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I owned a food cart during my time at uni in the US back in the 00s (it's been seven years since it was 00s, wow).

Get your cleanliness certs (the name of the certification might vary depending where you are, I don't know, but where I went to uni, it was called Servsafe), plan your menu and have a go of it.
From my cart, I sold sandwiches made with my own homemade deli meats on my own homemade bread with my own homemade mayonnaise and mustards.

I sold, also, homemade cold drinks (iced coffee, iced tea and a type of lemonade) as well as plain water, sparkling mineral water and Italian sodas made with a variety of syrups, most of which were homemade.
The only things not homemade were the cheese, the ice, a handful of the syrups and the smoked salmon.

For two days each week, I made about $500 at an initial investment (for certs, licenses, spot reservation at the market and other costs) of about $2000. $500 per week × 13 weeks in the season - $2000 initial investment - $600 ingredients investment the whole summer = approximately $3900 which is over $18 per hour (6 hours at the market, from 11-5 each Saturday and Sunday plus an extra four hours of work each weekend to prep).

Not a bad deal back then. I'm sure now, with prices being as they are, you can earn considerably more per hour doing the same sorta thing.

>>8381197
Is there anyone else at your farmer's market already selling food?

If not then you have the option for "fair" type food. A small menu and decent ingredients made into something that is quick and easy to eat while standing/walking is what you want to aim form.

Think about what you want to make and your budget. Things that need refrigeration or have a hold temperature are going to take more capital and space. Plus space and transportation. Do you have a truck already?

Also the demographic and location your at is something to consider.

Have you looked into any permits needed for selling there, and if the county/township has any regulations on equipment you can have to cook or prepare foods?

Without knowing anything about you, or your passion for food, I'd recommend kettle corn. It's simple, low cost product, low cost initial investment on equipment, and it's easy to eat while on the go. Plus, who doesn't love getting kettle corn? You get a quick show and a nice snack.

>>8381237
Thanks for breaking down into numbers, thats about what I expected. Yeah I expect to get fully certified (its a requirement here).

>>8381249
>Is there anyone else at your farmer's market already selling food?
Yeah, but everyone usually picks a very specific type of food they are selling. What I am interested in selling hasn't popped up yet and is very low cost to me.

Permits are pretty easy, I just have to get more ducks in order before I go through the effort.

That's nice, I wondered if he helped anyone with that video.

>>8381179
>Robert Rodriguez

stopped reading, ese

>Look up this recipe
>He expects you to make tortillas from scratch and chop up a bunch of vegetables for a shitty little egg taco

Breakfast is the one meal where if prep time is longer than 5-10 minutes I'm not interested

Get an enema, then. But this is more of a health issue than a cooking issue.

>>8381172
Tried three of them and didn't work. /ck/ has shit stories all the time and I was hoping there was some foods I could try.

prune juice should be weaponized, that shits working in two hours or less for me. find the little cans that are 100% pure. try apple juice as well

>>8381126
Fairlife

>>8381126
Mummies teats.

>>8381126
>Any recommended milk brand that doesn't taste like water?

drink whole milk

chocolate whole milk is god-tier and actually kind of hard to find - not great with cookies, amazing on its own

he reminds me of LA beast of MRE reviewers for some reason.

>>8380901
>when he turns the the camera to face him while smoking 50 year old cigs.

>>8380918
At first I thought he was quite weird looking. But Tbh now he's quite handsome.

Got into MRE videos through Gschultz but Steve's demeanor is just more comfy to watch.

Makes me want to try some.

Where did you buy it from?

>>8380868

Some things have trouble like that because they're all packaged shittily. The same happens to me from time to time... they just fuck up the packaging on every single one.

>>8380964

Good ol' Amazon

Anyone?

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>>8380718
No, unless you have a shit tier mixer or are a gigantic autist.

>>8380718

2hr minimum

>>8380673
ohh yeah baby

do americans really eat this?

>>8380717
No, it's a Filipino thing

>>8380622
>I spend most of my days indoors so I never go out to do this sort of thing which is why I'm asking. Sometimes, a change in scenery in nice but I still feel like if I try to spend more than like 10 minutes at a cafe, somebody's going to ask me to leave or complain I spend too much time with my table on a subsequent visit
the 'tism is real

Basically in these situations it's all up to your server what kind of an experience you have and 9 times out of 10 your server decides that based entirely on your tip. Tip outrageously and you can do about whatever you want.

>>8380795
>the 'tism is real
I was a latchkey kid, never went out unless it was a family dinner trip or something and we'd come straight back. Now that I'm living by myself, I feel like I'm missing out but I'm too much of a wuss to go out and do new things without worrying that I'm embarrassing myself.

>Tip outrageously and you can do about whatever you want.
I don't know what range of money you mean by "tip outrageously", and that goes back to my point of isn't it better for the server to just flip more tables instead of getting a one-time large tip for even an hour's worth of table time? And if I'm starting to spend like $10-$30 extra just to spend time in a booth for a day, I feel like the money could be spent on something else. Then there's the floor manager and other servers who'd probably notice that I'm hogging a table.

Also cafes and shit don't have servers since you order at the front and then take your drink to the table so I don't see how a large tip would translate to doing whatever I want.

>>8380882
>I was a latchkey kid, never went out unless it was a family dinner trip or something and we'd come straight back. Now that I'm living by myself, I feel like I'm missing out but I'm too much of a wuss to go out and do new things without worrying that I'm embarrassing myself.
How old are you? You've got to get over this or else your social phobia will only get worse over time and a detriment to your happiness.

Force yourself outside of your comfort zone. Strengthen your social skills like a muscle, throughout repetition and pushing yourself harder.

Doesn't look bad.

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>>8380332
Looks great. Now post a pic of the wood fired oven in which it was cooked. Pic related - mine.

>>8380332
this better be al dente

>>8380306
I hope you die of loneliness

>>8380933
Y tho

>>8380306
Ok, I'll bite. What do you do with it?

>>8380294
>NOT THE CHIK-FIL-A CHICKEN BISCUIT

>>8380294
>take a bite
>chew
>swallow
>take another bite
>sip of drink
>let biscuit absorb drink
>chew
>swallow
>take another bite
>another sip of drink
>chew
>swallow
>last bite
>chew
>swallow
>sip of drink to cleanse palate

Do it all over again with the the other one because they are 2 for 2 and there's no way you wouldn't get two
They aren't my favorite, but they are the least likely to give me gas or heartburn

>>8380305
I don't care for their chicken minis tbqhwuf

>>8380283
anything more

>>8380275
Get a wusthof chef knife. It's on the more affordable end of "best knives" and isn't gimmicky. Just solid craftsmanship with a durable edge and good balance.

My wife had Franklin's BBC

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>>8380232
I live in Kansas City and eat actual good BBQ like pic related

Is this the pretentious hipster with the show on PBS?
Such an irritating asshole, I'd like to beat his ass to a bloody pulp.

give me all the lemony goodness

>>8380219
>Cucumbers
fuck you
>Mint in every fucking dish
carry on
>Lemon juice on goddamn everything
fuck you
>Lamb (glorified dog meat)
fuck you
>Slimy salty olives
fuck you

Ill start with OP
He's gay
He sucks a million cocks
his rectum is a black hole
he makes shit threads
he hates greek food