#forgoodnesssake

We are Nice Food!

As our bio says we are a food truck that will be opening in Louisville in 2021 and we are pumped to be opening in a few short months. We wanted to start out by saying why we created Nice Food and why we are on Tumblr. Nice Food strives to be a helpful food truck using a pay-what-you-can model so that anyone can eat with us, regardless of their ability to pay. We also want other people to build up their communities and do awesome things to help each other, so we are documenting our experiences here from the beginning!

Hunger is a systemic issue that in 2019 plagued more than 37 million people living in the United States, according to Feed America (https://www.feeding america.org/hunger-in-america). It is hard to imagine 37 million people. Something more concrete is that every community in the United States struggles with hunger as a result of food insecurity -- every single one. No one is safe from hunger and food insecurity; but, some communities in our nation are more vulnerable than others: low-income households, communities of color, single-income families, individuals affected by drug abuse, and many other descriptors for the housed and houseless. Hunger and food insecurity are what Nice Food fights against, the people affected by these issues are why.

We have big dreams. One dream I want to really dive into is that Nice Food will grow from a single food truck into a state-wide campaign. Nice Food will not end hunger and demolish food insecurity on its own. Two small-town, white guys from rural Kentucky cannot do that. However, a state-wide grassroots coalition can. But, how does this start for us? We seek to empower communities that we exist in and provide assistance and guidance for those desiring to join the fight. One way we want to do this is to document our experiences as we dive into the world of nonprofits and pay-what-you-can restaurants which leads us to this Tumblr blog.

Getting old

 I use makeup less and less these days - a light coat of BB cream and some mascara is about as flash as it gets most of the time. I’m wondering if I should forget about the mascara as I need to take off my glasses to apply it and I’ve been having trouble opening the tube lately. 

Nothing! Nice Food is currently in the start-up phase of our operation which means we are not serving food and do not have a truck yet. Looking forward though, this is a question we will get asked often and the answer will be more complicated than saying we serve pizza or Thai food.

Nice Food will never have a set menu, it will be in flux depending on food donations we receive as well as the season in which we operate. For summer and spring meals will be lighter and zestier than they would be in the winter: bulky salads, fresh fruit and veggie sides, light meals that are healthy and refreshing. However, winter and fall will play host to heartier meals like soups and chili that are filling and warm.