Food Truck Lots
As far back as Ancient Rome merchants served the public by selling “street food” in marketplaces, sporting venues, fairs and other large gatherings. Street food vending precedes restaurants by centuries. In the late 1700s, France saw the fall of the aristocracy which minimized the royal rights of the guilds (confectioners, rotisseurs, butchers) that had control over certain foods since the middle ages. Many of the guild members sold food in open air marketplaces. Back in those days restaurants were opposed vigorously by the guilds who thought that allowing patrons to sit down and eat food in the same place…
