attorney-turned-cook and activist joan cheever has spent the past decade feeding the homeless from the back of her charity food truck , until earlier this month .
cheever founded the chow train non-profit organization in 2005 , preparing hot meals in her licensed mobile kitchen and serving them at city parks out of her personal pickup , which she has been using as a delivery truck .
cheever , the founder of the chow train non-profit food truck , was serving hot meals out of her personal pickup truck because it is more maneuverable that