Triumph Kitchen students take over Taco de Paco

Chef Chris Wadsworth and his students from Triumph Kitchen have taken over the day-to-day operations of local food truck Taco de Paco. Wadsworth and the group started working in the truck at last night’s weekly Food Truck Wound-Up. Wadsworth says he and the students will be redesigning the menu and rebranding the truck in the future in an effort to revamp Baton Rouge’s food truck scene.

“The food trucks here have kind of come and gone, and I see them trying to make their way back into the scene,” he says. “A lot of the chef-driven trucks went away, but we have trucks like Cupcake Allie and the return of Nick [Hufft’s] Curbside. I think it will definitely turn around.”

From the teaching aspect, Wadsworth says the food truck is a great opportunity for his students to get real life training, and the Taco de Paco food will be more cutting edge, offering more than the run-of-the-mill weekly specials and staples.

“What the students are dealing with is 3-4 minute ticket times, prepping the dishes, pricing out the dishes,” he says. “There is so much involved. We’re going to be using all aspects of the kitchen and bring flavors like Korean barbecue, as well as sides like charro beans and Mexican rice. It will be an incredible experience for them.”

For more information on Taco de Paco, visit the food truck’s Facebook page.