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I liked everything about the Shootout this year, even the wind(wouldn't be TAS without it!), but the food vending was ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!! I hoped and hoped for different food suppliers this year than last year, but after tasting the horrible, lukewarm, oversized, crusty tortilla with some sort of goo in it(I think they were supposed to be burritos), I called my friends and told them to bring me some Macdonalds on their way in for the rest of the week! And I don't particularly care for MacDonalds...
I have no idea how hard it is to find food vendors, and maybe it is not at the top of the contest planning list. But I think that such a quality event deserves quality food vendors, not people that show up with a GMC Jimmy and a Rubbermade closet.
Now that IN-n-Out is in Arizona, they may have their mobile restaurants available. They used to have them in California so it might be worth looking into. They are fully enclosed trailers, too, so you will be less likely to find a "fly surprise" or a bunch of extra grit and sand that you didn't order.
My wife worked for them for several years and still knows some people. I think I will look into it and throw the idea out there to Dave for next year...