It’s early, about 11 a.m., and I have come to meet with Mindy Kauffman, founder of Ringling Picnic, Sarasota’s first food truck venue.
Surprisingly, there is free street parking and a free parking lot for patrons. Picnic tables are set up and Tiki hut umbrellas magically transform this triangular spit of land into a welcoming place to lunch.
Thinking that we will have a good hour or so before people start to come, I settle in to chat with Kauffman. Ha! Within a minute people begin greeting her, patrons arrive to order their food, and the place comes alive with business people, tourists and neighbors.
We all know that Sarasota is a friendly place, but what surprised me was how open and friendly
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