The Taco Truck

John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize, American Association of Geographers, 2020

"A compelling examination . . . Lemon's work provides a much-needed scholarly overview of the proliferation of food trucks in the 21st century." --Great Plains Research

"A fantastic book. I was repeatedly surprised by the numerous ways the author credibly links the act of mobile food vending to some of North America's most poignant contemporary issues of cultural identity. The mix of interviews, participant observation, and discourse analysis is a perfect fit for exploring the themes."--Joshua Long, author of Weird City: Sense of Place and Creative Resistance in Austin, Texas

"Overall this was truly a fascinating book. . . .Very much recommended reading." --BookAnon.com: Confessions of a Bookaholic

"Folklorists interested in culinary tourism will find aspects of this study good food for thought." --Journal of Folklore Research

"The Taco Truck: How Mexican Street Food is Transforming the American City (2019) by Robert Lemon is sure to become a formative text in the expanding body of work on the relationship between culinary entrepreneurship and local city ordinances." --H-Environment