The Atlanta Street Food Coalition will hold its version of a debutante ball today.
Atlanta’s Urban Picnic promises to be a food festival like no other. Spilling over the sidewalks surrounding the Sweet Auburn Curb Market downtown, it will offer a movable smorgasbord food-truck yummies. Banish all thoughts of funnel cakes and greasy fries and consider instead biscuit sandwiches, Korean BBQ tacos, Caribbean food, vegetarian samosas, locally made hot dogs and wood-fired pizza.
Vendors begin slinging deliciousness at 11 a.m. All the details are on the event’s Facebook page.
I spoke recently with one of the Street Food Coalition’s founders, local attorney Greg Smith. Since the summer of 2009, this group has been busy gathering supporters for its petition and trying to make sense of the permitting laws and regulations.
“In my opinion the biggest obstacle is the state public health department,” says Smith. “It’s a result of policy, not a legislative thing.”
Among the rules that …