New York Street Food

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Last weekend I went out for some street food, and ended up in Union Square.  One vendor that caught my eye was a new food cart called Morocho.  They were parked on the sidewalk on Union Square West between 14-15 St, and the sign said Peruvian Fusion.

I spoke with the chef, Miguel Samanez, who told me this was their first month on the street.  Miguel was born in Brazil to Brazilian and Peruvian parents, but actually grew up in the Midwest from age 9.  Someone must have taught this guy how to cook Peruvian food though, because it was delicious.

As I usually do at a new place, I asked for the chef’s recommendation.  He suggested Aji de Gallina, a chicken, egg and potato dish that cost $7.  The menu looked really interesting and I wanted to try a 2nd item, so he then suggested a lomo saltado taco, which cost $5.

Aji de Gallina (credit: NYSF)

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Kim's Aunt Kitchen - 46th & 6th (credit: NYSF)

Yeah, they call it Stormy Monday, but Tuesday’s just as bad.  At least that’s what T-Bone Walker wrote, and the Allman Brothers knocked out of the park.

On this Stormy Monday, some food trucks are taking the day off, and some are working.  Below we have only included the trucks that we know are out today, but check the Mobile Munchies twitter feed before heading out, in case anyone reported in late, or had to move at the last minute.

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We heard about jobs openings at 3 different food truck related companies, although not all are in food trucks.

The Cinnamon Snail is looking for licensed VEGETARIAN cooks and window people to work on their twice-Vendy nominated food truck in NYC.  If you are qualified and would like to apply for one of these jobs, please email Adam at thecinnamonsnail@gmail.com

Coolhaus is looking for NY food truck managers and a corporate finance/admin officer. If you would like to apply for these jobs, please email freya@eatcoolhaus.com

Lastly, Yassir from Bistro Truck is hiring a sous chef and line cooks for his new restaurant, Rustic, on the Lower East Side.  Additional details can be found here: http://eater.com/marketplace/jobs/2670.

Good luck to all who apply.

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We were contacted by a new food truck that will be hitting the NYC streets very soon called Hibachi Heaven.  If you enjoy Japanese-style hibachi cooking, this should be right up your alley.

Click through for details of what they will be serving, when they expect to be on the street, and how to find them.

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We first ran across the Chinese Mirch truck at the Choice Streets event a few weeks ago.  At that event, trucks only gave out a sample of their food, and we were looking forward to seeing what else they served.  The truck’s slogan is “chinese food. indian flavors”, which sounded promising.

Since I tried their momos at Choice Streets, on this visit I ordered duck sliders (bao), which cost $8 for an order of 3.

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