Damiana Merryweather, a beam of sunshine in the street food world, is retiring the mobile portion of her business. Merryweather says she will continue to operate Damiana’s Blue Truck Special but only for catering purposes and special events.

Merryweather arrived at the decision after "tremendous deliberation."

"Building and operating the Blue Truck has been fun and challenging and a tremendous opportunity to learn about how I want to manifest my passions for service and food and building community."

Damiana’s Blue Truck Special debuted in July and promptly gained a following for its newfangled approaches to comfort food classics. Menu items like the pork belly sandwich, braised in a brown sugar glaze and topped with kale, apple, and yogurt slaw, demonstrated Merryweather’s flair for incorporating artisanal technique into streetside fare. In recent weeks fans had been wondering when Merryweather would resurface after taking a rather lengthy winter hiatus.

Merryweather intimated she has other projects in the pipeline. Hopefully we’ll be seeing her again soon.