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Taco Truck Headed for TV Series?

What clearly has been the biggest continuing news story the past few months in Madison – the saga of whether and where food trucks should operate in town – may soon become a television series.

Greg Sharon, president and owner of Taco Pacifico, has told the Source, that he has been approached about having his story become a television realty show.

Sharon, who recently moved his taco truck to the Clinton shopping outlet center, saying he no longer felt welcome in Madison, said:  “About a month ago, I was contacted by a self-proclaimed Hollywood agent, stating he'd discovered Taco Pacifico online while researching food truck controversy across the country.

“Somehow or another, he came across the media's coverage of what's been happening in Madison all throughout the year and reached out to me to learn more about my experiences as a food truck owner facing these hardships. I thought the whole thing was a prank or scam at first, someone pulling my chain,’’ continued Sharon.

“But weeks later, I'm excited to say I'll be in Los Angeles most of this week meeting with various TV networks to discuss this opportunity further. It's way too early to predict where this will go, but if it were to manifest into a full-fledged reality show, you can bet the network producing it would insist we return to Madison to capture the essence of the saga!,’’ said Sharon.

Sharon said he couldn’t say anymore about the possible television show because he’s signed a confidentiality agreement with the unnamed agent.

The idea of a show about a food truck going Hollywood isn’t that far-fetched.

One of the most critically acclaimed movies this past summer was “Chef,’’ a story about a cook who quit his position at a prestigious Los Angeles restaurant when he was pushed too far by the restaurant’s owner, played by Dustin Hoffman.

The chef, played by Jon Favreau, would up opening a food truck vending business, driving to various locations such as Miami, Chicago and Los Angeles, with is ex-wife (Sofia Vergara), best friend (John Leguizamo) and son (Emjay Anthony) along for the ride.

Sharon said he keeps “hearing about Chef from my friends, but I haven’t seen it yet.’’

Meanwhile, closer to home, Sharon said he received numerous emails from Madison customers “beggin me to reconsider parking the truck back in Madison. But Sharon is happy in Clinton.

“So far, our seasonal relocation to the outlets appears to have been the right move. While weekdays are traditionally slower than weekends (which are booming!), there is always a captive audience to feed, that being the many store employees and shoppers. As we get closer and closer to the holidays, I anticipate the weekdays picking up quite a bit,’’ said Sharon.

Food trucks parking in downtown Madison had become so popular that the numbers rose from one-Taco Pacifico-to as many as seven in summer months. Following right behind the popularity was the outcry from some Madison residents who felt the food trucks were not the appropriate element for a highly visible historic district.

The controversy resulted in the Board of Selectmen, initially, moving the trucks from their spot just off of the Boston Post Road to a less-visible side street; that move resulted in diminished business and a return to a single vendor-and an even louder outcry from residents who valued the trucks. The trucks were given a new, more-visible spot, in front of the old AcademyStreetSchool.

But as the weather has cooled and the clocks have changed, Sharon had already pulled back from operating at night at the current Madison location he fought so hard to maintain: the north side of School Street, facing the Boston Post Road and moved to the Clinton outlets.

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