Food Truck Career with Conor and JP of Copper Chefs

Smooth starts are rare in the food truck world, as Conor and JP know all too well. As owners of Copper Chefs Food Truck and Catering, they’ve endured their share of trials and tribulations bringing their French-American bistro cuisine to the Houston community.

This week, we reap the benefits of their hard-won wisdom! In this episode of the FoodTruckr School Podcast, the Copper Chefs reveal what to expect from your early days as a FoodTruckr, and how to prepare for bumps along the way. Generator hiccups, health inspection hurdles, adapting to a mobile kitchen...you name it, the Copper Chefs have tackled it.

No matter where you are in your food truck career, you’ll want to hear Conor and JP’s advice on what to expect on your road to success. I can’t thank these two talented chefs enough for sharing their knowledge and insight. Enjoy!

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