Lovers of North Carolina craft beer should head to downtown Raleigh from 3-9 p.m. Saturday for Brewgaloo, a craft beer event with live music and food trucks.

Fifteen breweries from Roth Brewing Co. to Big Boss Brewing, Sub Rosa to Fortnight (the latter two haven't even opened yet) will be pouring beer in City Plaza, or the 400 block of Fayetteville St. There is no cover charge. You must buy brew bucks to purchase beer: $1 buys one brew buck, 5 brew bucks gets you a pint of beer, or 1 brew buck gets you a 3-ounce tasting. If you buy brew bucks online before the event, you can get 25 brew bucks for $20. On Saturday, it's full price. Go HERE to buy brew bucks.

The event is open to the public. You can come to the event and then go have dinner and go back to taste more beer. The event will happen rain or shine.

There will be four bands (The Small Ponds, Hank Sinatra, Mel Melton & the Wicked Mojos and I was Totally Destroying It) and five food trucks (Klausie's Pizza, Cafe Prost, Big Al's BBQ, Chirba Chirba Dumpling and Baguettaboutit.)

The event is sponsored by Shop Local Raleigh, which is funded by the Greater Raleigh Merchants Association. About Brewgaloo, organizer Jennifer Martin says, "We just want to get consumers focused on shopping local, eating local and drinking local."

I'm giving away a copy of John T. Edge's new book, "The Truck Food Cookbook: 150 Recipes and Ramblings from America's Best Restaurants on Wheels."

Only Burger, Daisy Cakes, Klausie's Pizza and Farmhand Foods Sausage Wagon get a mention in the chapter on Durham. And there's a recipe for Only Burger's fried green tomato and pimento cheese burger.

You know the drill. To enter, leave a comment below this post before noon April 27. I'll choose a winner at random. Good luck!

The Carrboro Farmers' Market starts its Wednesday market April 11 with chef Bill Smith serving samples. A  food truck rodeo fundraiser will follow.

Smith of Crook's Corner in Chapel Hill will be serving samples of a Southern dish using local ingredients starting at 3:30 p.m. when the market opens. Then a food truck rodeo fundraiser will be from 6:45-8:45 p.m. to benefit Farmer Foodshare, a nonprofit that connects locally-raised food with those in need.

The trucks include Boxcarr Farms, Baguettaboutit, Monuts Donuts, Chirba Chirba Dumpling and Triangle Raw Foodists. The trucks will donate 10 percent of their proceeds to Farmer Foodshare's efforts to buy a delivery truck.

The Wednesday market runs from 3:30-6:30 p.m. and the Saturday market's hours have changed to 7 a.m.-noon.

Two other upcoming events at the market include:

• April 21, author Diane Daniel will be signing copies of her book, "Farm Fresh North Carolina."
• April 28, children will receive a seedling grown by a farmer, potting soil and tips on growing their plant.

For more information about the market and these events, go to www.carrborofarmersmarket.com.
 

Here is a list of the food trucks, carts and bikes in the Triangle:

On the road:
American Meltdown, melts and grilled cheese sandwiches, http://americanmeltdown.org, @AmericanMLTDWN
Baguettaboutit, sausages in baguettes, www.baguettaboutit.com, @baguettaboutit
Ben's Hawaiian Shaved Ice, shaved ice, http://on.fb.me/wMpRk0, @BensHawaiianIce
Big Al's BBQ, barbecue, http://bigalsbbqonline.com/, @BIGALSBBQ
Blue Ribbon Delights, baked goods, @BlueRibbonDlite
Box Carr Farms, farm-to-table fare, www.boxcarrfarms.com, @boxcarrfarms

Click READ MORE to see the complete list.

A handful of food trucks will gather for the Valentine's Day Food Rodeo and Fundraiser from 5:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14 at the Carrboro Farmers' Market.

The beneficiaries are two local nonprofits: Table, an Orange County nonprofit that targets hunger relief, and the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service, a homeless outreach organization that offers beds, meals, medical care and other services.

