Love meals vehicles? So will we! A lot in order that OnMilwaukee partnered with Milwaukee World Pageant, Inc. to convey MKE Meals Truck Fest to Henry Maier Pageant Park in July. Discover out extra here.
Whether or not previous or younger, there’s nothing higher on a sizzling afternon through the canine days of summer season than seeing an ice cream truck pull up close by, with a menu of playful desserts able to beat the warmth with candy treats. Effectively, really one factor is healthier: proudly owning your individual ice cream truck. And that is precisely what Dion and Lakinya Washington did, turning a dream right into a cool actuality with their Candy Crush ice cream truck.
“It began from a childhood need my husband had,” Lakinya defined. “He is at all times, from as a baby, stated he wished an ice cream truck simply from seeing them locally. So when the chance grew to become out there six years in the past, we jumped on it.”
What began as a childhood fantasy has, within the Washingtons’ fingers, change into a grown-up enterprise over the previous a number of years, hitting streets, festivals and gala’s with their frozen wares – together with all of the favorites. The Candy Crush ice cream truck menu largely sticks with the time-tested classics, that includes a group of in style popcicles – from bomb pops, fruit bars, creamsicles, push-ups and different fruity flavors – in addition to numerous beloved ice cream treats like ice cream sandwiches and bars coated in cookie bits, Heath bar items and extra. There’s various trendy twists recurrently blended in amongst the menu, too, nevertheless.
However arguably an important factor served out of an ice cream truck is that sense of nostalgic childhood pleasure and easy sunny enjoyable that is endured throughout generations – one that Candy Crush fortunately dishes out to at the present time.
“I do not care in case you’re three or 93, everybody involves us and tells us about once they had been rising up … and all of the childhood reminiscences that got here together with (the ice cream truck),” Lakinya stated. “And for a three-year-old, it is one thing new and one thing they’ve by no means seen earlier than, so that they wish to get on the truck and go searching. It is at all times enjoyable.”
Certainly, irrespective of your age, the Candy Crush ice cream truck could have you falling in love with the good Milwaukee summer season.
Sort of meals: Ice cream treats, popcicles and different frosty refreshments – although the Candy Crush truck additionally gives some traditional savory summer season snacks as nicely together with nachos and sizzling canines.
Vegetarian/vegan/gluten-free choices: In line with Lakinya, a lot of the popcicles on the truck are gluten-free – together with two flavors of fruit bar, strawberry and mango, which can be gluten-free and away from any dairy or animal merchandise.
Hottest merchandise(s): What deal with makes the largest bang on the Candy Crush truck? After all the normal crimson, white and blue bomb pop, in response to Washington – although the truck’s slushies are extremely popular as nicely, topped with candy and bitter gummy candies for a bonus tart deal with that’ll launch any buyer again into childhood (and right into a sugar rush).
The place can individuals discover the truck this summer season? Candy Crush’s focus is totally on occasions, so you could find the truck on the Skyline Music Series on Tuesday nights all through the summer season in addition to at varied different festivals (like Food Truck Fest!) through the season. To remain up-to-date with the most recent locations and plans, comply with alongside at Sweet Crush’s Facebook page.
For those who might park your truck wherever for sooner or later the place would it not be? “I feel I’d attempt to simply make it actually enjoyable and do like a summer season street journey and go to completely different festivals and carnivals all through the summer season,” Lakinya stated. As a result of why select one choice when you may select all of the choices! (Additionally a powerful technique when ordering from a ice cream truck like Candy Crush.)
