Raph Rashid
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Raph Rashid is an Australian restaurateur.
He is primarily known for various food trucks started in Melbourne. His businesses include Beatbox Kitchen, All Day Donuts, and Juanita Peaches, and Taco Truck.[1][2][3] Prior to starting food trucks, he sold clothing at various music gigs under the label 'Blank TM'. He later travelled the United States as a photographer, and photographed J Dilla.[4] Through his travels in the US he saw how prevalent food trucks were in that country, and upon his return to Melbourne he set up the city's first hamburger truck 'Beatbox Kitchen'.[4] The truck debuted at Meredith music festival.[4] He has been described by the Herald Sun as 'the founding father of Melbourne's food truck scene'.[5][6]
His first beatbox kitchen truck started in 2009, (then called 'Beatbox burgers') in Brunswick.[7]
In 2017 beatbox kitchen opened a permanent location, and in 2021 it closed down. The trucks continue to operate.[8]
In 2020 he started an online cooking show named 'Raph's mean cuisine', featuring various guests from Melbourne's food scene.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Ward, Sarah (2020-09-05). "'Raph's Mean Cuisine' Is the Melbourne-Made Online Cooking Show Showcasing 80s Food Favourites". Concrete Playground. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "Raph Rashid's Taco Truck Beatbox Burger with a Michelada". Broadsheet. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "Make Lamb Pita Tacos With Raph Rashid". Video. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ a b c "Taking a Burger and Creating an Empire". Broadsheet. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ Stock, Dan (February 13, 2017). "Beatbox Kitchen's Raph Rashid makes the ultimate Aussie burger". Herald Sun.
Raph Rashid, the founding father of Melbourne's food truck scene, reckons his multicultural version, which pays homage to the fish and chip shop heritage of our burger scene, is just that.
- ^ "Raph Rashid of Beatbox Kitchen - The Design Files | Australia's most popular design blog". thedesignfiles.net. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ Rashid, Raph (2023-09-25). "Brunswick has changed, but not even developers can get rid of its charm". The Age. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "Beatbox Kitchen, One of Melbourne's Best Burger Joints, Is Closing Down". Broadsheet. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "Raph's Mean Cuisine". Broadsheet. Retrieved 2024-05-04.