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Salt Lake City food truck wins $10K in Food Network contest

October 26, 2018

Daysha Filipe, operator of The Salty Pineapple, a Hawaiian barbecue food truck, recently won $10,000 and the opportunity to expand her business during an episode of "Big Food Truck Tip," according to a report by the Salt Lake Tribune.

In each episode of the Food Network show, celebrity chef Andrew Zimmern travels to a different U.S. city and selects three food trucks to share their story and serve up menu items. Zimmern awards the most promising of the three a $10,000 "tip" meant to help the operator grow the business.

Besides Filipe's truck, the Salt Lake City episode featured Havana Eats, which features Cuban-inspired cuisine, and Nella, a wood-fired pizza truck.

"I had no idea it was a contest," Filipe told the Tribune. She said it didn't sink in that she had won until the $10,000 check cleared.

Filipe intends to use the prize money to start a brick-and-mortar restaurant, the report said.