More about new GFT: @PostcardsCAS

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(Los Angeles, CA) — Greg King, owner of Postcards Gourmet Soul Food Truck is one of the top food trucks on the streets of Los Angeles. In 2014, Zagat named Postcards as one of the ‘best new food trucks on the road’. It has been rewarded with Yelp’s 5 Stars rating from customers and he currently on The Great Food Truck Race.

Postcards Central American Soul (CAS) Food’s signature dish is chicken, mac ‘n cheese, and greens served in either a wrap or bowl. All of PostcardsCAS’ dishes are inspired by famous African-American historians such as “The Greatest” inspired by Muhammad Ali, “Langston’s Choice” after poet Langston Hughes, and “Alice’s Final Word”, inspired by author Alice Walker who wrote “The Color Purple.”

King launched PostcardsCAS in 2013 after leaving a successful career as a marketer for some of the biggest brands in the world, including NBC, Warner Bros., Fox Entertainment Group, L’Oreal, and Mattel. King’s food has been showcased on The Food Networks hit series The Great Food Truck Race and Maria Manounos’ Success is the New Black.

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Aug 23: Great Food Truck Race viewing party with @PostcardsCAS

Watch Postcards Gourmet Soul Food Truck Compete on
The FOOD NETWORK’S Season 6 Hit Series “The Great Food Truck Race”
Premiering Sunday, August 23@The Parlor
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(Los Angeles, CA) – Out of hundreds of potential contestants, Producers of The Food Network’s The Great Food Truck Race, selects Postcards Central American Soul Food as one of the seven competitors for Season 6. The owner Greg King and chef of PostcardsCAS, from Southern California specialize in soul food cuisine. PostcardsCAS will be hosting their viewing event on Sunday, August 23 @ 5PM at The Parlor, 7250 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046.
The Great Food Truck Race will begin its sixth season in Santa Monica, CA as the food truck operators head out for a 2,500-mile journey along America’s historic Route 66. They’ll be making stops in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Illinois before finishing with an action-packed finale in Chicago. Host Tyler Florence will be navigating a team of professional food truck operators through multiple challenges geared to test their resolve and find “the best gourmet truck in the country”. The winning food truck will walk away with a cash prize of $50,000.
Lovers of soul food can look forward to meeting the team and experiencing the day-to-day adventure they face on the road as Greg, Grae and Monique travel across the country competing for the win.
Postcards Central American Soul Food’s signature dish is chicken, mac ‘n cheese, and greens served in either a wrap or bowl.  All of PostcardsCAS’ dishes are inspired by famous African-American historians such as The Greatest inspired by Muhammad Ali, Langston’s Choice after poet Langston Hughes, and Alice’s Final Word, inspired by author Alice Walker who wrote “The Color Purple.”
“Soul food is loved by people of all walks of life; however, often it’s only found in urban communities,” commented King. “I want to make this cuisine healthy and accessible to everyone, and it seems to be working…”
A foodie from childhood, King began his career in the food industry working alongside his dad in the family soul food business at the young age of 12. King’s dad, a classically trained chef, taught his four sons the artistry of cooking culinary dishes with a soulful twist. King easily picked up techniques for creating great soul food; however, in establishing his business he wanted to present it as healthier alternative to the decadent soul food created by his parents.
King launched PostcardsCAS in 2013 after leaving a successful career as a marketer for some of the biggest brands in the world, including NBC, Warner Bros., Fox Entertainment Group, L’Oreal, and Mattel.
King has utilized his professional experience as the sounding board to building a successful restaurant business. PostcardsCAS delivers tasty and healthy soul food options easily eaten on the go, because they are served in a wrap or bowl. Similar to Chipotle where Mexican cuisine is served in a wrap or bowl; King his customized a tantalizing menu offering notable soul food staples available for consumers who love southern soul food cuisine; yet, he’s added some Belizean staples (such as Rice and Peas, Oxtails and Plantain) to compliment his offerings.
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Instagram: www.instagram.com/Postcardscas

Aug 23: Great Food Truck Race season 6

This year they’re bringing back the professionals!!

Starting Sunday, Aug. 23 at 9|8c, The Great Food Truck Race will begin its sixth season in Santa Monica as the food truck operators head out for their 2,500-mile journey along America’s historic Route 66.

They’ll be making stops in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Illinois before finishing with an action-packed finale in Chicago.

Host Tyler Florence will be leading the teams, this time professional food truck operators, through numerous difficult challenges geared at testing their resolve as a mobile business. The winning food truck team will walk away with $50,000 in cash.

 This season’s competitors are:
– Diso’s Italian Sandwich Society (Brooklyn)
– GD Bro Truck (Orange Country, Calif.)
– Pho Nomenal Dumplings (Raleigh, N.C.)
– Postcards (Los Angeles)
– Spice It Up (Phoenix)
– The Guava Tree Truck (Dallas)
– Waffle Love (Provo, Utah)

Read more about the premiere. Keep coming back to FN Dish for more on the series, and head to www.FoodNetwork.com/foodtrucks to go behind the scenes of the race and meet the food truck competitors. Plus, join the conversation on Twitter using #GreatFoodTruckRace. Read more at: http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2015/07/the-great-food-truck-race-season-6/?oc=linkback

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the #GreatFoodTruckRace at Lake Havasu

Taping For Great Food Truck Race Moves To Lake Havasu

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LAKE HAVASU, AZ – The Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race invaded Lake Havasu City Saturday with seven of the nation’s best food trucks, and Havasuvians weren’t complaining.
“This is awesome,” said Brian Stankowitz, as he shared a Globally Delicious Burgers’ hamburger with his daughter. “I’ve been watching this show for so long. When I heard this show was here I said, ‘O my God.’”

Stankowitz, who is a local Navy recruiter, said, “It’s an amazing, pretty-good burger. This one is phenomenal.”

Helen White, who traveled all the way from Birmingham Ala. for the Bassmasters Elite competition, was pleasantly surprised to find some familiar food at the Postcards food cart, which was a South American—soul food hybrid.

“We ate at Postcards and it was cool to get a taste of home out here, and it was delicious,” White said about the chicken, mac ‘n’ cheese, and greens wrap. “It was also really rad to see it was a family business, and see the daughter calling back to her father in the kitchen.”

White also was able to tell the cameras what she thought of the food, and it was a dream come true.
Find the entire article at havasunews.com [here]