Food Truck Fridays returns in Pinckney this week with a dozen entries

Patricia Alvord, Livingston Daily
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Teenage brothers Alexander (center) and Jacob Alexander Kova (right) came up with the idea for their family's new food truck, Two Brothers BBQ Mac Shack, with their father John O'Brien, shown at Pinckney's rally Friday, July 23, 2021.
Teenage brothers Alexander (center) and Jacob Alexander Kova (right) came up with the idea for their family's new food truck, Two Brothers BBQ Mac Shack, with their father John O'Brien, shown at Pinckney's rally Friday, July 23, 2021.

PINCKNEY — Pinckney is set to bring Food Trucks Fridays back for a second year, offering patrons tasty treats from a dozen mobile eateries.

The monthly event takes place from noon to 8 p.m. Friday in and around Putnam Township Square. Additional events are slated for July 15 and Aug.19.

"They were a smashing success (in 2021). Just lots of fun. It was crazy how many people came," Pinckney Putnam Hamburg Hell Chamber of Commerce President Rick Beaudin said.

Food trucks this week are expected to include Habz Top Dogz, Two Brothers BBQ Mac Shack, Smoke Doctor, Heaven on a Roll, Tracy B Fully Loaded, Captain Wood Fire Pies, Wonkin Chef Wonkin, Cruisin Cafe and Razzy's LLC. 

Cornell Clark, The Smoke Doctor, carves brisket of beef at his restaurant by the same name in Hamburg Township Wednesday, March 10, 2021.
Cornell Clark, The Smoke Doctor, carves brisket of beef at his restaurant by the same name in Hamburg Township Wednesday, March 10, 2021.

Additionally, for dessert and other sweet treats, there will be Harvest Kettle Corn, Mystery Box and Rise & Grind. However, according to Beaudin, the event is more than food trucks.

Other activities include:

  • Business/art expo

  • Putnam Township Fire Department and Public Safety - vehicles/displays/ demonstrations

  • Obstacle course

  • Corn hole

  • Kid's games

  • Programs by Pinckney Community Public Library and United Way

  • Cardio Drumming

  • Entertainment: at 5:15 p.m., Jarrett Cogswell and at 7:15 p.m. MaskEra Acapella

The Pinckney Farmers Market will take place from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, and July 15, Aug. 19 and Sept. 23 by the community gardens, at 135 W. Main St.

Food Truck Fridays was created because of events being canceled throughout the pandemic. According to Beaudin, the chamber didn't host Art in the Park for two years.

Last year, he and the PPHHCC Vice President Mike Szafranksi, of Pinckney State Farm, put together a plan for Food Truck Fridays.

"They were extremely successful and every food truck sold out at every event," Beaudin said.

Contact Livingston Daily reporter Patricia Alvord at palvord@livingstondaily.com about news coverage.

This article originally appeared on Livingston Daily: Pinckney's Food Truck Fridays returns this week, for the second year