Skillet cooks up scrumptious grub in Airstream trailer

The Skillet food cart reopened after a brief closure through the slow winter months on January 15. Owners Danny Sizemore and Josh Henderson have worked in the food service industry for most of their professional lives and are happy to be running with a clean bill of health from the Health Department after a short hiatus last year.

As opposed to most food carts that funnel money to the city by way of food vendor permits, Skillet operates on private land, giving them higher profits and the ability to choose their vendors on something other than price. They are thus able to support local agriculture, products of which make up sixty to seventy percent of the menu. This percentage is likely to rise when summer farmers markets open, allowing them to become an organization that serves the community food, and serves the community well.

The restaurant operates from an Airstream trailer loaded with about 60,000 dollars worth of culinary equipment, including fryers, salad stations, and extensive refrigeration units. Operating in such a small space keeps their overhead costs down, another way they save money to achieve specific, community-focused goals. Read more about Airstream...