New York Street Food

Are you a great food truck chef?

Do you want to be on that teevee thingy? Can you fit inside that box?

If you answered yes to the first two questions, you are a candidate to be on the “Truckin’ Amazing Cook-Off”, coming soon to LIVE With Kelly & Michael.

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We had a fun read earlier this week on the SF Weekly Blog. One of their writers, Michael Leaverton, went off on the designs of the trucks in this season’s Great Food Truck Race.

As we told you a while back, none of this year’s contestants had food trucks, which were provided to them by the show.

Only the winner gets to keep their truck at the end of the season, but according to Michael, that may not be such a  great thing.

Click here to read the full article.

I mean, does this really look like a grandmother from NJ?

What started as a promotional vehicle for the UK DVD release of The Walking Dead Season 2, has turned into a business.

Mark Jankel of Street Kitchen decided to shock Londoners and create a very original publicity stunt. On August 22nd he launched his Gory Gourmet food truck, which treats Londoners to dishes made from calf brain, pig feet or cow thyroid.

Despite the original promotional nature, this food truck has become a definite success.

And why shouldn’t it. Doesn’t this look delicious?

If you can stomach it, the Gory Gourmet menu is here.

The latest TV food personality to open a food truck is Andrew Zimmern. It’s called AZ Canteen, and there’s even a local NYC/NJ connection.

Why did Andrew open a food truck? Let’s hear from the man himself.

“I love food. What I love even more is food with a story. That’s why I’ve created AZ Canteen.

This carefully curated menu showcases some inspired versions of the best food items I’ve discovered on the road. From a Nicaraguan shaved ice that I’ve seen only once outside of Central America, to goat sausage grinders (one of the most delicious meats on the planet!) made with an exclusive cabrito blend from my friend Pat LaFrieda, these foods resonated with me and I’m thrilled to share my culinary experiences with you.”

Yes, the AZ Canteen cabrito (baby goat) sausage is made by our own Pat LaFrieda. We lived down the block from Pat’s plant for a number of years, but Manhattan rent got too high, and he moved operations out to NJ a couple of years ago.

So what else is on the menu, and where can you find the AZ Canteen truck?

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We were contacted by Eat St about coming down to some of the shows they are filming in town this week.  Eat St will be filming 4 NYC food trucks this week for next season.

You are all invited to come down to the filming, and if you’re lucky, maybe you’ll get on the show too.

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