Food Truck Week: Meet Bacon Babes
Family friendly comfort food made with good ingredients -- and plenty of bacon
The weather is warm and Indy's food trucks are rolling. This week, I'm checking out new wheels hitting the road.
Learn about a different food truck every day this week at www.indystar.com and at 9:15 a.m. each morning at Fox59.
Bacon Babes
The food: "It's as natural as you can get," owner Staci R. Fahlsing said. But, wait. Isn't she a Bacon Babe? Yes, but Fahlsing shoots for family friendly comfort food made with good ingredients. That means organic produce, sugar-free foods, gluten-free options and grass-fed, free-range, local meats. The quarter-pound bison burger with bacon, lettuce tomato onion and bacon aioli comes on whole-grain bread from Scholar's Inn Bakehouse in Bloomington. Jalapenos, scallions, cheddar and smoked Gouda hit gluten-free mac and cheese. The bacon-ladden BLT Caesar gets a dose of Fahlsing's own smoky Caesar hybrid containing blue cheese. Fahlsing ladles maple syrup on the peanut butter/bacon/whole-grain bread sandwich. "I'm going to serve wet wipes with it because the syrup drips down your arms," she said.
The chef: Fahlsing has been a teacher for the past 19 years, lately teaching middle school cooking and social studies classes. But she never forgot how much fun she had helping a friend serve carne asada to soccer crowds 10 years ago. "Someone told me 2015 was the year of change, so I said, 'OK, I'm going to make the change.'"
The truck: A hot mama hog in a sexy green cocktail dress decorates the carnelian-colored truck sending out the signature aroma. "When you smell bacon cooking, you just look for it and wonder where is that bacon smell coming from," Fahlsing said.
The stops: Bacon Babes is a roving truck that serves Downtown, Northside, Westside or anywhere hungry folks need a meal. Find it at festivals and other special events or hire Bacon Babes to cater private functions.
Don't miss: Armadillo Eggs. Fahlsing stuffs feta and cream cheese into fresh jalapenos, wraps them in ground bison and then bacon before baking them. They come out hot and creamy inside, crunchy outside.
The price: $6-$9
www.baconbabesfoodtruck.com, Twitter: @baconbabestruck, (317) 446-1035
Call Liz Biro at (317) 444-6264. Follow her on Twitter @lizbiro, Instagram @lizbirodish and Facebook. Email her at liz.biro@indystar.com.