New York Street Food

Ms P (her first name is actually Perry too)

As I was walking back towards my hotel after having a Moroccan lamb sausage wrap at Cazamance, I noticed the unmistakable smell of fried chicken behind a fence.  I peered over the fence and saw a trailer in the backyard of Bar 96 at 96 Rainey Street with a crazy name – Ms P’s Electric Cock.

I had just eaten the wrap, but this smelled so good I had to try it.  Maybe they would have a small portion so I could just taste a piece or two.  Don’t want to be a glutton.  Luckily the wrap wasn’t a huge meal.

I walked around to the front of Bar 96, went inside, and walked out to the backyard.  When I walked up to the window, I saw they had 2 pieces of fried chicken for $4.30.  OK, that would do.

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For my first meal in Austin, I went to Cazamance at 90 Rainey Street, which was recommended by Mike at Austin Food Carts.  Cazamance’s chef and co-owner is Iba Thiam, who grew up in Senegal in West Africa, but also lived in France and New York prior to Austin – and his food is influenced by all of these places.

I asked what Cazamance meant and was told it was the place in Senegal where Chef Iba’s father is from.

I also asked Chef Iba what dish he recommended, and he said the Moroccan Lamb Sausage Wrap for $8.  Sounded good to me!

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Dim and Den Sum - Cleveland

One of the more surprising aspects of the rise of street food in the US is that the designs of the trucks, carts and trailers have kept pace with the food.

From the Magic School Bus styling of the Grilled Cheese Truck in Los Angeles…

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Our new buddy Tasty Touring recently posted about an interesting new food festival in Austin, the Gypsy Picnic – and she even gets to be a judge in the blind tasting.

The Gypsy Picnic is the first large-scale trailer food festival in Austin, and will be held on Saturday, Nov. 6 from 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. at Austin’s Auditorium Shores.

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