The Food Truck Round Up at Perkins Rowe returned this weekend, giving the Baton Rouge community local food, live music and even learning opportunities.
On Friday, Perkins Rowe’s annual event presented guests with 17 unique local food trucks to choose from. It ran from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., serving everything from classic Southern food and wings to Cuban cuisine and sweet treats, all at the disposal of the attendees.
Trucks of all shapes, sizes and colors dotted the blocked off street of Perkins Rowe, stretching two blocks from Caroline’s Cookies all the way to Kendra Scott.
Food trucks like Down Home Creole Cooking, Fat Elbows and Capitol Seafood provided Southern staples like fried catfish and shrimp. For less familiar flavors, Caribbean Express put a Cuban twist on nachos and quesadillas. To round out all of these savory dishes, Ninja Snowballs and Jeremiah’s Italian Ice offered sweet treats in the form of snowballs and shaved ice, respectively…