A Triad musician has put his musical career on hold to start his own food truck. Kris Dennis, owner of Tommy D’s Cuisine, a food truck specializing in Philly cheesesteaks, poses for a portrait on Wednesday in Greensboro. Kris Dennis is the owner of Tommy D’s Cuisine, which often can be seen parked outside Conn’s HomePlus at 3508 W.
Gate City Blvd. in Greensboro with a handful of other trucks there, too. The truck, which launched in 2022, is named Tommy D’s after Kris’ late father, Tommy Dennis, who died from COVID in April 2020 at age 56, during the early days of the pandemic.
Dennis said his father loved to cook, though he didn’t want to start a food truck himself. A traditional Philly cheesesteak with a side of chicken bacon ranch fries. “I lost my father during COVID and I couldn’t even give him a funeral,” Dennis said.
“I refused to let him just die that way. My body instantly said, ‘Why not let him be remembered for food?’ That’s what he was known for.” People are also reading.
.. Dennis said his father worked for years at Procter & Gamble, often cooking for his friends and coworkers there.
“He would cook at the house and bring it to P&G to feed all the people he cared about. He never charged,” Dennis said. Dennis, 32, graduated from N.
C. A&T with a degree in public relations and was working on a career in rap music. He said he was finishing work on an album when his father died, but he put that aside to go into the food business to honor h.
