But Motorco's addition of a kitchen means the end of food trucks in the bar's parking lot. When it was announced two Sundays ago that the popular KoKyu BBQ truck would be serving its last day at Motorco, fans and foodies expressed their dismay on social media.For KoKyu owner David "Flip" Filippini, this may further prompt him to open a brick-and-mortar restaurant. He is scouting places throughout downtown and the Old North Durham neighborhood. Along with a new truck, KoKyu Ondo, the team launched a Kickstarter campaign that recently passed $7,500 on its way to a $46,000 goal.Rigsbee Avenue and Geer Street has been dubbed by Fullsteam owner Sean Lilly Wilson as Durham's DIY district.
Fullsteam and Motorco became anchors for many food truck businesses, helping launch the trend. Since then, The Parlour now downtown on Market Street and Cocoa Cinnamon at Geer and Foster streets have transitioned from bus and bicycle, respectively, to permanent buildings."You can actually hear the heartbeat of the city forming in that few-block area," Filippini says. He parked there almost every single day for nearly three years. "And now it's growing into something more. No matter what anybody does, it's all good for Durham and for that area in Verde Kitchen menu is a map of ringers and zinge
particular."Meanwhile, Filippini is unveiling a new menu with Ondo, tweaking it based on customer demand. He's already made street noodles, added hoisin and beet-cured quail egg to his signature duck fat tots, and played more with pickles and mustards.
He says that as he turned the corner after his last night in the Motorco lot, his final customers, a band of almost 100 motorcycles, trailed behind him.There are few things we love more than a good kitchen transformation. But anyone who has partaken in one knows that it takes a lot of time and a lot of decision making to renovate arguably the most important room in the house. When HuffPost Home reader Kay Fiset sent us her renovation, we were completely in awe of the before and after photos that we couldn't help but share.Fiset has lived in her Syracuse, New York home for over 20 years, and one day she decided to ditch the "brownness and darkness" and make her space an airy and modern room. She hired designer Cindy Cifaratta and contractor George Oley to help with the process. Practically everything was replaced including the cabinets and appliances.