Coming Soon: Where Ya At Food Truck
Look for Matthew Lewis’s Creole cruiser in mid-July.
Posted by: Christopher Werner on Jun 22, 2010 at 10:46AM
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The soul food-slinging Where Ya At is rearing to hit the road in the next couple of weeks, says owner and creator Matthew Lewis. The New Orleans–inspired food truck takes its name from a traditional Nola greeting for “How’s it going?” and should be going mobile by mid-July.
Lewis, who grew up and lived in New Orleans for 18 years, will dish up mainstays of Creole cuisine—a rotating selection of gumbos, jambalaya, a smattering of po’boy sandwiches, beignets, muffaletta—and hopes to reproduce the southern hospitality he’s missed since moving here. “I’m pushing to build a community around the truck and food.”
Lewis relocated to Seattle for a gig at the Four Seasons (the first version). He then worked with Restaurant Zoe ’s Scott Staples, at Canlis with Jason Franey, and, most recently, in the kitchens of Toulouse Petit.
Where will Matt be at? Lewis, who has been learning the roadie’s ropes from Kamala Saxton and Roz Edison of Marination Mobile , has yet to nail down locations, but he said he will maintain a regular seven-day schedule that takes him throughout the city; West Seattle, Beacon Hill, Fremont, and Interbay were some of the neighborhoods he mentioned, as well as the Starbucks HQ.
Tags: Openings, Street Eats
I love this. In watching all the terrible GoM stuff, one of the significant tragedies is what’s happening to New Orleans/LA culture — food being such an important part of it. Can’t wait to catch this guy around town – am sure Seattleites will be happy to help preserve the recipes and flavors!
Yum!! Spicy delicious food… building community! That is beautiful! First Hill would be a great location… Near Virginia Mason and Swedish.
Great news to hear and love the venue. I remember seeing this guys site on a friends post in Twitter… check him out…good stuff!
http://WhereYaAtMatt.com
Matt, We hope you’ll be able to cater for our Husky athletes at the end of July! Can’t wait for my muffaletta!