COSMIC AUSTIN VEGAN MILKSHAKE TRUCK WILL CLOSE IN THE FALL
An Austin vegan milkshake truck is going to be closing this fall. Milky Way Shakes will have its last day of service at 2324 East Cesar Chavez Street in the Holly neighborhood will be at the end of October 2024.
Milk Way co-owners Moni Burgin and Rachel Horesovsky are closing their truck because they plan on moving back to their home, Durham, North Carolina, as they explained on Instagram. That’s where they going to start a new vegan candy business. Burgin tells Eater that the two are “interested in something we can offer wholesale and provide shipping on while being less tied to a storefront,” via email. They’ve already been playing around with some potential items at the truck, such as vegan Snickers and raspberry Twix bites. They’d sell the sweets in North Carolina while also offering shipping (Austin included).
In Milky Way’s shutter announcement, the co-owners also tease that they’re working on publishing a cookbook. Burgin writes to Eater that it was important to the two that they “offer people a way to keep enjoying our creations,” something the two wish shuttered restaurants would do more often. The tome will include recipes for the entire menu, including milkshakes and seasonal specials.
The vegan sweets truck focuses on ice cream made with almond and coconut milk. Its mix-ins are made with similarly not-dairy milks (i.e. its caramel is made with coconut milk) and aquafaba for meringues and marshmallows. Likewise, nearly the entire menu is gluten-free minus the use of Oreos (but there are gluten-free Oreo substitutes available too).
Milky’s menu, per the name, takes on a whole galaxy theme. Its most popular shake, the Oreo Borealis, is made with Oreo cookies, a milk simple syrup, a chocolate syrup swirl, glitter star sprinkles, and voice of chocolate or vanilla ice cream. People can also build their own shakes. There are lots of edible glitter and flowers too.
Burgin and Horesovsky opened Milky Way Shakes in September 2017, then parked at North Campus cafe Spider House. They were able to open the truck after raising money through Kickstarter.
Update, 11:28 a.m.: This article, originally published at 11:15 a.m., has been updated to include further information from the co-owners about the North Carolina move and cookbook.
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