Will the truck reach our garden on the Leie?

That depends on the access. The path must be at least 2.5 metres wide, with no low gate or branches. Send us photos of the street, the entrance and the garden. If it doesn’t work, we put the truck on the driveway or at the roadside, or propose a compact set-up without the truck.

May the truck stand in the street in front of our house?

Standing on the public highway requires the city of Ghent’s consent, which you request as organiser. For that request we provide the truck’s technical sheet. Together we choose a spot where cyclists and neighbours can simply pass.

Can you serve a neighbourhood party for the whole street?

Yes. Pizza in slices goes round fast, so a single oven serves some hundred and fifty neighbours with ease. A bigger party gets an extra baking station. Let us know how many neighbours you expect and whether it will be an afternoon or evening party.

Do we need to prepare anything for the truck?

Only a level spot and clear access. Everything we need travels along: water, refrigeration, work surfaces and wood. So there is nothing to connect or hunt for, even in a garden without an outdoor socket.

Hire a pizza food truck in Afsnee

Afsnee consists of narrow roads, a village core around the church and country houses with gardens on the Leie. A pizza food truck can stand there perfectly well, provided we first choose the right spot together.

Honest advice on access

Not every garden on the Leie is reachable by truck. We say so honestly beforehand, and then propose a spot that does work.

Hatch towards the garden

If the truck can’t enter the garden, we park it on the driveway or at the roadside, with the hatch facing the party.

Cyclists and walkers

Plenty of cyclists pass along the Leie. At an open neighbourhood party the truck with its fire becomes a natural stopping point.

Where the truck fits in Afsnee

Afsnee is no place for wide driveways and big car parks. The roads to the village are narrow, the core around the church is small, and many country houses sit at the end of a path running to the Leie. For a food truck that means: look first, then drive. With every request we ask for photos of the street, the entrance and the spot you have in mind.

We need a free width of 2.5 metres at minimum, and a gate, a carport or low-hanging branches can block the way too. If the truck can’t reach the garden, we park it on the driveway or at the roadside, with the hatch towards the party. Guests then walk over to the truck, which often turns out to be rather sociable.

If even that is impossible, for instance with a garden reachable only by footpath, we say so honestly. In that case we propose a compact set-up with oven and tent, without the truck. Better good advice beforehand than a truck stuck on party day in a bend that is too tight.

A truck on the Leie

Where it can stand, the truck in Afsnee is a striking sight. At an open neighbourhood party, an association’s celebration or a birthday where the neighbours are welcome, the fire behind the hatch draws passers-by too. Many cyclists and walkers pass along the Leie, and a burning wood-fired oven is hard to ignore.

If together we opt for a spot along the street or in a parking strip, the city of Ghent has to grant consent, which the organiser requests with our technical sheet enclosed. On a private driveway or in a garden that isn’t needed. For a party along the road, also bear in mind that cyclists and neighbours must be able to pass easily.

Everything along, nothing left behind

Its own supply of water, refrigeration and firewood, plus work surfaces: the truck brings everything. That is extra handy in Afsnee: we don’t have to run cables through a garden or hunt for a tap by the waterside. An hour and a half before the meal we pull up and fire the oven; by then the dough has already had its two- to three-day rise on sourdough.

We bake in slices, so everyone can taste: six to ten kinds, always with vegetarian options and, on request, vegan or gluten-free from a separate zone. When two hours or so have passed, the fire goes out and we leave with all the equipment and waste. Along Afsnee’s narrow roads we drive away as quietly as we came.