Tickets had been sold out for days before Sunday's outdoor cook-off between a half-dozen food trucks.It was an auspicious beginning for the event kicking off Small Business Week in Colorado Springs, with more than 400 people coming out to Norris-Penrose Event Center on a windy, bitterly cold afternoon.Turning that obvious enthusiasm for food trucks into a sustainable business hasn't been easy in Colorado Springs, owners say.
Cook-off Shows Promise Food Trucks Can Make It In Colorado Springs
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