Blue Cardinal Catering & Food Truck

04/30/2025

NEW MENU ITEM ALERT 🚨
Have you tried our Crispy Chicken Sammie yet?!
It’s quickly becoming a fan favorite—and for very good reason

✨ 5-spice marinated chicken
🧂 Crispy and seasoned with our signature Blue Cardinal dried spice blend
🥬 Southern-style slaw
🥒 House bread & butter pickles
🧄 Roasted garlic aioli
🍞 All on a buttery brioche bun from

It’s crispy, juicy and out of this world! 🚀Come grab one soon!
Monday 12-8
Tuesday 2-10
Back at Saturday May 24! 💙👩‍🚀

04/12/2025

🥞 Good Morning ☀️

We are officially back and open for business! YAY! Today we will be at until 12:30pm in beautiful Burnsville! Come warm up with some Pork & Pancakes and check out all these amazing vendors!

02/14/2025

💖Happy Valentine’s Day! 💝

Hey everyone, we’ve got an important update about the truck. Unfortunately, we sustained some structural damage following Hurricane Helene. The good news? Repairs are underway, and we’re planning to be back and better than ever by early spring! 🌷

In the meantime, we’re still bringing the flavors you love with drop-off catering—perfect for events, office lunches, or just feeding a hungry crew. Slide into our DMs or email us at
[email protected]. You can also preview our catering menus at BlueCardinalCatering.com.

Sending lots of love to our amazing customers today—we appreciate you more than you know! ❤️ We can’t wait to be back serving you soon!

💌With love, Blue Cardinal 🩵🚚

12/25/2024

🎄🍴 Happy Holidays from our food truck family to yours! This season, we’re excited to introduce our newest team member and mascot, Zeus! This little bundle of joy has brought extra cheer and floof to our holiday season. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!

11/15/2024

🍂 Introducing another dish from our Fall Menu!

Ever wondered what our “sleeper dish” is? Say hello to our Tempeh Cassoulet! This seasonal sauté features a delicious mix of grilled tempeh, kale, butternut squash, onions, butter beans, and corn. Perfect for cozy autumn days. 🌽

Come try it out and let us know what you think! 🤓

11/01/2024

🎉 New Menu Item Alert! 🎉

We’re excited to introduce our newest dish:Thai Fried Catfish! 🐟✨

NC Wild Caught Catfish, fried to perfection with Thai herbs and spices, served over our signature Southern slaw, and topped with our delicious 3-flavor sauce. 😋

10/26/2024

Excited for this one in our hometown of Burnsville 🏡🩵

THIS SATURDAY (4-7pm!!) in partnership with Birdfoot, we will be hosting "Glass, Hops, & Hope: A Community Gathering & Fundraiser" in commemoration of the one month anniversary of Hurricane Helene. We will be fundraising for the Toe River Arts Disaster Relief Fund -> https://secure.givelively.org/donate/toe-river-arts-council-inc/toe-river-arts-disaster-recovery-fund-for-mitchell-and-yancey-artists

Our community has suffered many losses over the last few weeks, we are all heartbroken & none of us ever expected to be completely devastated by a hurricane here in the mountains! (much less the rain, landslides and tornadoes we've all endured...) But, community is everything and it's important to be remember that things WILL GET BETTER with time and support from our friends. We are resilient & we will rebuild!

Come on out, snag some beers & delicious food & let us share your burden. Event kicks off at 4pm, we will have music by Jon Ratliff of The Oldest Ghost, and Fresh Buzz AVL!! Hot food provided by Blue Cardinal Catering & Food Truck, Hot Mess, and Root Down Farm (free & donation based!). Live glassblowing demos from our staff & community members...And of course COLD COLD beer from Birdfoot.

We hope to see you there!! Reach out if you have any questions.

ALL ARE WELCOME.

10/08/2024

Hey everyone,

We apologize for our absence from social media this past week. We’ve been focused on helping with food and supplies for areas affected by Hurricane Helene in our home in Yancey County. Our hearts go out to everyone impacted by the destruction, and we’re grateful to have contributed in any way we could.

I want to give a huge thank you to for the multiple supply runs, and for bringing resources, for coordinating our efforts, and my wife for keeping us motivated and energized

We’re heading out of state for a friend’s wedding to regroup and recharge. Once we return, we’ll get the truck operational again and continue feeding those in need.

The Appalachian Mountains are our home, and I’m proud of how our community has come together during this time.
We love you all and will get through this together!

With love,
Cameron

09/15/2024

**What up though? 🚚**

No Meatloaf Monday this week due to NB being closed for a few days! But don’t worry, we’re still out and about! Catch us popping up around town this September weekend. We will be at Downtown After 5 and going to Weaverville with a visit to 🍺
🍂🍁 Save our schedule for our latest locations and come grab some of your favorite bites 🥪😋

09/07/2024

🎉 Day 2 of is here! 🎉

Join us for an amazing day of music and food! Enjoy the soulful sounds of the while indulging in our delicious meatloaf Sammies and crispy fried okra! 🤤

🌟 Don’t miss out on the fun and flavors at !

📍 Find us at the festival grounds and make your taste buds dance!

08/27/2024

Come catch us out at in the River Arts District! Where this wall art will be watching and judging us all night

08/26/2024

I mean come on..... Look at this MEATLOAF SAMMIE! It's a thing of PURE beauty, they will write about it in the history books!
Slanging meatloafs and other delicious food at all day today! Come by and get your grub on baby!

08/21/2024

Picked up some beautiful pink oysters mushrooms from .shroomery for a private dinner tonight!
You might see a special dish appear on the menu at tomorrow! You'll have to come out and see 🙈😜