We recently connected with David Corboy and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, David thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. So let’s jump to your mission – what’s the backstory behind how you developed the mission that drives your brand?

The mission behind Alpine eater is to provide sustainable, locally sourced seasonal foods for the city of Denver. Additionally what we wanna do is try and create an environment where people can come be involved with their civic duty and engage in local politics so we can have a better stronger Denver. Plain and simply put we want to be more than just a food truck. We want to be a point of positive change in the city of Denver. We do that by providing petitions for customers to sign for things like healthcare for all, banning corporations from owning single-family homes, and providing public transit for cities across the front range. So come grab a burger, relax, and make your city better!

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

Absolutely so my name is David. I’m the owner operator of Alpine eatery. On our basic menu, we provide plant-based indulgent eats. On our menu, you’ll find a smash burger, chopped cheese, an al Pastor torta, a kebab and varying specials.

The reason we serve plant-based food is because we want to serve sustainable food that benefits our communities, our neighbors and local farmers,

Additionally, we’d like to provide petitions for our customers to sign so they can get involved in local politics so they can better their communities while enjoying some food!

Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?

The best example I can give of having to pivot in this industry is last year when I closed up the truck for the season. I opened the truck three years ago, was operating for two years, and then had some bumps in the road that I couldn’t really avoid so I decided to close the truck for a year. During that year I went back to a restaurant to learn different skills, and acquire knowledge that I was lacking. It helped me learn new tools, approach the truck differently, and take new perspective so I could be more successful. I had a brilliant soups chef who answered questions, taught me new tips and tricks, and answered any dumb questions I had! The year off provided me with a chance to learn, and I took it!

Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?

The biggest lesson I had to unlearn when coming into this industry was thinking that because there’s something that I wanted, it would be something that the customer base wanted too. There was a level of unintentional arrogance with that thought process because I assumed that since I thought the market was missing something that I wanted it, that it was something I could provide, and people would want it as well and that wasn’t the case. I had to learn to look deeper into the market and ask people what they wanted so that I could learn more about what people really wanted in their day-to-day lives.

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Image Credits

Pictures are mine. David Corboy.