The Future in Taco Trucks
After reading the Wired’s contest, I wondered what delectable treats would be in store of us in the future.
Since LA is definitely a food-y city and the taco truck has become a symbol of anything delicious, I thought this would be fun. Plus, it’s Friday! Double plus, I used to live in Austin where taco trucks are also a staple. Seriously, check this out.
So the contest is to see what the world would be like in 2025, especially focusing on the taco truck. The first image that comes to mind is the Chinese food “truck” that serves Bruce Willis in the Fifth Element. 
How awesome would it be for the truck to come to your window? Talk about the best solution for the midnight munchies – rolling over in a semi-conscious state and ordering some beef and broccoli from my window. I better get my fortune cookie in 2025 too!
In order to improve on the concept of mobile food, we must look at why people are so drawn to this rather recent phenomenon and to make sure those reasons will still exist in 2025.
1. It’s mobile
I went to a warehouse party in LA that I thought was out in the middle of nowhere, but when I left that night, what was waiting for me to ensure that my heart would continue racing well past the thumping beats? A mother and child cooking heartattack dogs on the corner. The perfect meal for the perfect moment. Whether it comes by air, land, or sea, it’s all about location, location , location!
2. It’s unpretentious
No matter what, the trucks must remain a dilapidated mess inside a tin can. Like a fine French wine, the food just tastes better coming from a grill that has history. Also, nothing is better than pigging your face out in jeans and a t-shirt while the girl next to you is in Christian Louboutin’s stuffing her face with bulgogi tacos. There is no judging and everybody is on an equal playing field: no table, no chairs, one big appetite.
3. It’s cheap
Since these trucks don’t have to pay for rent, they can make a profit while providing reasonable prices. Even though the times will change and inflation will rise, the prices must still be reasonable even if I’m eating rat burgers in a post-apocalyptic world.
As long as these characteristics still exist in the year 2025, I really couldn’t care less what changes will happen. The year isn’t even far away. What could happen realistically? Trucks could have their own phone app so people will no longer be talking to a human being but ordering through their app or at least have a GPS to find the nearest trucks at any given location. Either way, we all have nothing to worry about. Anything that provides greasy good food at odd hours will always do well in a large metropolis.
