New York Street Food

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One of the true pioneers of the NYC food truck scene is Kim Ima and The Treats Truck.  They have been around since 2007, and were given a Best Dessert award at the 2008 Vendy Awards, before the Best Dessert category even existed.

Always evolving, last year Kim came out with the Treats Truck Baking Book, and last weekend, the Treats Truck Stop opened at 521 Court St in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.  We heard there was a toast (with milk and cookies) and a ribbon cutting.  The closest subway stop is the Carroll stop on the F or G.

But this column is about food trucks, and last week I stopped by the Treats Truck to sample a selection of different treats.  I got a Mexican brownie, a raspberry ring and a kitchen sink crispy.

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Citibank is kicking off a month long celebration of small businesses with a week of FREE treats in 10 New York City neighborhoods.

The Citi Small Business ThankYou Truck will stop in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens from May 7 – 11 with treats from popular New York eateries such as Fat Witch Bakery, Grandaisy Bakery, Sugar Cake Flower Shop and Mille-Feuille, the French bakery and coffee shop.

Click through for more details of where to get one of these delicious FREE treats.

mille feuille macarons

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See below for UPDATE.

We don’t usually post on weekends, but this is special!

Last year at Taste of the Parks, our friends at Kelvin Slush told us about a new cart they won a bid for with the NYC Parks Dept.  We were even more excited than usual because the park they were coming to was in our neighborhood!

Today we were out running errands and ran across the new Kelvin Slush cart in the Little Red Park on the corner of Bleecker St & 6th Ave!  It has all the same great menu items that helped them win the 2010 Vendy Award for Best Dessert.

Now you know where to get a Kelvin Slush without having to worry about where the truck is.  Once the new cart is up and running, they expect it to be open from 12-9pm seven days a week.  Lots of train come into the West 4th St Station, and Kelvin is only a couple of blocks away.

For our inaugural slush from Kelvin’s Ice Cube, we had our new friend Josh make a ginger base with raspberry mixed in. What an amazing combination!

UPDATE 5/6/12 – The Ice Cube will not be out for a few days so they can tweak some things on the cart.  We will let you know when it returns.

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The FREE cupcake promotion today from Food Network Magazine and Sweetery NYC celebrates the specialties of 8 different travel destinations, 7 of which are US states.  For example, I had a Cinnamon Praline cupcake (above), which is a specialty of Louisiana.

Other cupcakes being given away were Rocky Road (Colorado), Mississippi Mud (umm?), Vanilla Peanut Brittle (Virginia), Sweet Potato & Marshmallow (South Carolina), Pineapple Crunch (Hawaii), and Banana Pudding (Texas).  There is also a Tropical Rum Colada from the Cayman Islands, which is like another state to our 1%’ers.

The truck will only be at Hudson & King until 10:30.  After that:

11:00a-1:00p – 50th St between 6th & 7th Ave.

1:30-3:30p – 7th Ave between 36th & 37th St

4:00-5:30p – Broadway between 52nd & 53rd St.

Enjoy, and don’t forget to send us a tweet with your photo!

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How would you like to score a FREE cupcake tomorrow, May 2nd?

The Food Network Magazine and Sweetery are joining forces for a FREE cupcake giveaway.

The truck is currently being wrapped, but it will look like the mock-up above.

There will be 4 different locations and times for the Cupcakes On The Road giveaway.  Click through for more details.