By Mia Finley
Updates from the food truck scene.
Truck: Smoking Kow BBQ
Opened: April
Roams: Ballston, Rosslyn
Follow: @SmokingKowBBQ
Find owner Dylan Kough serving up mac n’ meat, either brisket, pork or chicken over mac and cheese with caramelized onions, garlic and jalapeno peppers. There’s tacos too, with what Kough says is “truckmade” tortillas, sauces and sides. Also for sale is Smoking Kow’s signature spice rub barbecue sauces in chipotle, original and mambo barbecue sauces. / Smoking Kow BBQ
Truck: Hidden Julles “The Rambler”
Opened: May
Roams: Warrenton, Manassas, Gainesville
Follow:@HJRambler
Jamie Sneed and brothers Adam and Aaron Lynch of Warrenton‘s basement-level Hidden Julles Cafe opened mobile eatery The Rambler in Fauquier. It features Cuban sandwiches, an oyster and chorizo wrap and a mango and chicken salad wrap, plus burritos and smoothies. / Hidden Julles The Rambler
Truck: The Farm Effect
Opened: May
Roams: Clarendon, Rosslyn
Follow: @thefarmeffect
This truck serves specialty sandwiches with names like Divine Bovine, which is roast beef, gorgonzola and watercress on whole wheat, and Farmer’s Daughter, with chicken, smoked gouda and arugula. Owner Stephen Hambleton and his brother, David, also sell potato salad, peanut butter flourless cookies and homemade kombucha. Sources include organic chicken from family-run Hambleton Farm in Warrenton as well as fresh bread from Moving Meadows Farm Bakery and Firehook Bakery. / The Farm Effect
Truck: Quick Wraps
Opened: May
Roams: Arlington
Follow: @quickwraps
Previous service director for Restaurant Eve and sommelier at J&G Steakhouse, Guy Golan now owns and operates Quick Wraps, a new farm-to-table food truck. Wrap combinations include chicken and feta, an Elysian Fields Greek lamb version and a steak and cheese wrap with black truffles. The menu is seasonal and includes vegetarian options. / Quick Wraps
Truck: Cured
Opened: July
Roams: Leesburg, Brambleton, Purcellville
Follow: @CuredFoodTruck
Jeremy Thrasher and Tarek Kipry, former chefs at The Wine House, opened a food truck devoted to curing, smoking and pickling. Expect locally sourced chicken and pork from Whiffletree Farm and produce from Great Country Farms. Signature picks include crispy chicken confit—cured for 24 hours and fried to order—and a roasted pork loin sandwich with a sesame potato roll and apple slaw. / Cured
