GNY EP.173 | feat. Nick Sanford from The Food Truck Battle

About this episode

Noah Chrysler interviews Nick Sanford about the upcoming Syracuse Food Truck Battle and shares insights on food truck success.

Inside the Syracuse Food Truck Battle: 55+ Trucks, Live Music, and Wood-Fired Pizza with Nick Sanford Host Noah Chrysler interviews Nick Sanford, owner of Toss & Fire Pizza and head of the event committee for the Syracuse Food Truck Association, about the annual Food Truck Battle happening May 8–9 at the Great New York State Fair near Chevy Court. Nick says the event will feature over 55 food trucks offering $3–$5 samples and full menus, two days of live music (including Dangerous Type and Mayday Parade), an artisan village with 50+ vendors, a kids’ zone, games, craft beer, and wine slushies. Attendees can vote for favorite trucks while judges—including local media and the Syracuse Fire Department—award custom wrestler-style belts, including a uniqueness category. Nick shares advice for new food trucks to be visually appealing and unique, highlights items like a vodka cutlet sandwich and Colombian empanadas, and recounts building Toss & Fire from a trailer into multiple locations. He directs viewers to syrfoodtrucks.com for tickets and bookings, and Noah plugs Click Stream Studios’ free marketing plans and sponsor Ads on the Go. 00:00 Tomato Talk Cold Open 00:22 Meet Nick…

People in this episode

Host: Noah Chrysler

Guest: Nick Sanford

Topics covered

• food trucks
• event planning
• live music
• food sampling
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• food truck battle
• Syracuse
• live music
• Toss & Fire Pizza
• food sampling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Syracuse Food Truck Association, Toss & Fire Pizza, Click Stream Studios

Places: Great New York State Fair, Chevy Court

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