JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 When temperatures drop, most people head indoors. For food truck owners, the cold means bundling up, shortening shifts and getting creative to keep meals coming.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re looking at, like, 10 degrees lower than outside. It is extremely cold. Remember, it\u2019s a lot of metal, so metal, obviously, holds the coldness,\u201d Chef Love, owner of Chef Love Soul Cuisine, said. \u201cSo there\u2019s no way of getting heat in.\u201d<\/p>\n
The metal shells of the trucks make interior temperatures feel colder than the air outside, owners say, and that has forced changes to normal routines. Chef Love said he recently pushed back opening times two days in a row, opening at 9 a.m. instead of his usual 7 a.m., a move that affected business and inconvenienced some regulars.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou may have DoorDash or Uber, but for the most part, everybody would stay home,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Safety and comfort measures have become part of the daily grind: layers, gloves, hot drinks and shorter, quicker shifts to limit exposure to the cold while still serving customers. A customer who stopped by said the cold wasn\u2019t a deterrent. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey have good food and I\u2019m hungry,\u201d the customer said. \u201cI come in the cold, rain, shine.\u201d<\/p>\n
While the temperatures may be freezing, the food \u2014 and community support \u2014 remain hot.<\/p>\n
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