The trucks that will be serving food include:

• Baguettaboutit: Baguette sandwiches featuring local sausages and specialty sauces. @baguettaboutit
• Cocoa Cinnamon: Select coffee, teas, spices and handmade chocolates. @cocoacinnamon
• Chirba Chirba:  Asian street fare truck specializing in Chinese dumplings. @ChirbaChirba
• Parlez-Vous Crepe: Made-to-order sweet and savory crepes. @parlezvouscrepe
• Monuts Donuts: A mix of classic and modern donut flavors. @monutsdonuts
• Triangle Raw Foodists will be there from 7-9:30 p.m. @TrnglRwFoodists

All trucks will donate a portion of their proceeds to the charities as well as collect nonperishable food items and donations.

Food trucks are now welcome in Chapel Hill, provided vendors follow the town's new rules.

The Town Council quickly and unanimously passed new rules for food trucks and trailers Monday night with no discussion. Chapel Hill joins Carrboro, Durham and Raleigh in allowing food trucks to do business, though in Chapel Hill they are limited to private, non-residential property.

The opening night of Green Day's "American Idiot" at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium will feature a food truck rodeo.

From 5-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, six trucks -- Klausie's Pizza, Only Burger, KoKyu BBQ, Baguettaboutit, Lo Yo On The Go and Chick-N-Que -- will serve food before the 7:30 performance. The trucks will gather in front of the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh.

There is also a special ticket offer for the opening performance: $32 for seats in the orchestra section, $22 for seats in the mezzanine section. That's a $10 discount. Use the code ROCK when ordering. Call 831-6941, ext. 6944. To order online, go to www.nctheatre.com.
 

Food truck devotees, get ready. Durham Central Park will host a food truck rodeo from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday … so far, 27 trucks are committed.

Organizers are taking over the whole park for the event, adding a climbing wall and music, too.

Here's the lineup: bikeCOFFEE, Blue Ribbon Delights, Blue Sky Dining, Bulkogi Korean BBQ, Cafe Prost, Chick-N-Que, ChirbaChirba Dumpling, Crossroads Kettle Corn, Daisy Cakes, Deez Hot Diggety Dogs, Dons Classic Ices, Farmhand Foods, Honey of a "Handcake," Joe's Diner, Klausie's Pizza, Kona Chameleon, Kone Ice, Lo Yo On The Go, Loco Pops, Only Burger, Parlez Vous Crepe, Pie Pushers, Sweet N Savory, the Parlour, Triangle Raw Foodists, Valentino, Will and Pops. 

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What's your favorite food truck treat? 

Raleigh's Big Boss Brewery is hosting a food truck event starting at 5-10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13. (It's their second annual Big Food Truck Harvest and it will benefit UNC's Lineberger Cancer Center.)

The following food trucks plan to be in attendance: Only Burger, Valentino's, Chirba Chirba Dumpling, Slippin' Sliders and Olde North State BBQ.

The brewery will be serving their pumpkin beer and The Cupcake Brewery will be serving up pumpkin ale-infused cupcakes. Plus, there will be a carved pumpkin contest.

Go HERE to read more about the event and the pumpkin-carving contest.

If you can't make this event, there are two more upcoming food truck gatherings, one in Raleigh and the other in Durham. Go HERE to read about those events.

Mark your calenders: there's two upcoming food truck events.

The Food Truck King event will be 5-9:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20 in Raleigh's City Plaza. The event will feature live music, circus performers and fire dancers, as well as more than a dozen food trucks. The trucks include Bulkogi Taco Truck, Chirba Chirba, Farmhand Foods, Klausie's Pizza, Localmotive, Only Burger, Parlez-Vous Crepe, Slippin Sliders, Valentino's and Will & Pop's.

The event is free but you have to get a ticket online. They are also offering a $25 tasting ticket, which guarantees you food from every truck plus two beers. Proceeds from the event benefit Meals on Wheels of Wake County.

Go HERE for more information and to buy tickets. .

The next food truck rodeo in Durham will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30 at Durham Central Park. This will be the biggest food truck rodeo so far in Durham with 25 trucks.

Brian Bottger, owner of the Only Burger truck, said he knows the last food truck rodeo was not fun for everyone: there were so many people that lines merged into each other and a few newer trucks ran out of food. So this time, Bottger says they will close down Foster Street so the food trucks can spread out, they added an extra hour and the trucks will be more prepared to handle the crowds.

Bottger promised to send a list of trucks next week. I'll post it as soon as I have it.