THE REAL DEAL BY KINSEY GUSTAFSON
(page 46) APRIL 2015
Names: Melanie and Spencer Brewer // Hometown: Rapid City, SD //Age: 34 & 35 // Specialty: Gourmet Street Food
NOSH
MOBILE EATERY Wife and husband duo Melanie and Spencer Brewer have opened up a mobile eatery in Rapid City called NOSH, which has been rated one of the best food stops in town.
While running a moving and organization business, the couple decided to pursue their passion of bringing quality food and creativity to the community. Melanie chats with 605 about the growing business and what’s next for NOSH. When and how did NOSH come about? My husband and I talked and were tired of corporate restaurants. We wanted to bring creativity to food and thought of the food truck in 2014. What was the appeal of a mobile eatery over a storefront? The freedom! We have six kids and another business. Plus, brick and mortar stores need to be open more. We get to call the shots in the food truck. There were two of us running NOSH for six months and we just hired a chef for more help. We also added a few other people, so now there are six of us. What does NOSH offer that other restaurants in Rapid City don’t? Something that is fun and different. Our food is fresh and we try our best to shop daily. We have fresh ketchup and homemade slaw and it’s worth it to us to put the work in. We didn’t start with tacos [as a staple], but it’s become so popular. We don’t want customers to have to wait on food. We try different things like Japanese French Fries and Asian Buns with different burgers from grass-fed cows. What are your future plans for NOSH? We are gearing up for a second truck. We’re not sure if it will be another NOSH or something different, but that’s part of why we brought in a new chef. We are number one on Trip Advisor in Rapid City for food and we’re not going anywhere. How can people track where NOSH is? Facebook (Facebook.com/NoshRC) is the best or you could follow on Twitter (@NoshMobileEatery). We post every Tuesday through Sunday where we are in town!