{"id":24094,"date":"2025-01-08T22:32:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T05:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/a-wood-fired-pizza-food-truck-will-be-a-permanent-fixture-at-fenceline-in-mancos\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T22:48:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:48:18","slug":"a-wood-fired-pizza-food-truck-will-be-a-permanent-fixture-at-fenceline-in-mancos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/a-wood-fired-pizza-food-truck-will-be-a-permanent-fixture-at-fenceline-in-mancos\/","title":{"rendered":"A wood-fired pizza food truck will be a \u2018permanent fixture\u2019 at Fenceline in Mancos"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sweetwater
Sweetwater Gypsies, the wood-fired pizza truck, parked outside Fenceline Cider in Mancos. (Courtesy Monica Marty)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Fenceline Cider in Mancos will reopen Friday, Jan. 10 at 11:30 a.m. after being closed for 10 days with a new addition out front: A wood-fired pizza food truck called Sweetwater Gypsies.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll miss the Fencepost, but we\u2019re really excited about Sweetwater Gypsies,\u201d said Jordan Lang, Fenceline\u2019s manager since 2021.<\/p>\n

On Facebook, the cidery announced, \u201cwith mixed emotions,\u201d that it would be closing the Fencepost on Dec. 30.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t thank you enough for your support over the years,\u201d it said in the Dec. 23 post online.<\/p>\n

Still, \u201cthe goal was never to run a restaurant,\u201d Lang said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe ended up doing it and we enjoyed it,\u201d said Lang. \u201cBut we wanted to take a step back from running a restaurant, since our main goal is to make cider.\u201d<\/p>\n

So they decided to do just that, and leave the food part up to someone else. That \u201csomeone else\u201d has long been food trucks.<\/p>\n

A few years ago, food trucks in the area were in substantial supply. So substantial, in fact, that Fenceline was able to bring in a different one for its patrons to enjoy each night of the week, Lang said.<\/p>\n

But that supply dwindled.<\/p>\n

Some trucks got their own brick and mortar restaurants, while others switched to a catering model. Some sold their trucks altogether.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s what prompted Fenceline to buy the Fencepost in November 2022, since \u201cwe knew we needed food,\u201d Lang said.<\/p>\n

But running a restaurant was never the intention, so it was \u201cgood timing\u201d to offer Sweetwater Gypsies a place at Fenceline, Lang said.<\/p>\n

Plus, the wood-fired food truck had served at the cidery before, so they already had a \u201clovely, long-standing relationship,\u201d Lang said.<\/p>\n

The cidery officially announced this news on Facebook on Jan. 3, welcoming Sweetwater Gypsies \u201cas a permanent fixture at Fenceline Cider.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new food truck plans to stick to what it does best \u2013 make wood-fired pies \u2013 and eventually put more energy into expanding the menu and add salads once they\u2019re more settled, said Monica Marty, the owner of Sweetwater Gypsies.<\/p>\n

They also plan to bring in a lot of local products; the menu will change with what\u2019s available locally, she said.<\/p>\n

Marty went on to say that she\u2019s excited for the challenge of \u201clearning a new skill set as far as managing an every day business goes, as apposed to a concession-style one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just last year, Sweetwater Gypsies secured its first enclosed trailer with a wood-fired oven; for 14 years prior, it had operated with a mobile oven under a pop-up canopy tent, Marty said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m also excited to run a business that has a positive impact on the community,\u201d Marty said.<\/p>\n

Fenceline and Sweetwater Gypsies will \u201cmarry each other\u2019s hours,\u201d so there are some changes to the cidery\u2019s hours, Lang said.<\/p>\n

Notably, both will now be open a few weekdays \u2013 Monday, Thursday and Friday \u2013 for lunch. Both are closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and open at 2 p.m. on the weekends.<\/p>\n

\"Fenceline
Fenceline Cider\u2019s new hours of operation. (Courtesy photo)<\/span>Fenceline Cider<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sweetwater
Sweetwater Gypsies\u2019 hours of operation. It\u2019s the new wood-fired pizza food truck at Fenceline Cider, 141 S. Main St., in Mancos as of Jan. 10. (Courtesy photo)<\/span>Fenceline Cider<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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