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. >> WELCOME BACK EVERYBODY. >> SO AS YOU KNOW, QUARANTINE
HAS NOT BEEN EASY FOR ANYONE IN
THE FOOD INDUSTRY, ESPECIALLY
FOOD TRUCK OWNERS OF ON DAY
HARTSFIELD.
HE'S THE MAN BEHIND THIS BEAUTY
RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS THE ROLLING ROOTS.
HE'S JOINING US THIS MORNING TO
TALK ABOUT SOME VEGAN CREATIONS
AND OF.
IT'S SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU ON OUR
SHOW THIS MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
>> THANK YOU.
MORNING IS GOOD.
AND I SEE YOU'RE RIGHT IN FRONT
OF YOUR NOW VERY POPULAR FOOD
TRUCK.
>> I GOT TO SAY YOU MADE POSED
THAT BASICALLY WENT VIRAL
EXPLAINING, YOU KNOW, THE
STRUGGLES THAT YOU'VE BEEN
DEALING WITH AND NOW YOU'VE GOT
TO LAY OUT THE DOOR.
>> YEAH, IT'S A VERY UNEXPECTED
,VERY UNEXPECTED SUPER SUPER
GRATEFUL THAT IT HAPPENED AND I
HAD NO IDEA AND IT WILL KIND OF
TAKE OFF LIKE THIS.
BUT YOU KNOW, PICKING UP AND
I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT INITIAL
POST THAT YOU MADE BECAUSE
OBVIOUSLY THINGS HAVE CHANGED
FOR YOUR PLANS FOR YOUR
BUSINESS.
YOU WERE PLANNING TO OPEN UP A
RESTAURANT.
TELL US WHAT HAPPENED.
>> YEAH.
SO LAST YEAR I STARTED AT
FARMER'S MARKETS.
I WAS IN PRETTY MUCH TWO
DIFFERENT FARMER'S MARKETS A
DAY OR TWO DIFFERENT FOOD
EVENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AND I YOU KNOW, SLOWLY STARTING
TO GET THAT BUILD UP AND RIGHT
WHEN I START MAKING A PROFIT
DOING WELL FOR MYSELF AND ABOUT
JANUARY MARCH LIKE I THINK IN
THE MIDDLE OF MARCH, YOU KNOW,
NO MORE MARKETS THEY ALL HAD TO
CLOSE DOWN EVERYTHING STOPPED
AND NOTHING.
YOU KNOW, SO I WAS WELL ON MY
WAY INTO BEING SUCCESSFUL
OPENING UP A RESTAURANT AND
NOW, YOU KNOW, I HAD TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO.
TOOK ME A LITTLE WHILE TO KIND
OF FIGURE OUT WHERE TO GO, WHAT
TO DO FROM HERE AND I DECIDED,
YOU KNOW, I'LL TRY A FOOD TRUCK
AND YOU KNOW.
AND BY AUGUST I WENT IN START
LEASING A FOOD TRUCK AND OPENED
UP ROLL AND ROOTS KIND OF
CREATED THE MENU.
I HAD TO TAILOR THING A LITTLE
BIT DIFFERENTLY FROM WHAT I WAS
DOING AT THE MARKETS TO KIND OF
FIT THE FOOD TRUCK MODEL.
BUT HERE WE ARE TODAY, YOU
KNOW, AND I MEAN RIGHT NOW
PEOPLE CAN STILL ORDER FROM
YOUR FOOD TRUCK, RIGHT.
>> WHICH IT LOOKS LIKE THEY
CERTAINLY ARE BECAUSE YOU HAVE
A LOT OF GOOD FOOD THERE.
>> IN ORDER FROM THE FOOD
TRUCKS I WISH I'D BEEN OPEN
SINCE AUGUST ON AND OFF BUT NOW
I'M HERE AT A PERMANENT
LOCATION IN KEARNEY MESA 840
ARMOR'S STREET.
>> SO PEOPLE THAT CAN COMP IN
ORDER RIGHT NOW.
I'VE BEEN ON POSTMUS GRUBHUB,
JORDACHE NO EATS AND YOU KNOW
ONLINE ORDERING AND THINGS LIKE
THAT.
BUT I'VE HAD TO PUT THOSE ALL
ON PAUL'S RIGHT NOW JUST
BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WE WERE KIND
OF UNABLE TO REALLY ACCOMMODATE
ALL THE ONLINE ORDERS THAT HAVE
BEEN FLOWING IN SINCE MONDAY.
>> OVERNIGHT LITERALLY SUNDAY I
WAS HAD YOU KNOW, I WAS SO
CLOSE TO TWO DAYS A WEEK AND I
DECIDED DUE TO THE BUSINESS AND
WHAT WAS GOING ON I HAD TO OPEN
SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND YOU KNOW,
BEFORE THAT I WAS, YOU KNOW,
JUST PRETTY SLOW, HAD TIME TO
DO ALL THE PREP AND EVERYTHING
IN THE MIDDLE OF SHIFT AND NOW
I'M I'M HERE EVERY DAY 4:00 IN
THE MORNING TRYING TO GET
THINGS DONE AND PREP AND YOU
KNOW, MAKE MAKE MAKE ALL THOSE
ORDERS.
SO RIGHT NOW ALL THE ALL MY
ORDERING OFF BUT HOPEFULLY, YOU
KNOW, THINGS WILL START SLOWING
DOWN WILL NOT START SLOWING
DOWN.
HOPEFULLY THINGS WILL START
SETTLING DOWN.
I'LL BE ABLE TO GET MEALS.
I'LL BE ABLE TO GET SOME HELP
AND MAKE WHAT IS A LOT FASTER
COMING ONLINE ORDERING ALL
THAT.
