Laura Peters

lpeters@newsleader.com

WAYNESBORO — Two years ago, Andy Price and Jami DeCourcy had a dream to make life more mobile.

Although the dream had some setbacks, the couple are now just a month away from opening their new food truck/tiny house hybrid. They call it Magnolia Mountain Grill.

The entire mobile restaurant has been made from the ground up by Price, DeCourcy, family and friends. The structure sits on top of a flatbed trailer frame and although it looks like a tiny house, it's completely mobile. Price helped weld the frame, and the kitchen was built on top of it.

"We've just been slowly piecing it together," he said.

The food truck has an old cabin feel to it, the couple said.

"We were hoping it'd be eye-catching," DeCourcy said. "We wanted something that was just kind of us and original."

The couple have taken reusing and recycling to a new level. The sides of the food truck are encased in reclaimed barn wood, the smoker welded to the front of the truck is made from an old kerosene tank and inside they bought and rehabbed a lot of the equipment.

They spent a total of $13,000 for the venture. The two quit their jobs, both having years of experience in the food industry. Price had taken up truck driving to make ends meet, but the two have put everything they have into this venture. Now, they are just tying up loose ends to make the food truck legit. They need a couple permits, health inspections and licenses to be able to serve their food to the public.

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"It's been a journey," Price said.

Building their mobile diner is a nod to what their food will be — completely from scratch. Think family picnic, DeCourcy said.

They're still building their menu, but they plan on serving burgers, hot dogs, pulled pork barbecue, baked beans, homemade mac and cheese and more. The 4-by-5-foot wood-fired smoker is set to cook up freshly ground burgers and hand-cased hot dogs, Price said.

"These are things that her and I grew up with," Price said.

The couple said they hope to get as much local ingredients as possible.

"It's a lot of what inspired us," DeCourcy said of serving up local food.

Inside the 8-by-15-foot food truck, they have a full-sized gas oven, full-sized refrigerator, water tanks, sinks and tons of prepping area.

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The two were inspired years ago to be able to make them and their two children more mobile. They thought about buying an RV to tow along with the food truck so they could serve up burgers and have their family with them.

"Working for ourselves ... that's always been my dream and being able to support our family," Price said. "This is our dream."

The two thought, what better way to be able to go anywhere they wanted to.

"It's finally coming together," DeCourcy said. "I'm excited for people to try our food. We want to have things that are classic, but with our twist on it. We want to have honest food."

Once all the paperwork is squared away, the truck will be stationed in Staunton near Richmond Road and Greenville Avenue in a small lot across from the Villages at Staunton.

To learn more visit their Facebook page at Facebook.com/TheBeeBeeQShack.

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