Eat St. Season 3 Episode 9 Go Nuts for Trucks

Eat St. is a highly popular food television series where the host, James Cunningham, travels all over America searching for the most delicious and unique street food vendors. In its third season, Eat St. presents an exciting episode of Go Nuts for Trucks, where James hits the road to explore amazing food trucks specializing in nuts.

The episode features vendors across America specializing in various types of nuts, presenting new and innovative ways of cooking the humble nut into some of the tastiest dishes you'll ever taste! The episode includes a variety of nuts such as almonds, cashews, and pecans, used to create delicious dishes like roasted nuts, candied nuts, nut butter, and more! With so many different ways to prepare nuts, there's something for everyone.

In the first segment of the episode, James visits a food truck in San Francisco called Nutty One. The owners of the truck, Alex and Maria, are known for their sweet and savory flavoured nuts. They discuss the challenges of running a food truck in one of the most competitive food truck cities in the country. On the menu, they have both sweet and savory dishes. James chooses the sweet side and tries their famous buttery homemade caramel popcorn, combined with roasted macadamia nuts and peanuts.

Next up, James visits another nut-themed food truck called the Napa Nuts truck located in Napa Valley, California. The owner, Frank Evangelista, explains to James why he chose nuts as the primary ingredient to work with. He highlights the nutritional value of nuts, the all-new way they're used in his dishes and how they help to create something that's both healthy and tasty. On the menu at this truck, they have both savory and sweet nut dishes, and James decides to try their classic candied pecans snack with rosemary and a touch of sea salt.

The next stop on James' tour is North Carolina, where he visits the Peanut Roaster truck. This food truck is a legacy, with its roots dating back to 1949. The truck specializes in peanuts and their owner, Mike Fullwood, has spent more than 40 years in the peanut roasting industry. He shares his expertise and knowledge on what makes a perfect roast. James then decides to try their classic roasted peanuts that are coated with honey and hot pepper flakes, which is a surprisingly delicious combination.

For the final segment of the show, James travels to Memphis, Tennessee, where he visits the famous Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous restaurant. The place is popular for its specialty called the Rendezvous Lamb Ribs, which are smoked over charcoal, seasoned with a dry rub, and then cooked to perfection. However, James is not here to sample the ribs, as this episode is all about nuts. Instead, he tastes their homemade nutty snack mix that consists of almonds, cashews, and peanuts, all in one delicious mix.

Overall, this episode of Eat St. highlights how food trucks are pushing culinary boundaries by using ingredients in new and unique ways. This episode proves that there are no limits to what can be done with nuts, as different vendors used nuts in their dishes in various ways, producing some of the tastiest and innovative foods around. Anyone who loves nuts or food trucks will find this episode to be an exciting and mouth-watering adventure!