I MEAN IT'S A TESTAMENT TO YOUR
GOOD FOOD RIGHT THERE AND I
FULLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT,
YOU KNOW, BUSINESS OWNERS DO
SUPPORT PLANT BASED FOOD.
>> I MEAN WE KNOW THAT'S GREAT
FOR THE ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUR
BODY IT'S HEALTHY.
I MEAN WHY WAS THAT SO
IMPORTANT TO YOU?
AND ALSO GET INTO SOME OF YOUR
MENU ITEMS.
I MEAN THOSE PICTURES LOOK
BEAUTIFUL.
WHY WAS ACTUALLY AGAIN LIKE A
STYLE IT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT
TO ME BECAUSE IT'S IT'S NOT
REALLY ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE.
WHEN I STARTED GETTING INTO
PLANT BASE I REALLY DIDN'T LIKE
A LOT OF THE FOOD.
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE CHOICES
WERE TAILORED AROUND, YOU KNOW,
MORE HEALTHIER AND YOU KNOW,
OBVIOUSLY STILL HEALTHY PLANT
BASE BUT IT JUST DIDN'T DO IT
FOR ME.
SO I WAS LIKE I WANTED TO DO
THAT.
>> YOU KNOW, I COULD DAILY
THINGS THAT I ACTUALLY LIKED
AND ENJOY TO EAT YOU STILL TRY
IT AND GOOD BUT YOU KNOW PLAN
B..
SO WE USE ALL WHOLE VEGETABLES
.
WE DON'T USE ANY SOY PRODUCTS
OR ANY PLANT OR ANY MOCK MEATS
OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO AH WE DO LIKE FRIED CHICKEN
ON OUR SANDWICHES AND I CAN
SHOW YOU ONE RIGHT NOW.
OH THIS IS OYSTER MUSHROOMS.
SO IT'S ONLY OYSTER MUSHROOMS
IN THERE.
BUT YOU KNOW I HAVE A SMALL
FRIES AND IT'S IT'S GLUTEN FREE
TOO.
EVERYTHING IS GLUTEN FREE
BESIDE SOME BREAD.
SO WE KIND OF TRY AND TAILOR TO
A LOT ALLERGIES.
OK.
SO WHEN I DEEP FRY EVERYTHING
IT ALL GETS TO BE FRIGHTENING
GLUTEN FREE BATTER AND I LOVE
THAT MONEY COMES WITH IT.
I LOVE THE NAME.
SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU FIRST OF
ALL YOUR SANDWICHES IF YOU
COULD SHOW US WHAT'S ON YOUR
MENU.
YOU KNOW IF PEOPLE SHOW UP AT
YOUR FOOD TRUCK, WHAT CAN THEY
ORDER CALL?
YEAH.
>> SO RIGHT NOW I HAVE TO CUT
THE MANUAL DOWN ONLY INTO THE
MAIN THINGS HERE.
SO I DON'T YOU COULD SEE IT.
YEAH BUT I HAVE ONLY THOSE FOUR
ITEMS I GOT GAO WHICH IS A PO
BOY SANDWICH THE TEXAS CALEIGH
WHICH IS THE BARBECUE DACS
THROUGH THE THIGH ON LOVE WHICH
IS MADE OUT OF PULLED OATS AND
MUSHROOMS.
THAT'S OUR BOND STYLE SANDWICH
AND THE SPICY BOY THE SOUNDS I
JUST SHOWED YOU AND THAT'S
BUFFALO CHICKEN.
YEAH AND USUALLY PEOPLE CAN DO
A SALAD OR A BOWL OR A SANDWICH
OR OVER LOADED FRIES BUT RIGHT
NOW WE'RE JUST DOING FRIES AND
SANDWICHES.
I DON'T HAVE ANY EYES ON YOUR
FACEBOOK PAGE.
>> I MEAN SIGN ME UP.
YEAH.
I SAW YOUR LATEST POSTER OF ON
DAY THAT SAID YOUR HANDS ARE SO
TIRED BECAUSE YOU'RE THERE BY
YOURSELF TRYING TO MEET THAT
NEW DEMAND.
>> YEAH, I'M GETTING SOME HELP.
HOPEFULLY PRETTY SOON I JUST
YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT A LOT OF
PEOPLE TO RESPOND TO AND I JUST
YOU KNOW, I DON'T EVEN HAVE A
SECOND SIGN THAT EMILY.
>> I DON'T EVEN HAVE A SECOND
TO KIND OF RESPOND TO THE
THING.
>> SO YOU KNOW, WE'RE GLAD TO
SEE YOUR SMILING FACE THIS
MORNING.
I MEAN TO HEAR THAT A LOCAL
BUSINESS OWNER IS SEEING
SUCCESS IS GREAT NEWS FOR US.
WE'D LOVE TO SEE THAT.
SO YOU GOT GREAT TO HAVE YOU ON
YOUR REALLY ON OUR STREET.
>> WE KNOW CURDY MAY SAID THE
PLANES FLYING ALL TOO WELL.
SO DON'T YOU WORRY.
TELL US THE HOURS WILL KICK OFF
WHEN PEOPLE CAN SHOW UP AND
LINE UP FOR YOUR FOOD.
>> NO, WE'RE OPEN FROM 12:00 TO
12:00 TO 7:00 EVERY SINGLE DAY.
WELL 12:00 TOO UNTIL WE'RE SOLD
OUT.
RIGHT NOW IT'S KIND OF MORE
UNTIL WE'RE SOLD OUT BUT THAT'S
WHERE I THINK THE COLONEL
HOURS.
>> YEAH.
HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, BUSINESS
WILL