Situated on the corner of Splott Road in Cardiff sits a bright blue food truck that's hard to miss. While the colour grabs your attention, the dishes that are on offer and the stories of those cooking are what keep bringing people back.
The Oasis food truck, which is part of the non-profit charity Oasis Cardiff that has been running since 2008, has travelled to food and music festivals across the UK in the last few years. And just two months ago, it opened a permanent residence on April 5 at the charity's site and has since grown in popularity attracting people from all over the city on their lunch breaks.
"We recognised that on the [festival] offseason, we just have a trailer sitting in our car park and we weren't really utilising it," says Matt Davenport, the Oasis Centre's catering manager. "We thought, 'what better way to bring the community into Oasis to help with the wider goals of integration by opening up our food trailer to serve lunch for the local community?' - and the reception has been brilliant"
