Inaugural food truck battle to take over Plaza de Las Cruces this weekend
Leah RomeroLAS CRUCES - Local food truck owners will have the chance to compete for the title of "Best Food Truck in the City" Friday evening during the city's inaugural food truck battle.
Pat Gavin, a Farmers Insurance agent, will host the first annual Pat Gavin Farmers Insurance Agency Food Truck Battle from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 24 on the Plaza de Las Cruces, 100 N. Main St. At least eight food trucks will compete against each other for the title, trophy and bragging rights.
A wide variety of food items will be offered, including tacos, hot dogs, burgers, gyros, birria, BBQ, boba and more. All are welcome to attend the event. Raffles and live music will also be part of the festivities.
A news release announcing the event did not list the food trucks that would be there nor did it state how the contest would be conducted.
For information, contact Gavin at his business, 1510 S. Solano Drive, by phone at 575-222-7714 or online at https://agents.farmers.com/nm/las-cruces/patrick-gavin.
Leah Romero is the trending reporter at the Las Cruces Sun-News and can be reached at 575-418-3442, LRomero@lcsun-news.com or @rromero_leah on Twitter.