I have heard of peoples vehicle being completely buried in the snow by the plow trucks. 

The food here is incredible, and cheap.

Oh, and then I had a parking ticket on my truck because I was in court too long. 

Check references, code violations, awards, memberships, presence in the community, cleanliness of trucks and staff, BBB status, Yelp reviews, etc.

You’ll need to sell some food, sandwiches, muffins, etc  too I would think....coolers, display cases/coolers, dishes, dishwashers, supplies, costs for labor, rent, utilities, insurance, licenses, permits, inspections, etc, etc.

That is going to be relevant to how in-demand your market is (which I have no insight on) but just food for thought before you panic too much. 

It had food exploded all over the kitchen walls & ceilings as the owner would simply heat cans of food on the decrepit gas stove.

I am looking forward to attending the BP and CFREI meetup to actually get to meet some people with similar goals and interests, but for now I feel almost lost and that fear of the unknown keeps creeping up on me when I least expect it.Either way, I am going to keep trucking along, but I wanted to start up a possible discussion with the community to at least have a chance to talk to people going through something similar or people that have gone through it and came out on top.

Maybe we can grab beer/food and talk REI. 

They needed it to allow their delivery trucks to corner back into their delivery area, as well as extra customer parking when they're full.