If you’ve been following me over the last year, you know I have an insatiable hunger for cheeseburgers and a never-ending mission to share the best in Paris. I’ve listed some of my favorites in Paris HERE and more recently HERE. But the ongoing quest for juicy patties just got even more competitive.
Wheeled out (literally) two weeks ago, Le Camion Qui Fume* is Paris’s first food truck and the brainchild of California native and Ferrandi-trained chef, Kristin Frederick. In a city where burgers of all forms and quality have become ubiquitous, it was going to take something special to make Kristin’s burgers buzz-worthy in Paris. Once she landed the permits and the truck, all that remained was a way to inform hungry urbanites of the truck’s daily location.
Following in the footsteps of successful food trucks back in the States with a prominent social media presence, Kristin went straight to Twitter and Facebook in addition to her website to announce truck locations and scheduling changes. That’s part of what got people talking, but full credit goes to the concept and the quality.
The beef is ground fresh each morning, the buns are of the bakery variety and the options on the menu are unlike any…