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OR 75 YEARS, KING’S SANDWICH Shop has served classic burgers, hot dogs, chili and fries out of its modestsize takeout stand at the corner of Geer and Foster. A traditional lunch spot for many of Durham’s longtimers, King’s is celebrating this milestone by expanding the business in a unique fashion: adding wheels. The wheels belong to a 31-foot Airstream, specifically, which has been outfitted as a kitchen thanks to help from The Young Roofing Company. An extension of the
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brick-and-mortar, the Airstream allows King’s to now offer a catering and events division, a partnership between King’s owner TJ McDermott and Hud Giles, an old college friend. TJ, who bought King’s from the original owners in 2009, kept much of its early menu the same – easy, since he actually found it behind the restaurant’s original sign when he was doing renovations before re-opening the space in 2010. He and Hud, a former corporate marketer for various automobile companies like McLaren and