Watch the Travel Channel’s Food Wars: LA Food Trucks or tune in to Food Networks’ The Great Food Truck Race and you just may get a sense of how prolific these mobile restaurants have become. They are the hottest thing to hit gourmet food. No longer are these meals on wheels the bane of the food industry. In fact, they are so popular that they have achieved some level of culinary fame, as witnessed in a recent episode of Guy Fieri’s Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives which featured Don Chow, a Chinese-Mexican food truck in Los Angeles, California.

One local Denver restaurant – Steuben’s, a personal favorite of mine – has taken the food truck and transformed it into an environmentally conscious food delivery system. Their food truck is powered by renewable resources. Six solar panels – three on the left and three on the right side of the vehicle – provide energy for the truck’s operation. It uses spent vegetable oil from the restaurant and truck to power the vehicle. In addition, much like the permanent restaurant, the food truck incorporates many local ingredients in their menu.

While the truck’s website says “Coming Soon,” the vehicle was spotted parked next to the restaurant. Follow the truck on Twitter to find out in real time where it will be serving food. They will be at the Green Route Festival this weekend (August 28-29th). Check out our “Green Events Calendar” for more information.

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