Three new mobile food operations have launched or soon will:
- A new coffee food truck called The Mini Bar (website, instagram) launched last weekend. So far they’ve been located at O’Donal’s Nursery in Gorham and manager Brady Guay is looking forward to operating along Back Cove and at Scarborough Downs this summer. Some recent menu specials have been a matcha latte with strawberry cold foam, and a maple sea salt latte. Mini Bar is making their drinks with beans from Tandem Coffee.
- A new food truck called Kassa Cafe (instagram) is under development. Owner Iman Enan aims to bring “Middle Eastern inspired flavors and drinks into the menu”. She plans to partner with a Maine roaster to source beans for Kassa. She shared that “I really want the experience to feel warm, unique, and rooted in both quality coffee and cultural connection.” This is a first step for Enan who hopes to eventually open a brick and mortar version of Kassa.
- A new mobile raw bar catering company called Saltsmith Oyster Company (instagram) will be launching in June. Owners Peter Jacobson and Simon Hulbert plan to provide catering to weddings and other private events in Southern Maine. The business partners hail from Mount Desert Island. Hulbert has worked at Running Tide, a Portland-based ocean carbon removal startup, helping to manage oyster harvesting operations. Jacobson has spent two summers at The Shop where he developed his shucking skill and developed a “love for serving oysters”.